2. What is the Boreal Forest? Boreal means Northern. The Boreal forest is the forest in the north; almost like a continuous belt around the world Borealforest refers to the southern part of this biome, while taiga describes the more northern areas of the Arctic tree line. http://www.borealforest.org/world/images/world_boreal_forests.jpg SLW. "Introduction." Taiga or Boreal Forest. October 1996. 7 Feb 2009 <http://www.runet.edu/~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/taiga/taiga.html>. "Taiga." Wikipedia. 7 Feb 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiga>.
7. Smaller mammals: the pine marten, red squirrel, beaver, snow shoe hare, weasel, mink, skunk, wolf, coyote and lynxSome boreal forest animals like Brown bears and black bears, marmots, and jumping mice avoid the challenges of winter by spending the cold season in hibernation. "Boreal Forest life." ADF&G. 7 Feb 2009 <http://www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/index.cfm?adfg=ecosystems.boreallife>.
11. Wood frogs and many species of insects hibernate so deeply that their bodies actually freeze."Boreal Forest life." ADF&G. 7 Feb 2009 <http://www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/index.cfm?adfg=ecosystems.boreallife>.
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13. Abiotic Factors The harsh climates fall as low as minus 70°C Some trees in the boreal forests are very short, due to the very short growing seasons due to the short summers and long cold winters Long, cold winters; short, mild summers; moderate precipitation; high humidity; acidic, nutrient-poor soils Ganeri, Anita. Forests. wayland, 1996. "Taiga." Wikipedia. 7 Feb 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiga>. "Boreal Forest." teachers'domain. WGBH. 7 Feb 2009 <http://www.teachersdomain.org/assets/wgbh/tdc02/tdc02_doc_biomesummary/tdc02_doc_biomesummary.pdf>.