Taiga: Boreal Forests Food Chain

Taiga: Boreal Forests Food Chain
by Alan & Hui Meng
Parenting the Next Generation

Coniferous forests are divided into two types - temperate forests (in mild climates usually along the coastlines) and boreal forests also called taiga (in sub-arctic climates that lie immediately south of the tundra).

Boreal forests are found in the northernmost parts of North America, Europe and Asia where summers are short and moist while winters are long and cold. Trees found in boreal forests include such evergreen conifers as balsam firs, black spruces, jack pines and white spruces. Nearly all conifers are evergreen.

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