Petrushevski Martin - Boreal Forest in Europe

L/O/G/O

European Boreal Forest Zone

TAIGA

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TAIGA

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Conifer-dominated forest biome, with

associated lakes, rivers and

wetlandsSource: Day, 2006

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zola – “ash”

Source: Soil Science and Conservation Research Institute, 1999 Source: Day, 2006

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PrecipitationData source: MERRA, 2012

Peat Bogs

Aapa Mires

“Time Capsule”

Coal deposits - fuel source

Source: Wikipedia, 2012

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Peat_stacks_and_cutting.JPG

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Dominant FloraDark Conifer trees

Norway spruce – Picea abies

European Boreal Forest - TAIGASource: Hlasek, n.d.

http://www.hlasek.com/picea_abies_af3236.html

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Dominant FloraLight Conifer trees

Scots pine – Pinus sylvestris

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Source: AnemoneProjectors, 2011Source: Garten.cz, 2012

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Adaptations

Rock Ptarmigan – Lagopus muta

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Source: Ślusarczyk, 2009

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Adaptations

Snowshoe hare - Lepus americanus

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Source: Animal Pictures Archive with amendments, n.d.

Source: NovakJR. 2003 with amendments

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Adaptations

Red Fox – Vulpes fulva

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Source: National Geographic

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Who pulls Santa’s sleigh?

Sami Reindeer !

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Source: www.MyLittleNorway.com

Source: Ilyani, 2008

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Human Impact

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Source: EEA, 2003

Data source: MERRA, 2012

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