what is the difference between tundra and the taiga???
2006-10-17 15:14:07 · 2 answers · asked by jouliette 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Tundra- is the coldest of all the biomes
Characteristics of Tundra
1. Extremely cold climate
2. Low biotic diversity
3. Simple vegetation structure
4. Limitation of drainage
5. Short season of growth and reproduction
6. Energy and nutrients in the form of dead organic material
7. Large population oscillations
Taiga- is the biome of the needleleaf forest. Living in the taiga is cold and lonely. Coldness and food shortages make things very difficult, mostly in the winter.
2006-10-17 15:22:49 · answer #1 · answered by Ms. H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
taiga can have forests, especially coniferous ones.
tundra generally has no more than shrubby vegetation.
both have permafrost; tundra's is more severe.
2006-10-17 22:17:28 · answer #2 · answered by kent_shakespear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