{"id":26901,"date":"2025-10-03T04:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=26901"},"modified":"2025-10-03T05:59:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T05:59:16","slug":"taiga","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/","title":{"rendered":"2a2 Taiga"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26901\" data-postid=\"26901\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26901 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"ixfr868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_ixfr868 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_3gs9868 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_4u11868 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_lfze868  tb_hide_divider\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textc\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Taiga            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    Boreal Coniferous Forests            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zjh7868 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"rsb5868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_rsb5868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_nyuu868 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7rm6868 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2b2.jpg\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_zc7q868 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_d4vh868    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3><strong>Taiga Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xa2x868    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>Provide the climate characteristics of taiga boreal coniferous forests.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Distinguish between angiosperm and gymnosperm trees, providing characteristics and examples of each.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"m2kz868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_m2kz868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_2tjt868 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zk0q868 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/taiga-chart-1-1024x501.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"501\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_w29w868 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3pz9868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Taiga biome covers a huge swath of land in the northern hemisphere, and people have inhabited areas of the Taiga in low numbers for thousands of years.\u00a0 Despite this, many people are unaware of this incredible biome.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"kw1g868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_kw1g868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_8m46868 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_je1k868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>This video introduces the taiga including a few aspects you may already be familiar with.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_k4c4868 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/462743424?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n 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class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_ha5h868 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_cj5r868 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/taiga-chart-1-1024x501.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"501\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_ednm868 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_p62v868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Taiga are cold with moderate precipitation.\u00a0 However they are warm enough to not have ____ in the soil like the tundra.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"ojqd868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_ojqd868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_zbzs868 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_tnrw868 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/taiga-prof-1024x318.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"318\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_xvnt868 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_3ha9868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">The taiga is warm and wet enough for the coniferous trees that photosynthesize year-round.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"orhd868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_orhd868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_bksn868 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_z12a868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">Countries with taiga typically have well-developed forestry industries, it is typically too cold and dry for grain agriculture.\u00a0 Although these forests are the most stable, there have been increased large-scale fires in recent years.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_cf5b868 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_x8lc868 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/taiga-use-1024x316.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"316\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"50px,50px\" data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-css_id=\"tc4l868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_tc4l868 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_01op868 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_b9nm868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_r9vi868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_klko868 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ltsf868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tree Classification<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"5l9e868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_5l9e868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_q9mc868 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_dhom868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>We will be studying trees repeatedly in this course.\u00a0 This video begins our introduction to how they are classified.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_gzrw868 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/461706816?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"yktk868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_yktk868 tf_w\">\n           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-->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_44uc868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Each ecosystem has its own set of hazards to consider in advance.\u00a0 In all forests, high winds and falling branches are a specific risk.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"kfex868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_kfex868 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_so32868 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"9uik868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_9uik868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_xii3868 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_6e7j868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Coniferous trees dominate the taiga and temperate coniferous forests.<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">This video introduces coniferous trees.\u00a0<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_2v0v868 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/365428078?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"gzev868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_gzev868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_3 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_79ge868 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_4alv868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are coniferous trees (conifers) taxonomically classified as gymnosperms or angiosperms?<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_wgi3868\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_anlr868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Conifers trees bear their seeds in cones instead of fruits.\u00a0 List two different examples of coniferous trees.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_4gb0868 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2m6t868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">When do conifers lose their leaves if not all at once like deciduous trees?<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"blg3868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_blg3868 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_aie6868 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"1mun868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_1mun868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_bccw868 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bk6e868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>The next section heads to the temperate forests with a more moderate climate than the taiga.