Sentences with phrase «taiga ecosystems»

It traverses a diverse range of forest, grassland and taiga ecosystems that support at least 2,800 plant and 500 animal species on the Russian side alone.

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When the large herbivores disappeared, the ecosystem transitioned to today's mossy tundra and taiga that is beginning to melt and release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Overview: Page 1 - 2: Introduction to Ecosystems Page 3 - 4: The Food Chain Page 5 - 6: Scales of Ecosystems Page 7 - 8: Tundra Page 9 - 10: Taiga Page 11 - 12: Temperate Forest Page 13 - 14: Rainforest Page 15 - 16: Grassland Page 17 - 18: Savanna Page 19 - 20: Desert Page 21 - 22: Marine Page 23 - 24: Freshwater Page 25 - 26: Reflection EXTRA: Compact version of the unit Keywords: Ecosystem, biome, ecotone, biosphere, biotic, herbivores, carnivores, trees, earth, nature, animals, plants, species, food chain, oceans, tundra, taiga, temperate forest, rainforest, grassland, savanna, desert, marine, freshTaiga Page 11 - 12: Temperate Forest Page 13 - 14: Rainforest Page 15 - 16: Grassland Page 17 - 18: Savanna Page 19 - 20: Desert Page 21 - 22: Marine Page 23 - 24: Freshwater Page 25 - 26: Reflection EXTRA: Compact version of the unit Keywords: Ecosystem, biome, ecotone, biosphere, biotic, herbivores, carnivores, trees, earth, nature, animals, plants, species, food chain, oceans, tundra, taiga, temperate forest, rainforest, grassland, savanna, desert, marine, freshtaiga, temperate forest, rainforest, grassland, savanna, desert, marine, freshwater

The taiga, the ecosystem in which the Dukha, Mongolia's reindeer herder community, live, is a biodiversity hotspot and has abundant natural resources, but is also one of the regions of Mongolia which could suffer the greatest impacts of climate change over the coming decades.

Typically, large wildfires burn on the southern fringe of the taiga, a dense forest ecosystem also known as the boreal forest, but this year's fires are burning in a more central portion of the taiga.