The Northern Conifer forest biome found
in Canada, Scandinavia and Russia
Taiga has a lower species biodiversity
because the amount of energy captured from
photosynthesis to drive the food web is low
Conifers retain their leaves all year round, allowing for annual
photosynthesis. This is aided by needle-shaped leaves with waxy
cuticles and stomata in grooves help to reduce water loss
Tropical
The region of the Earth within 22.5 degrees of the equator,
where the Sun is overhead at some time during the year
Frequent rainfall, high light and temperature levels
Ideal conditions for growth lead to high levels
of biodiversity and primary productivity
Temperate Deciduous
A temperate climate has summers and winters of roughly
equal length and rarely has temperature extremes
Deciduous trees shed all of their leaves in the
winter to reduce water loss and snow damage.
Examples include oak, maple, beech, elm and ash
Good primary production levels, resulting in good biodiversity
All forests are usually climax
communities - the community left at the
end of primary ecological succession