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"bqqu868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_bqqu868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_ur80868 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_83l8868 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2b2.jpg\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_5oo4868 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gnq4868    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_bm5e868    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>provide the climate characteristics of taiga boreal coniferous forests?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>distinguish between angiosperm and gymnosperm trees, providing characteristics and examples of each?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"f9in868\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_f9in868 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_69uk868 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ofoh868 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rjj8868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go back to the Polar &amp; Tundra Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_eld7868 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_6jy3868 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_ap9s868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go forward to the Temperate Forests Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_4g59868 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_qydj868 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_5wei868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Latitudes Lecture Guide Contents<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_lmn9868 solid  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 3px;border-color: #40854a;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;max-width: 120px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fuce868   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_iey2868\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_aq2a868 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_f1e6868 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\" alt=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\">\n                        Polar & Tundra                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_a4a5868\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_y6ns868 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Taiga - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Taiga - YOU ARE HERE\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    Taiga - YOU ARE HERE                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_00s4868\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_4tzp868 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Temperate Forests\" alt=\"Temperate Forests\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\">\n                        Temperate Forests                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n  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href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_drq5517   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Back to Module 2<\/h3>\n<h5>This week&#8217;s overview<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_zu9m517\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_pwro517 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_dj01517   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>This Guide<\/h3>\n<h5>Latitudes<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_iah5517 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_uenl517 image-top circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-10.32.37-PM-3.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"368\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_15j6517   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Direct Link to Canvas<\/h3>\n<h5>Submit Products<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taiga Objectives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26523,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26901","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">\n<h1>Taiga<br\/>Boreal Coniferous Forests<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2b2.jpg\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">\n<h3><strong>Taiga Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul> <li><strong>Provide the climate characteristics of taiga boreal coniferous forests.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Distinguish between angiosperm and gymnosperm trees, providing characteristics and examples of each.<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/taiga-chart-1-1024x501.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"501\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Taiga biome covers a huge swath of land in the northern hemisphere, and people have inhabited areas of the Taiga in low numbers for thousands of years.\u00a0 Despite this, many people are unaware of this incredible biome.<\/p>\n<p>This video introduces the taiga including a few aspects you may already be familiar with.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462743424[\/embed]\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/taiga-chart-1-1024x501.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"501\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Taiga are cold with moderate precipitation.\u00a0 However they are warm enough to not have ____ in the soil like the tundra.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/taiga-prof-1024x318.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"318\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The taiga is warm and wet enough for the coniferous trees that photosynthesize year-round.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Countries with taiga typically have well-developed forestry industries, it is typically too cold and dry for grain agriculture.\u00a0 Although these forests are the most stable, there have been increased large-scale fires in recent years.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/taiga-use-1024x316.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"316\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tree Classification<\/h3>\n<p>We will be studying trees repeatedly in this course.\u00a0 This video begins our introduction to how they are classified.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/461706816[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/461238374[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Each ecosystem has its own set of hazards to consider in advance.\u00a0 In all forests, high winds and falling branches are a specific risk.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Coniferous trees dominate the taiga and temperate coniferous forests.<\/h5> <h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">This video introduces coniferous trees.\u00a0<\/h5>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/365428078[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are coniferous trees (conifers) taxonomically classified as gymnosperms or angiosperms?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Conifers trees bear their seeds in cones instead of fruits.\u00a0 List two different examples of coniferous trees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When do conifers lose their leaves if not all at once like deciduous trees?<\/p>\n<h5>The next section heads to the temperate forests with a more moderate climate than the taiga.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2b2.jpg\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\">\n<h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>\n<ul> <li><strong>provide the climate characteristics of taiga boreal coniferous forests?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>distinguish between angiosperm and gymnosperm trees, providing characteristics and examples of each?<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go back to the Polar &amp; Tundra Page<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go forward to the Temperate Forests Page<\/h5>\n<h3>Latitudes Lecture Guide Contents<\/h3>\n\n<h6>This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\" alt=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\"> Polar & Tundra <\/a> <\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Taiga - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Taiga - YOU ARE HERE\"> <h3> Taiga - YOU ARE HERE <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Temperate Forests\" alt=\"Temperate Forests\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/#\"> Temperate Forests <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Tropical Rainforests\" alt=\"Tropical Rainforests\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\"> Tropical Rainforests <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Back to Module 2<\/h3> <h5>This week's overview<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\"> <\/a>\n<h3>This Guide<\/h3> <h5>Latitudes<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-10.32.37-PM-3.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"368\" title=\"2a2 Taiga\" alt=\"2a2 Taiga\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Direct Link to Canvas<\/h3> <h5>Submit 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