taiga biome

The Taiga Biome - Taiga are the 'northern coniferous forests' which are also referred as 'North Woods', very common in Siberia. Taiga extends as an east - west band across North America, Europe and Asia, just to the south of tundra (between 45 o N to 75 o N l..

Taiga are the 'northern coniferous forests' which are also referred as 'North Woods', very common in Siberia. Taiga extends as an east - west band across North America, Europe and Asia, just to the south of tundra (between 45 o N to 75 o N latitudes). In southern hemisphere it i..

Terrestrial Biomes - Mainly on the basis of latitude and amount and periodicity of rainfall, terrestrial biomes are classified into several types - tundra, taiga, deciduous forests, tropical rain forests, chapparal, savannah, grassland and desert. These biomes..

Rich and varied animal life is found in taiga as there is abundance of food. Animals include: i) mammals like mouse, deer, musk rat, pine mouse, porcupine, elks, rabbits, squirrels, etc. ii) insectivorous birds like grouse, jay crossbill, etc. iii) reptiles such as lizards and snakes. iv)..

Summary - The biotic and abiotic components form an interacting system called 'ecosystem'. Producers, consumers and decomposers are the various trophic levels, which are linked by their food relationship forming a 'food chain'. Several food chains are interrelated and interconnected to form a netwo..