Temperate coniferous forests

TEMPERATE CONIFEROUS FORESTS

Image from Coniferous forest Nasa Earth Observatory.

ORGANISM HOW HAS THE ORGANISM BEEN IMPACTED BY HUMAN ACTIONS?

PROTECTION HOW CAN WE PROTECT TEMPERATE CONIFEROUS FORESTS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS?

CLIMATE HOW CAN WE PRESEVE THE CLIMATE THROUGH SUSTAINBILITY?

Image from Quora what is the climate like in temperate coniferous forests

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LOCATION OF BIOME AND HOW CAN WE PROTECT IT.

CLIMATE OF THE BIOME.

An overview of where the the temperate coniferous forests are located and some background information about it

An overview on how is the biome in temperate coniferous forests and how has it been impacted by human actions.

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HOW IS THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

HUMAN IMPACT

what does the natural environment look like and how are the flora and fauna there

how has humans impacted these areas over the past year in Negative ways

LOCATION OF BIOME AND FACTS Where is the temperate coniferous forests located Turkey is a country on south-east Europe and West Asia in the middle east having many biomes one being the Temperate coniferous Forests.

The regions which have the Temperate coniferous forests in Turkey are Bolu, Artvin, Zonguldack , and the Kackar mountains overall being the northern part of Anatolia

Facts about Temperate coniferous forests The Temperate coniferous forests in northern Anatolia Turkey are diverse and rich in nutrition, wood, composition and structure and out of all forests only a diminutive portion which is 4 percent is for biodiversity conservation. Imagine how much of that 4 percent is in Temperate coniferous forests.

Imagine from Student Climate Data

CLIMATE OF THE BIOME Climate Change The temperatures in coniferous forests have changed increasing due to human actions with one being fossil fuel. From the graph we can see before the 2000 the climate was very cold where the temperate coniferous forests are but now they changed.

Climate in winter The winter in Turkey’s coniferous forests start in December, January, and ends in February while the average temperature being -5c to 5c .The Forests experience long and cold winters having plenty of rainfall, because of this the average precipitation levels in winter are 10 to 15 inches.

climate graph of Bolu from climate.data.org

Climate in Summer

CLIMATE GRAPH OF ARTVIN FROM CLIMATE.DATA.ORG

The summer in Turkey’s coniferous forests start in June, July and end in August making the Average temperature 15 to 25 degrees. The Forests experience short, warm, and humid summers have short summers.

BIOMES NATURAL ENVIRONMENT Physical features

Coniferous forests mostly live in mountains and can be found in high aptitudes. they are filled with many trees that have needle like leaves with a waxy out coat to minimizer water loss in frosty temperatures.

Their branches are soft, flexible, and pointed downwards making snow fall off them like butter.

There are many Animals in temperate coniferous forests including 385 differen’t type of species like bears, rabbits, owls, many types of birds etc. between these wonderful creatures there are many systems like eco systems and how they are interdependent.

The flora and Fauna are interdependent and have related systems with each other by food, protection, shelter by eco- systems.

This means that most of the organisms relay and need each other in order survive. Eco systems have food chains and food webs. An example of a food chain would be grass to bunny to wolfs to bears. It is essential that the ecosystems are biodiverse in order to survive and thrive longer.

image from Atlas

diagram of a food web in coniferous forests

HUMAN IMPACT ON THE BIOME 1. Deforestation and what future generations can do Deforestation is a atrocious issue and needs to be solved because when the forests trees are cut down impacted the organism and the climate in the temperate coniferous forests for land development and building construction. Deforestation brings Co2 levels high and oxygen levels low making the planet hotter and destroys organism’s habitats making them need to flee and go somewhere else or die.

There are many solutions to stop or reduce the numbers of deforestation in temperate coniferous forests. Firstly, reducing or eliminating clear cut logging. This method eliminates the forests in one go leading to major eco system disruption. Secondly, Encouraging the use of recycled and alternative materials to stop people cutting down trees and to promote ecofriendly systems just impacting the environment positively overall. Thirdly, protecting primary and intact temperate coniferous forests in Turkey to stop human activities in those areas as it can help with reduce in deforestation and a way to stop carbon emissions too helping two things that are essential for maintaining the temperate coniferous forests in Turkey. Finally, implementing stricter deforestation regulations so that some areas are limited or have limits on how much the forest can be harvested.

. CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHAT FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN DO CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE TEMPERATURES IN THE AIR START RISING AND INCREASING IN TEMPERATURE MAKING THE ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE USED TO THE COLD AFFECTED AND KILLED. CLIMATE CHANGE DUE TO DEFORESTATION AND FOSSIL FUEL USAGE AND ETC. THERE ARE MANY THINGS THAT WE CAN DO FIRSTLY BEING USING ECO FRIENDLY TOOLS AND ELECTRICITY TO STOP CO2 LEVELS GOING HIGH AND NOT CUTTING DOWN TREES. SECONDLY PLANTING PLANTS, TREE ANYTHING WOULD BE HELPFUL AS PLANTS SOAK THE CO2 AND KEEP THEM INSIDE THEMSELVES.

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