ECOLOGY
BIOMES
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a cold, treeless, desert-like biome found near the North and South Poles
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found mostly in Africa
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a forest biome dominated by coniferous trees, such as pine, fir, and spruce
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a dry, rocky biome found in the central part of South America.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vegetation: Needleleaf, coniferous (gymnosperm) trees are the dominant plants of the taiga biome. A very few species in four main genera are found: the evergreen spruce (Picea), fir (Abies), and pine (Pinus), and the deciduous larch or tamarack (Larix).
Detailed explanation-2: -taiga, also called boreal forest, biome (major life zone) of vegetation composed primarily of cone-bearing needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen trees, found in northern circumpolar forested regions characterized by long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Boreal Forest & Woodland (or taiga) is dominated by needle-leaved (usually evergreen, conical-shaped) conifers, and broad-leaved deciduous hardwoods that cover the northern regions of North America and Eurasia, with extended cold winters and short mild summers.
Detailed explanation-4: -The taiga is sometimes called the boreal forest or the coniferous forest. It is the largest of all the land biomes.