Taiga Forest

Taiga Forest

1. location

   • it is the worlds largest biome and stretches from Russia and north Europe to North America. it is cold most of the year with a lot of snow in the winter.
   • longitude and latitude of the taiga in Russia is 56 degrees north and 85 degrees east

2. Climate

   • the burial forest is a sub artic forest climate that is cold all year round with the coldest being -54 degrees and the very highest at around 18 to 21 degrees
   • precipitation per year is around 30-80cm which mainly takes the form of snow but there may be rain. there are 2 main season in the taiga , winter and summer

3. uses

   • trees as such aren't the target in the burial forest but mining . many mines are miles deep and wide like open pits and aren't replaced after. when mining for mainly gold mercury which is highly toxic is used to bind gold together and when it gets into the water can kill or harm many species.

4. Management

   • there isn't many ways to reduce mining but the government can make laws to reduce this dangerous mining style. the reduction of global warming will also help protect this forest.