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The Scandinavian and Russian taiga consists of [[conifer]]ous [[forest]]s dominated by ''[[Pinus sylvestris]]'' (in drier locations), often with an understory of ''[[Juniperus communis]]'', ''[[Picea abies]]'' and ''[[Picea obovata]]'' and a significant admixture of ''[[Betula pubescens]]'' and ''[[Betula pendula]]''. ''[[Larix sibirica]]'' is characteristic of the eastern part of the ecoregion. |
The Scandinavian and Russian taiga consists of [[conifer]]ous [[forest]]s dominated by ''[[Pinus sylvestris]]'' (in drier locations), often with an understory of ''[[Juniperus communis]]'', ''[[Picea abies]]'' and ''[[Picea obovata]]'' and a significant admixture of ''[[Betula pubescens]]'' and ''[[Betula pendula]]''. ''[[Larix sibirica]]'' is characteristic of the eastern part of the ecoregion. |
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| ⚫ | It is bordered by the ecoregions of [[Scandinavian coastal conifer forests]] (west), [[Scandinavian Montane Birch forest and grasslands]] (northwest and upwards in the higlands and mountains), [[Kola Peninsula tundra]] (North), [[Northwest Russian-Novaya Zemlya tundra]] (northeast), [[Urals montane tundra and taiga]] (east) and [[Sarmatic mixed forests]] (south), by the [[Baltic Sea]] and [[White Sea]]. Geobotanically, it belongs to the Northeastern European [[floristic province]] of the [[Circumboreal Region]] of the [[Holarctic Kingdom]]. |
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It is bordered by the ecoregions of atlantic dicklandia |
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[[Image:Archangelsk taiga.JPG|thumb|left|350px|Taiga forest near [[Archangelsk]]]] |
[[Image:Archangelsk taiga.JPG|thumb|left|350px|Taiga forest near [[Archangelsk]]]] |
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[[Image:RanelvaIllhoellia C.JPG|thumb|right|350px|There are many rivers and lakes in the Taiga. Norwegian closed-canopy boreal forest at the Arctic Circle in [[Rana, Norway|Rana]].]] |
[[Image:RanelvaIllhoellia C.JPG|thumb|right|350px|There are many rivers and lakes in the Taiga. Norwegian closed-canopy boreal forest at the Arctic Circle in [[Rana, Norway|Rana]].]] |
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Revision as of 02:58, 17 October 2014
The Scandinavian and Russian taiga is an ecoregion within the Taiga and Boreal forests Biome as defined by the WWF classification (ecoregion PA0608). It is situated in Northern Europe between tundra in the north and temperate mixed forests in the south and occupies about 2,156,900 km² (832,800 mi²) in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the northern part of European Russia, being the largest ecoregion in Europe.
Description
The Scandinavian and Russian taiga consists of coniferous forests dominated by Pinus sylvestris (in drier locations), often with an understory of Juniperus communis, Picea abies and Picea obovata and a significant admixture of Betula pubescens and Betula pendula. Larix sibirica is characteristic of the eastern part of the ecoregion.
It is bordered by the ecoregions of Scandinavian coastal conifer forests (west), Scandinavian Montane Birch forest and grasslands (northwest and upwards in the higlands and mountains), Kola Peninsula tundra (North), Northwest Russian-Novaya Zemlya tundra (northeast), Urals montane tundra and taiga (east) and Sarmatic mixed forests (south), by the Baltic Sea and White Sea. Geobotanically, it belongs to the Northeastern European floristic province of the Circumboreal Region of the Holarctic Kingdom.
