Boreal forests form Earth’s largest terrestrial biome
Across Canada, Alaska, Scandinavia, and Russia, a vast band of spruce, fir, pine, and larch rings the high latitudes — the boreal forest, or taiga, the planet’s biggest land biome by area.
Cold winters, short summers, and acidic soils favor conifers and thick moss carpets. Peat and permafrost beneath store enormous carbon alongside the standing timber.
Size is not drama; it is responsibility. Warming and fire in the taiga can rewrite global carbon math for everyone.
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