Scandinavian and Russian taiga
| Scandinavian and Russian taiga | |
|---|---|
Palearctic | |
| Biome | Taiga |
| Borders | List
|
| Geography | |
| Area | 2,150,900 km2 (830,500 sq mi) |
The Scandinavian and Russian taiga is an
Description
The Scandinavian and Russian taiga consists of
There are a number of special status mammals and birds within the Scandinavian and Russian taiga, as well as one reptilian taxon.[1]
Growing season in taiga areas is generally considered to be measured as the number of days for which average daily temperature exceeds 5 °C (41 °F). The longest growing season for the Scandinavian and Russian taiga occurs in the locales with marine influence from the North Sea and Baltic Sea: in coastal areas of Norway, Sweden and Finland the growing season of the closed boreal forest can reach as high as 145 to 180 days per annum. The shortest growing season of the ecoregion is found in continental Russia and at the far northern part of the ecoregion at the ecotone with tundra.[1]
Biodiversity
There are a total of 368 native vertebrate species in the Scandinavian and Russian taiga according to WWF tabulation; when all migratory bird species are included, this number is somewhat larger.[1]
This ecoregion supports the following native non-endemic threatened mammals:[1]
- European mink (Mustela lutreola, Endangered)
- European otter (Lutra lutra, Near Threatened)
- garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus, Near Threatened)
- Greater noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus, Near Threatened)
- pond bat (Myotis dasycneme, Near Threatened)
- western barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus, Vulnerable)
- Russian desman (Desmana moschata, Vulnerable)
The Scandinavian and Russian taiga has only a single non-endemic special status native reptile: the Lower Risk grass snake (
Native non-endemic threatened avian species in the ecoregion are:[1]
- aquatic warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola, Vulnerable)
- black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa, Near Threatened)
- Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata, Near Threatened)
- European roller (Coracias garrulus, Near Threatened)
- great snipe (Gallinago media, Near Threatened)
- greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga, Vulnerable)
- lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus, Vulnerable)
- pallid harrier (Circus macrourus, Near Threatened)
- red-footed falcon (Falco vespertinus, Near Threatened)
- yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola, Vulnerable)
Protected areas
The following is a partial list of protected areas lying within the Scandinavian and Russian taiga:[1]
- Björnlandet National Park, Sweden
- Femundsmarka National Park, Norway
- Helvetinjärvi National Park, Finland
- Isojärvi National Park, Finland
- Koli National Park, Finland
- Liesjärvi National Park, Finland
- Muddus National Park, Sweden
- Paanajärvi National Park, Russia
- Skuleskogen National Park, Sweden
- Vodlozersky National Park, Russia
References
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This article incorporates text available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. Hogan, C. Michael (November 19, 2012). McGinley, Mark (ed.). "Scandinavian and Russian taiga". Encyclopedia of the Earth. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
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