Taiga
CountryRussia/Canada/Scandinavia
Area17,000,000 km2
TypeBoreal forest
Key SpeciesMoose, lynx, Siberian tiger, wolf
About Taiga
The largest terrestrial biome. Covers 11% of Earths land surface. Contains 1/3 of all trees on Earth. Stores more carbon than all tropical forests combined. Mostly coniferous: spruce, fir, pine, larch. Extending northward as permafrost thaws.
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