Boreal Forest

Also known as taiga or

LUCAS
coniferous.
TAGGART

Threats: underneath their forests. With areas. hydroelectric projects

the increased instability in the also are a major threat. They

There is many threats
middle east, and the high can cause major flooding that
that the boreal forest has to its
demand for fossil fuels, harms boreal forests
survival. Some threats such as
exploration and developments sometimes to the point that
logging are becoming slightly
are being pushed into some they aren't going to recover.
more controlled then they use
places like these. It is
to be, but unregulated clear General Information/
unclear weather the slow
cutting is still a major issue.
growing coniferous forests Intro: The coniferous forest,
Boreal forests are very slow
can recover. The most also referred to as boreal or
growing and in some cases
serious threat is global taiga, the temperature ranges
logging destroys entire
warming. As the plant gets from -54C to 21C. The plants
habitats. The exploration of
warmer it becomes possible consist of spruce trees, fir
natural gas reserves is also a
for deciduous trees to trees, deciduous trees, and
major threat. Alaska, Canada,
outgrow and replace the small shrubs. The coniferous
and Russia have vast amounts
coniferous in the southern habitat is full of birds, moose,
of petroleum products
December 7 beavers, deer, wolverines, and

09 mountain lions. The summers

are warm a humid. The winters

much longer then some other

biomes and are very dry.

 Coniferous forests can be found in north america, europe, and asia. The forests are usually

slightly acidic, which is important to the survival of the coniferous trees. Due to the long cold

winters many of the animals have adapted to their habitat. For example the Snowshoe hare

grows out a white coat replacing the brown one which camouflaged it during the greener

seasons. The Snowshoe hare also has larger feet then other hairs to help it when running

across snow. Bird Species deal with the cold winter by migrating south. Many of the soils are

wet and almost bog like when the snow finally melts carnivory, parasitism, use of mycorrhizae

are ways boreal plants survive.

Future Outlook:
The Future of the Boreal forests lies in our own hands. Logging is
Political/Social
issues:
hard to control, but it is possible for us to get a sufficient amount but
Logging is a major issue
keeping the forest strong enough to revive over time. It is possible
when it comes to boreal
that logging will drive the square kilometers of boreal forest left to
forests. Some people believe
an even lower number. With global warming a still a major issue
that logging is wrong
unless large change are made, the deciduous trees will outgrow the
because it destroys habitats
coniferous. This is a very big problem because it could encourage
for animals, and ruins local
the release the CO2 and methane in the soils of boreal and tundra
ecosystems. Others believe
forests. This would increase global warming by a large extent.
that if they only take certain

amounts of forests that it will

only harm a small amount of

animals. Still more donʼt care

what happens to the habitat

or that the logging is more

important. Many times the

amount logged depends on

the laws of the country.

 Bibliography:

"The Boreal Forest Biome." Marietta College. Web. 11 Dec. 2009. <http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/
boreal.htm>.

Borealforest.org. Web. 11 Dec. 2009. <http://www.borealforest.org/index.php?

category=world_boreal_forest&page=overview>.

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