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The taiga biome has a cold climate characterized by long, harsh winters and short summers. Animals that live in the taiga, such as bears, wolves, lynx, and snowshoe hares, have adapted to the difficult conditions through hibernation, migration, or cooperation with the challenging environment. The dominant trees in taiga forests are evergreen conifers like spruce, fir, and hemlock, along with aspen, birch, poplar, and deciduous trees. Permafrost, or permanently frozen ground, is common in some taiga regions and makes growing plants difficult by cracking the ground and leaving it lumpy when it melts.

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Tiaga

The taiga biome has a cold climate characterized by long, harsh winters and short summers. Animals that live in the taiga, such as bears, wolves, lynx, and snowshoe hares, have adapted to the difficult conditions through hibernation, migration, or cooperation with the challenging environment. The dominant trees in taiga forests are evergreen conifers like spruce, fir, and hemlock, along with aspen, birch, poplar, and deciduous trees. Permafrost, or permanently frozen ground, is common in some taiga regions and makes growing plants difficult by cracking the ground and leaving it lumpy when it melts.

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Taiga climate

TIAGA
—A biome is the type of habitat in certain places, like
mountain tops, deserts, and tropical forests, and is
determined by the climate of the place. The taiga is the
biome of the needle leaf forest. Living in the taiga is
cold and lonely. Coldness and food shortages make
things very difficult, mostly in the winter. Some of the
animals in the taiga hibernate in the winter, some fly
south if they can, while some just cooperate with the
environment, which is very difficult.
ANIMALS
— Some animals are ,

— American Black Bear , River Otter

— Bald Eagle , Red Fox

— Wildcat , Snowshoe Rabbit

— Canadian Lynx , Wolverine

— Grey Wolf

— Grizzly Bear

— Long Eared Owl


PLANTS IN THE TAIGA!!!
—The supreme tree of the taiga is the Evergreen.

The primary trees are the Aspen, Spruce, Fir, and


Hemlock.

The other trees are Birch, Poplar, and Deciduous Trees


PERMAFROST
—Some types of taiga is permafrost.

—Permafrost: is ground that is frozen solid and is the size


of the whole state or region.

—Permafrost makes growing plants harder.

—Permafrost makes the ground crack, and after it starts


to melt it makes the ground lumpy and hard.
Microclimates
—A microclimate is the climate of a small area that is
different from the area around it.

—It may be warmer or colder, wetter or drier, or more or


less prone to frosts.

—If you go outside in the taiga you would probably see a


bear in a cave because its heat warms the cave and
when he goes outside it gets colder.
Location of Taiga climates

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