The Taiga
BY GORDON, ANDREW, JEREMY, EMMA, ARIANA
Abiotic factors
• It is generally cold.
• Winter is frigid for 6-7 months.
• Summers are humid, rainy, much less cold, and short.
• Autumn is the shortest season.
• During the spring, ponds melt and animals come out of
hibernation.
• The terrain is generally flat
• It is either hot and humid or very cold.
• The soil has a PH of 5, so it is rather acidic. It also contains
permafrost.
Biotic Factors
Producers include:
 Coniferous and
Deciduous Trees
 Berries
 Balsam Fir
 Moss
Tertiary
Consumers
Include:
 Wolves
 Black Bears
 Lynx
Primary
Consumers
Include:
 Moose
 Beavers
 Hares
Secondary
Consumers
Include:
 Owls
 Foxes
 Weasels
 Decomposers
Include:
 Soil Bacteria
 Honey Fungus
Limiting Factors and Latitude
Limiting Factors:
 For most of the year, the water is frozen.
 The taiga is very cold.
Latitude
 The taiga is from 50 degrees N to the Artic circle.
 This high latitude makes the taiga very cold.
Caribacoon
 Eats coniferous tree bark, leaves, firs, and grasses
 Food chain:
Tree bark-------> Caribacoon------->Lynx-------->Wolves
 Lives in Canadian boreal forest in Northern Canada
 It lives for 45-55 years
 Reproduces once every 7 years
 Has 3-5 offspring each time
 It looks like a brown raccoon with a black and white striped tail and
small caribou antlers.
 Adaptations:
 Thick fur to protect from the cold
 It can climb trees to get food
 Antlers for self defense
Research Project
 The purpose is to learn how well the caribacoon is adapted
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to its cold environment.
The study location is in the Canadian boreal forest.
Hypothesis: The caribacoon population is very well adapted
to the coldness of the taiga.
Independent variable: temperature
Dependent variable: caribacoon population
For two years, the population and lifespan of the
caribacoon will be recorded.