Geographical Distribution/Climate
The Worlds Largest Land Biome
What is the Boreal Forest
This common Boreal Forest tree has needle-shaped leaves, a conical shape, and flexible branches, all adaptations that help it survive cold temperatures and heavy snow.
What is a spruce tree?
This tall, pink, wading bird, usually found in warm, shallow lakes, cannot survive the cold, snowy winters of the Boreal Forest.
What is a flamingo?
Due to limited plant growth in the cold climate, this part of the food chain is smaller than in most other biomes, leading many animals to rely on stored energy or hunting.
What is the producer population (or the plant-based food supply)?
Large-scale logging in this northern biome removes vast areas of trees, disrupts wildlife habitats, and contributes to carbon release into the atmosphere.
What is deforestation in the Boreal Forest
In this biome, plants and animals must survive temperatures that can fall below −30°C in winter while enduring short, warm summers under 20°C.
What is a climate with harsh winters and mild summers?
This tropical plant, known for its large leaves and need for warm, humid conditions, cannot survive the cold, long winters of the Boreal Forest.
What is a banana plant?
This small, nocturnal bird thrives in the Boreal Forest thanks to its silent flight for hunting, excellent night vision to spot prey in the dark, and thick feathers that insulate it against harsh winters.
What is a Boreal Owl?
Extreme cold and long winters in this biome increase the risk of this condition, where the body loses heat faster than it can produce it, potentially leading to serious injury or death
What is hypothermia
In the Boreal Forest, unsustainable hunting of animals like moose and lynx, along with overfishing in its lakes and rivers, can reduce populations and disrupt the region’s food web.
What is overhunting and overfishing?
This cold, coniferous forest biome can be found in parts of North America, Europe, and Asia, including countries such as these six.
What are Canada, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States
This low-growing shrub thrives in the cold, acidic soils of the Boreal Forest. Its small, waxy leaves help retain water, shallow roots grow in thin soil, and it produces fruit that feeds birds and mammals.
What is a blueberry bush?
his tropical reptile, which relies on warm temperatures to regulate its body heat, cannot survive the long, freezing winters of the Boreal Forest.
What is a green iguana?
Because of the dense forests and remote areas in this biome, people may have limited access to medical care, which increases the risk of complications from injuries or illnesses.
What is limited healthcare access?
Building roads, pipelines, and settlements in this biome are fragmenting forests, disrupting wildlife movement, and damaging delicate ecosystems
What is infrastructure development
Although winters are long and cold, this biome receives most of its annual 200–600 mm of precipitation in this form.
What is Snow?
This desert plant, known for storing water in its thick stems and spines, cannot survive the cold, snowy winters of the Boreal Forest.
What is a cactus?
This large herbivore thrives in the Boreal Forest thanks to its thick fur for insulation, long legs for moving through deep snow, and a diet of shrubs, leaves, and aquatic plants.
What is a moose?
Because of its vast evergreen forests and abundance of wildlife, people in this biome often take part in these activities, including logging, hunting, and wildlife research.
What are common human activities in the Boreal Forest?
This human activity in the Boreal Forest, including drilling for oil and mining for minerals, is destroy land, pollute water, and fragment wildlife habitats.
What is mining and oil extraction
Rising temperatures in this conifer-filled biome are causing permafrost to melt, increasing the risk of wildfires.
What is the effects of climate change on the Boreal Forest?
This moss is common in the Boreal Forest, can absorb and retain large amounts of water, and helps insulate the ground, allowing other plants to survive in cold temperatures.
What is Sphagnum moss?
This bird thrives in the Boreal Forest by using its strong beak to drill into trees for insects, and its stiff tail feathers help it balance while climbing trunks in cold, snowy conditions.
What is a Black-backed Woodpecker?
Because of the cold climate, permafrost, and heavy snowfall, buildings in this biome are often raised off the ground, heavily insulated, and built with steep roofs to prevent this from piling up.
What is Boreal Forests structures
Building dams in this northern biome floods large areas of forest, disrupts wildlife habitats, and alters river ecosystems to generate this type of renewable energy.
What is hydroelectric power