Boreal Forest Biome Map

At the other extreme is the boreal forest. Relates to mongolic and turkic languages), generally referred to in north america as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches. In this map, the boreal forests are the dark green areas.

The abundant vegetation is listed in the tables below. In russian, “taiga” translates to “forest.”. The forests are found all throughout north america, asia, europe, and even consumes a large part of iceland.

Taiga biome, boreal forests/taiga, shown on the world map tundra (arctic) biome shown on the world map the biomes of mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub or sclerophyll forests shown on the map the terrestrial biome of temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, as defined by the world wide fund for nature.

As you can see the boreal forest/taiga is stretched over europe, asia, and north america. The taiga or boreal forest has been called the world's largest land biome. The boreal forest/ taiga is found in the northern circumpolar. Some regions are characterized by deserts, while in others swamps predominate.