Biome Project
By: Hutch Tidwell and Elizabeth Sanders
9/23/13
Taiga
Taiga Biome Location and Climate
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The taiga biome is located in the northern part of the globe, below the
tundra biome. It covers most of Canada and Russia, as well as the
Scandinavian area. The climate in the winter is freezing cold and it is almost
always snowing. In the summer it is humid and rainy. The fall and spring
seasons are so short they hardly exist. Temperature ranges in the summer
get as low as 20° F, The high in summer can be 70° F. The winter
temperature range is -65° F to 30° F.
Taiga Biome Plants and Animals
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American Black Bear
Bobcat
Balsam Fir
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Wolverine
Snowshoe Rabbit
Black Spruce
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Bald Eagle
Shrew
Douglas Fir
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Gray Wolf
Grizzly Bear
Eastern Red Cedar
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Red Fox
Squirrels
Jack Pine
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Canadian Lynx
Paper Birch
White Spruce
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River Otter
Siberian Spruce
White Poplar
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Moose
White Fir
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Elk
Caribou
Taiga Limiting Factors and Adaptations
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Limiting factors for the taiga would be the long and dreary winters, with
temperatures almost never getting above freezing, therefore it limits the
source of food for the organisms and makes survival harder. Also logging
would be a limiting factor as it limits the living space for the organisms.
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Adaptations would be most animals migrate to warmer climates once the
cold weather begins. Some animals have adapted to life in the taiga by
hibernating when temperatures drop. Other animals have adapted to the
extreme cold temperatures by producing a layer of insulating feathers or fur
to protect them from the cold. In some instances, the adaptation of a
seasonal change in color of feathers or fur protects the animal from its
predators.
Symbiotic Relationship
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Predation- An example of predation would be the red fox eating the
snowshoe rabbit.
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Commensalism- An example of commensalism would be when the Bald
Eagle nests in the Black Spruce.
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Predation- An example of Predation would be the gray wolf eating the
caribou.
Coral Reef
Coral Reef Biome Location and Climate
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Coral reefs are found in shallow water areas. Where sea surface
temperatures range from 68° F to 97° F. More than 90 percent of the world’s
coral reefs occur in the Indo-West Pacific biogeographic region. Reef systems
also can be found in the West Atlantic, East Atlantic, and East Pacific oceans
between 30° N and 30° S. Most reef species are endemic to the region in
which they are found.
Coral Reefs Animals and Plants
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Angel Shark
Gastropods
Lobster
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Bivalves
Hermit Crab
Man of War
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Puffer fish
Horseshoe Crab
Moray eel
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Brittle Star
Jellyfish
Nurse Shark
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Conch
John Dory
Octopus
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Coral
Krill
Stingray
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Crab
Lemon Shark
Sea Urchin
Symbiotic Relationship
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Predation- An example of predation in coral reefs would be the Octopus
eating the John Dory Fish
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Commensalism- An example of commensalism would be the clown fish and
the sea anemone.
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Parasitism- An example of parasitism would be the isopods feeding on the
fish’s.