a region of boreal forest, the largely evergreen forest vegetation of northern areas of the Northern Hemisphere, below the arctic and subarctic tundra regions (Morris 1992).
Far northern coniferous forest. In Siberia, Eurasia, and America. Extends to the northern limit of trees. Exists where the growing season is too short for deciduous trees. Relatively few species, compared to tropical or temperate forests. main types: Mixed coniferous forest, dominated by spruce, fir, pine, and larch. Open taiga: sparse forest of scattered trees. Lake forest, dominated by pine and hemlock. Forest of High to mid latitudes; dominated by coniferous forest. Predominant tree species are spruce, fir, pine, and cedars. Also called boreal forest. Also see our page on the boreal forest.
Derived from Russian, meaning boreal . In Nova Scotia the term refers to a transition area in the Cape Breton highlands with boreal to tundra-like conditions and supporting windswept dwarf vegetation.
The northern boreal forest zone, a broad band of coniferous forest south of the arctic tundra.
Related Topics: [ wetlands] The word "taiga" is a Russian term for the forest communities found south of the tundra. The taiga is a coniferous community dominated by various species of spruce and larch, although birches and aspens are found in dryer locales. Since taiga is often based on permafrost, much of this habitat may be classified as wetland. North America's taiga wetlands are almost always dominated by shallowly rooted trees such as tamarack, or black or white spruce.
The coniferous forest that extends across much of North America and Eurasia bounded by tundra to the North and by steppe to the south.
biome between 50 north latitude and the Arctic circle, Russian word for northern evergreen forest
The northernmost edge of the boreal forest, including species-poor woodland and peat deposits; intergrading with the arctic tundra.
A moist subarctic coniferous forest that begins where the tundra ends and is dominated by spruces and firs.
a cold woodland or forest with evergreen trees
(Tayga) dense forest growth of Ibir-Sibir or northern forest in high Asia
The coniferous forest zone lying south of the arctic tundra.
One of the six biomes, taiga is another word for boreal forest. Taiga exists in northern areas that have 40-100 centimetres per year of precipitation, much of it snow. The forest contains conifer species (Abies, Picea, Larix, and Pinus), and some deciduous trees. Ground cover is mostly mosses and lichens.
A type of coniferous evergreen forest found on the southern edge of the arctic areas of North America, Europe and Asia.
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Temperate evergreen forests, particularly those in North America and Asia.
coniferous forests of northern North America and Eurasia
a type of coniferous evergreen forest, found in the subarctic areas of North America and Eurasia. Also known as a boreal forest
Coniferous or boreal forest, located in a band across northern North America, Europe, and Asia. This terrestrial biome also occurs at high elevations. Long, cold winters and short, wet summers. Few species of trees are present; these are primarily conifers that grow in dense stands with little undergrowth. Some deciduous trees also may be present. this biome is characterized by large expanses of coniferous forest, there is an extended cold season and heavy snowfall.
Boreal coniferous forest occurring at the interface between Eurasian steppe and tundra.
sub arctic evergreen forests of Siberia
The open northern part of the coniferous forest. Taiga also refers to subpolar climate.
northern coniferous forest biome; the ecosystem adjacent to the arctic tundra
the open northern part of the boreal forest; consists of open woodland of coniferous trees growing in a rich floor of lichen (mainly reindeer moss or caribou moss), and is generally cold and swampy; lies immediately south of the tundra; in spring, it is often flooded by water from northward flowing rivers, the lower reaches of which are still frozen.
biome consisting of swampy coniferous forests in high northern latitudes.
Taiga (IPA pronunciation: or , from Mongolian) is a biome characterized by coniferous forests. Covering most of inland Alaska, Canada, Sweden, Finland, inland Norway, northern Kazakhstan and Russia (especially Siberia), as well as parts of the extreme northern continental United States, the taiga is the world's largest terrestrial biome. In Canada, boreal forest is the term used to refer to the southern part of this biome, while "taiga" is used to describe the more barren northern areas south of the Arctic tree-line.