bobcats, elks, porcupines, siberian tigers, showshoe hares, etc.
What type of animals are found in this biome?
100
slow because it is so cold
Is decomposition slow or long in the boreal forest?
100
it is hurting the forest and it takes a while for the forest to grow back. We are taking from the boreal forest at a faster rate than the forest can grow back so it is hurting the environment severly
What is going wrong with the high demand for fossil fuels in the boreal forest?
200
5 degrees C
What is greatest average temperature?
200
the biodiversity is very low
What is the biodiversity like in the boreal forest?
200
very dramatic temperature increases
What is global warming bringing to this biome?
300
Cold with little evaporation
What is the temperature like in the summer?
300
pine cones, fir trees, pine trees, polytrichumoss, lichen, giant sequia trees
What types of plants are found in this biome?
300
Long term changes in biomas-increase
Are there short or long term changes in biomas-increase?
300
12%
What percent of the forest is protected?
300
they are forest destroying plagues
What is the problem with spruce bark beatles, budworms, and sawflies in this biome?
400
The temperature is extremely cold with snow and the winter is very long
What is the temperature like in the winter?
400
wildfires. many of the trees seeds must be scorched in order to germinate
What are crucial to the reproduction of many of the trees in the boreal forest?
400
12-33 inches of rainfall
How much rain does the Boreal Forest get yearly?
400
For oil and natural gas reserves, logging, energy, and other development
What do humans use this biome for?
400
because with logging comes a lot of habitat loss
Why is logging a problem?
500
snow and fog
What does most precipitation come from in this biome?
500
85 species of mammals, 130 species of fish, 32,000 species of insects, and 300 species of birds.
how many different species is the boreal forest home to?
500
Less than 120 days
What is the length of the growing season?
500
30%
What percent of the forest is designated for other development?