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Title: Keystone species in Taiga(Boreal) forests.? Post by: nworcest on Oct 30, 2012 What are some keystone species in the taiga(boreal) forests..
i know that the Scots Pine (Pinus sylvatica) is one.. and also beavers.. but how exactly are beavers keystone species.?? any more?? Title: Keystone species in Taiga(Boreal) forests.? Post by: microbio24 on Oct 30, 2012 Keystone plants like conifers, like pine, white spriuce, hemlock, and Douglas fir -->
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta) Scots Pine (Pinus sylvatica) Siberian Larch (Larix sibirica) Lady?s slipper (Cypripedium calceolus) Methuselah?s Beard (Usnea longissima) Newfoundland Pine Marten (Martes martes) Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) Keystone animals -- > * "Moose" in North America and "Eurasian elk" in Europe (Alces alces) [ don't confused with North American elk, which are very different. Other animals of the taiga tend to be predators like the lynx and members of the weasel family, like wolverines, bobcat, minks and ermine. They hunt herbivores like snowshoe rabbits, red squirrels and voles. Red deer, elk, and moose can be found in regions of the taiga where more deciduous trees grow. |