The Siberian forest is part of the taiga, or boreal forest, and is considered a unique eco-system. Extreme temperatures are recorded in this place, ranging from +20 to -65 degrees, and extraordinary animals and plants live in the Siberian taiga.
With temperatures ranging from 40 to -65°C and rich biodiversity, the Siberian forest it is considered a terrestrial biome with simply unique characteristics. In this one eco-regionwhich covers some of the coldest and largest areas of Asian Russia, is home to numerous animals, such as bears, moose, deer, reindeer and even squirrels.
The Siberian forest, also calledsiberian tiger”, extends for hundreds of thousands of kilometers, and covers vast areas of the Eastern Siberia. We find ourselves in a very cold environment for most of the year, but there are surprisingly hot and very short summers.
This corner of the world is part of the “Boreal Forest” biome, it is located in the heart of Siberia and holds a spectacle to discover and protect.
After having explored the Desert and the Mediterranean Maquis, on our journey to discover the terrestrial biomes we want to meet the animals that live in the Siberian taiga, the local flora and understand the state of conservation of this incredible natural treasure, an essential area for the regulation of the global climate.
Siberian forest: climate and temperatures
Let’s see them first Climatic characteristics of the Siberian forest. The climate of this environment is type subarctic-continental. This means that a very harsh winterswith temperatures plummeting to -65 °C, alternate short summers with muggy temperatures, which can exceed 20°C.
Siberian winters are very long, characterized by little rainfallmostly snowy. Precisely because of the very low temperatures, the soil of the Taiga is largely composed of permafrost permanente.
In this ecosystem a develops extraordinary animal biodiversitywhich includes large mammals, predators, and other creatures.
What is the flora and fauna of the Siberian forest?
The soil, climatic and environmental characteristics of the Siberian taiga give rise to fascinating fauna and flora.
From a floristic point of view, the forest it is mostly characterized by a dense expanse of conifers and broad-leaved treesforests of larches, firs, Siberian pines, poplars and white birches.
The undergrowth is mostly characterized by shrubby plantsespecially red and black blueberries.
Animals of the Siberian forest
The fauna of the Siberian taiga it is extremely rich: numerous animal species live in this corner of the world, from the smallest to the most impressive.
The forest is home to a wide variety of birdssuch as robins, eagles, hawks and Siberian cranes.
They also live here deerroe deer, wild reindeer and moosewhile among the predators the gray wolfthe lynx, Pallas’s cat, the arctic foxesthe glutton, theSiberian brown bear (Ursus arctos collar) e l’orso polare.
A wide variety of other animals live in this biome, such as beaverssquirrels, hares, topi and many others. Numerous species fly in the skies of the Siberian forest migratory birdswhich are found mostly in the northern areas, on the border with the Tundra.
Conservation of the Russian Taiga
In what is considered one of the coldest places on Earth one of the most pristine forests in the world develops, an environment that has remained almost completely intact.
Nonetheless, just like other biomes (think for example of the Savannah or the Tropical and Temperate Forest), the Siberian Taiga is also continually put at risk by human activities.
The process of miningil deforestation and deforestation linked to the timber and paper industry and agriculture represent, together with hunting and global climate change, some of the greatest threats to the conservation of this ecosystem.
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