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Abiotic Factors

Abiotic factors are the nonliving thing in a certain area, such as the temperature, soil, water, sunlight,etc.

Precipitation

In Taiga, precipitation may seem high for some areas, and low for others, or just average. Speaking of average, the average yearly precipitation is 10-30 inches (which is also  25-75 cm).

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Average Daily or Monthly Temperature

The average temperature per year is 32 Degrees F.

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Soil Quality

The soil in Taiga is very poor. This is due to the low temperatures- since Winter takes up almost ¾ of the year- and because of the types of soil that composed the Taiga soil- Spodosol, Histosol, Inceptisol, etc., which contains very little minerals.

- Also because of the cold, moist climate, fallen leaves and moss remained on the floor for a long time before they can be decomposed. This limits the organic materials for the soil, and the creation of Spodosol occurred. This then limits the ground coverage of the Taiga floors.

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Temperature-Highs/Lows- & Seasonal Changes

In Summer, the .....

Highest Temperature: 70 Degrees F

Lowest Temperature: 30 Degrees F

Temperature can be over 50 Degrees F

In Winter, the …..

Highest Temperature: 30 Degrees F

Lowest Temperature: -65 Degrees F

Temperature can be below 26.6 Degrees F

 

Long, cold, Winters and short, mild Summers are common in Taiga. During Winter, the chilly winds from the Arctic creates horribly cold weather. In addition, fire was common in Taiga in the these short Summer. Usually when people think of fires, they sense danger, destruction, and harm. But for this biome, it’s the opposite- these fires can burn down dead or old, sick trees to make space for more new plant growth.  Because of the tilt of the axis, Winter days are short and Summer days are long, and Taiga receives less sun’s radiation.

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BEYOND THE TAIGA

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