Boreal forests

• Boreal forests are also called taiga.
• These forests are found in Canada, Russia, Scandinavia, China, Mongolia, and Northern Japan.

Canada’s boreal forest (top view)

• These forests are characterized by very low temperatures, that is, between -50°C and 30°C.
• The annual snowfall in these regions range from 40 to 100 cm.

Boreal forest

• Most trees here are evergreen trees.
• They never shed their leaves.

Boreal forest

Plants:

• Evergreen trees such as pine, fir, and spruce

Animals:

• Moose, woodpeckers, lynx, deer, hares, bats, bear, wolf, chipmunk

Characteristics of Three Types of Forests :