PPT-Animals in the Boreal Forest

By Lindsey Kim amp Samiyah Lynxes A lynx is an animal that is from the cat family tree They have short stubby tails and have long pointed black hair on their ears They are carnivorous and hunt small animals such as birds. Janne Heiskanen, Miina Rautiainen, Lauri Korhonen, . Matti . Mõttus. , . Pauline. Stenberg. IGARSS 2011, 24. –. 29 . July. 2011, Vancouver, Canada. Leaf area index (LAI). Key variable in modeling vegetation-atmosphere interactions, particularly carbon and water cycle. Lishman. . Boreal Forest. What is a Boreal . F. orest?. aka taiga (coniferous forest). Covers over 11% of the earths land area. Some forests are very thick . Others can pass through easily . http://www.kleercut.net/en/. By: Natalie Henderson. What is A Coniferous Forest? . A forest made primarily of conifers, or trees producing needles and or cones . Example: pine tree, spruce tree, fir tree. Forests that have 4 distinct seasons . Canadian . Biomes. Biomes. Biomes – . large geographical regions. . that have a . similar climate. and a specific set of biotic and . abiotic. features. Similar ecosystems. . fit into the same biome. Biomes. Biomes – . large geographical regions. . that have a . similar climate. and a specific set of biotic and . abiotic. features. Similar ecosystems. . fit into the same biome. Earth has many biomes with recognizable ecosystems – . Climate in the Boreal Forest. The Taiga is cold with average temperatures between -5 and 5 degrees Celsius.. Precipitation varies from 20cm-200cm depending on region.. However most of this precipitation is in the form of snow.. Muskeg. Taiga. Timberland. The Boreal Shield. The Boreal Shield is a combination of two important natural features:. The rocky Canadian Shield. The coniferous northern forest. The Boreal Shield is a huge . Key Features of the Boreal Forest Biome. This biome has short summers and long cold winters. It has moderate precipitation. A few species of evergreen or coniferous trees like pine, spruce, fir, cedar and larch dominate the plant cover. Coniferous trees are adapted to survive the cold climate and acidic, poorly drained soils. The Taiga terrain (Russian word) alternates between bogs and coniferous forests.. Taiga Biome. The definition of Taiga is the coniferous forests extending across much of subarctic North America and Eurasia, bordered by tundra to the north and steppe to the south. The word taiga was originated from Russian and Turkic languages.. LMR Travel Company: . The Boreal Forest. . LMR. LMR. Soils in the boreal forest are typically . podzols. , gray soils that are thin, acidic, and poor in nutrients. . T. he boreal forest region ranges in elevation from about 150 m, near the Alberta-Northwest Territories border, to over 1,100 m near the Alberta-British Columbia border. With all types of elevations, there is something for everyone! . Basic Description. Also know as taiga. Covers over 11% of earth’s land area. Dominated by trees and occasional lakes and rivers. Very dense forests. Location, Location, Location. Located between latitudes of 50⁰ and 65⁰ N. Bourgeau. -Chavez, . Endres. , Powell, . Battaglia. , . Benscoter. , . Turetsky. , . Kasischke. and Banda. published April 2017 Canadian Journal of Forest Research. Research funded by NASA . Grant . Synthesis of impacts, interactions and responses . Foster, A.C., Wang, J.A., Frost, G.V., . et al.. . Environmental Research Letters . 17, 113001. (2022). . 10.1088/1748-9326/ac98d7. We synthesized the major disturbances within the North American Arctic and Boreal Region (ABR), focusing on temporal dynamics of vegetation loss and recovery, disturbance interactions, and major unknowns and data needs.. Laura Duncanson, University of Maryland (PI) . Paul Montesano, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center | ADNET (Co-I) . Amy Neuenschwander, University of Texas at Austin (Co-I) . Chris Neigh, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (Co-I) .