"At 68 degrees latitude, this is the taiga, a Russian word meaning "land of little sticks," the upper limit of the world's northern forests."
—James Campbell, The Final Frontiersman (New York and London: Atria Books, 2004), 65
Another term for boreal forest, a subarctic biome characterized by conifers (mostly spruces), small-leaved deciduous trees (birch, willow, aspen), nutrient-poor soil, some permafrost, and relatively low precipitation which mostly comes as snow during the winter.
"At 68 degrees latitude, this is the taiga, a Russian word meaning "land of little sticks," the upper limit of the world's northern forests."
—James Campbell, The Final Frontiersman (New York and London: Atria Books, 2004), 65
Also the name taken by a trendy (but good) Vancouver manufacturer of outdoor wear.
Another term for boreal forest, a subarctic biome characterized by conifers (mostly spruces), small-leaved deciduous trees (birch, willow, aspen), nutrient-poor soil, some permafrost, and relatively low precipitation which mostly comes as snow during the winter.
Good for Kird Apes.