Taiga

Location
The arctic is in the top hemisphere near the arctic circle

Climate
In the summer the taiga gets 20 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit. In the winter it gets -65 to 30 Fahrenheit.

Characteristics

• Has conifer forests
• Has a small biodiversity
• Usually lacking in niutrians
• Growing season 80-150 days 

Saw-whet owl facts

• It is named after it's sound
• Their favorite food is mice
• The female cleans the nest
• The male hunts

Saw-whet owl specs

• Length: 7.1- 8.3 in.
• wingspan:16.5–18.9 in
• Weight: 2.3–5.3 oz 

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Birch tree facts

• They have yellow oval shape leaves. 
• They live 40-50 years
• Smooth bark
• They like moist soil
• They are found in the Taiga.

Birch tree specs

• They grow up to 90 ft.
• Spread up to 50 ft.
• The leaf size is 6 in.

The taiga is getting destroyed by deforestation and storms. they are using the trees for paper and pulp.

References

Birch Tree Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.gardenguides.com/100024-birch-tree.html

Coniferous Forest : Mission: Biomes. (n.d.). Retrieved October 06, 2014, from http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Experiments/Biome/bioconiferous.php

The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica. (n.d.). Birch (tree). Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/66360/birch

Northern Saw-whet Owl. (n.d.). Retrieved November 4, 2014, from http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/northern_saw-whet_owl/lifehistory

River Birch. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.clemson.edu/extension/hgic/plants/landscape/trees/hgic1005.html

Sayre, A. P. (Trans.). (1994). Taiga. New York: Twenty-First Century Books.

Taiga Facts. (2002). Retrieved October 08, 2014, from http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/facts.htm

Taiga Facts. (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2014, from http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/facts.htm

Taiga. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/171390/

Taiga. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.ri.net/schools/West_Warwick/manateeproject/Taiga/pands.htm

Where is the Taiga Located? (n.d.). Retrieved October 24, 2014, from http://www.mbgnet.net/sets/taiga/where.htm