Abiotic Factors:
mild temperatures; abundant precipitation during fall, winter, and spring; relatively cool, dry summer; rocky, acidic soils Dominant Plants:
Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, Western Hemlock, Redwood
Dominant Wildlife:
bears; large herbivores such as elk and deer; beavers; predators such as owls, bobcats, and members of the weasel family
Moist air from the Pacific Ocean provides a good amount of rainfall to this biome.
It is made up of a variety of conifers.
The northern coniferous forest biome occupies a vast area below the tundra, extending completely across Canada and into interior Alaska. The biome is also referred to as the boreal forest or taiga
Abiotic Factors:
mild temperatures; abundant precipitation during fall, winter, and spring; relatively cool, dry summer; rocky, acidic soils
Dominant Plants:
Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, Western Hemlock, Redwood
Dominant Wildlife:
bears; large herbivores such as elk and deer; beavers; predators such as owls, bobcats, and members of the weasel family
Moist air from the Pacific Ocean provides a good amount of rainfall to this biome.
It is made up of a variety of conifers.
The northern coniferous forest biome occupies a vast area below the tundra, extending completely across Canada and into interior Alaska. The biome is also referred to as the boreal forest or taiga