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taiga, biome (major life zone) of vegetation composed primarily of cone-bearing needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen trees, found in northern circumpolar forested regions characterized by long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation.
Taiga or tayga (/ ˈ t aɪ ɡ ə / TY-gə; Russian: тайга́), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches.
Taiga biome, also referred to as boreal forest, coniferous forest or snow forest, is a biome consisting mainly of coniferous trees such as pines, lurches, and spruces. It spans across Eurasia and North America.
The taiga is an especially harsh biome for cold-blooded amphibians and reptiles. The majority of species hibernate underground during winter. Amphibians and reptiles found in the taiga include the wood frog, the Siberian salamander, and the common European adder.
The taiga lies between the tundra to the north and temperate forests to the south. Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia , and Siberia have taigas . In Russia, the world’s largest taiga stretches about 5,800 kilometers (3,600 miles), from the Pacific Ocean to the Ural Mountains.
The taiga or boreal forest is a biome with coniferous forests, which feature pines, spruces, and larches. The word “taiga” is Russian for “land of little sticks”, describing the dense, cold forests that span the high northern latitudes.
You are standing in the largest land biome in the world: the taiga. In Russian, “taiga” translates to “forest.” This biome is also known as the snow forest or Boreal Forest, named after the Greek god of the north wind.
From a hardy frog to better-known bears and reindeer, meet the tenacious animals that inhabit the taiga (boreal forest), the largest biome on land.
Coldness is the dominant climatic factor in taiga ecosystems, although a surprising diversity of climates exists. Several factors—namely, the solar elevation angle, day length, and snow cover—conspire to produce this cold climate. In the taiga biome the Sun is never directly overhead (90°) as it can be in the tropics.
The Taiga, an area of coniferous forests of the northern temperate zones, covers 17% of the Earth's total land, which makes it the planet's largest biome. Dark coniferous is the most common type of forest found in the Taiga, including spruce, fir, pine and Siberian cedar trees.