(Askeri) TAYGA: Kuzeyde ve, özellikle Sibirya'da tundranın bittiği yerlerde başlayan soğuk, bataklık ve ormanlık bölgeler ile, Avrupa ve Güney Amerika'daki buna benzer bölgeler
A subarctic, evergreen coniferous forest of northern Eurasia located just south of the Tundra and dominated by firs and spruces Also referred to as a Boreal Forest Also see Biome
Related Topics: [wetlands] The word "taiga" is a Russian term for the forest communities found south of the tundra The taiga is a coniferous community dominated by various species of spruce and larch, although birches and aspens are found in dryer locales Since taiga is often based on permafrost, much of this habitat may be classified as wetland North America's taiga wetlands are almost always dominated by shallowly rooted trees such as tamarack, or black or white spruce
or boreal forest Open coniferous forest (see conifer) growing on swampy ground that is commonly covered with lichens. It is the characteristic vegetation of the subpolar region of northern Eurasia (principally Russia, including Siberia, and Scandinavia) and northern North America, bounded by the colder tundra to the north and the warmer temperate zone to the south. Spruces and pines are the dominant trees. Soil organisms are protozoans, nematodes, and rotifers; larger invertebrates (e.g., insects) that decompose plant litter are lacking, so humus accumulates very slowly. The taiga is rich in fur-bearing animals (e.g., sable, fox, and ermine) and is home to elks, bears, and wolves. Siberian taiga alone accounts for 19% of the world's forested area and possibly 25% of total forest volume. Despite the remoteness of the taiga, it is a major source of lumber for construction, and huge expanses have been clear-cut
The open northern part of the boreal forest It consists of open woodland of coniferous trees growing in a rich floor of lichen (mainly reindeer moss or caribou moss), and is generally cold and swampy The taiga lies immediately south of the tundra In spring, it is often flooded by water from northward flowing rivers, the lower reaches of which are still frozen