Biomes-+Taiga

= = =__Climate & Geograp__ __**hy**__ = ====The Taiga has a very harsh continental climate, and has a very large temperature range. Other than the Tundra and the [|Ice Caps] it's the coldest biome on the earth. The Taiga has a very high altitude and sometimes the sun doesn't even rise about the horizon. The winter season lasts about 6-7 months and the average temperature for these months is below freezing. Temperatures in the taiga can vary from -65 to 70 degrees fahrenheit. The taiga has a very low precipitation rate; usually about 7 to 10 inches per year. The region of the taiga is mostly glaciated or filled with glaciers. As these glaciers melted it caused the topography in the region to change tremendously, such as creating lakes, ponds, and bogs.====

=__Soil__= ====The taiga has very young soil with poor nutrition. The soil is very acidic do to the pine needles that have fallen on the ground. This causes fungus's to grow such as lichens and [|mosses]. Since the taiga is typically a cold biome, the soil is extremely thin.====

=__Plants & Animals__= ====There is a wide variety of plants and animals that inhabit the Taiga biome. Some animals that live there are, black bear, bald eagle, bobcat, lynx, grizzly bear, long eared owls, red fox, river otter, snow rabbit, and wolverine. Some plants that are in the Taiga are, balsam fir, jack pine, white poplar, black spruce, paper birch, white spruce, douglas fir, siberian spruce, easter red cedar, and white fir.====