Abiotic and Biotic Factors
Climate
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The Taiga or Boreal Forest is the largest land biome and makes up 29% of the worlds forest cover. The Taiga is a subarctic region in the Northern Hemisphere. The average temperature is 50°F, but reaches minimum temperatures of -65°F and a maximum of 84°F and the average precipitation is 40 inches annually.
Soil
The soil is generally lacking nutrients and in permafrost. The cold climate causes anything that falls on the forest floor to freeze and take longer to decompose into the soil.
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Seasons
Winter is the longest season and most extreme in the Taiga. Snow blankets the surface for up to nine months at a time in the most northern parts, but on average the winter is six to seven months long. Spring is short and bring flowers, grass, moss, and animals out of hibernation. The summer is rainy, hot, and short. The fall is the shortest season and most trees don't lose their leaves because they are conifers and keep their leaves all year.