Taiga+location+and+abiotic+factors.per6

** Loc__ation and Abiotic Fact__ors **

 The Taiga, also know as the Temperate Coniferous Forrest is located in the northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia. It is in these locations that unique abiotic factors come together to form this biome.   A n abiotic factor is a non-living factor in an ecosystem. These are things such as chemicals, geologic structures, weather, or climate. 

Winters can go from -54 to -1° C (-65 to 30° F); they are really cold with lots of snow. Summers can go from -7° C to 21° C (20° F to 70° F); they are mostly warm, rainy and humid. Although they are very short with about 50 to 100 snow free days.   Even with cold temperatures there is enough sunlight to support the growth of large trees with a growing season of about 5 months. The soil conditions are fair and able to allow the tall trees to grow. The soil is usually acidic because of the pine needle, one of the reasons why the plant life is not very diversed. The precipitation is 30 - 85 cm (12 - 33 in). It is mostly snow; infact this biome has more snow than any other .    **Links:** 1) Home Page 2) Organisms and Adaptations 3) Environmental Issues 4) Work Cited