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Abiotic Factors are non-living chemical, and physical factors in the environment, that affect an ecosystem. They play a huge role in the ecosystem, because they determine the conditions in which the organisms live in and will need to adapt to. These factors can include soil acidity, light, radiation, temperature, water, and atmospheric gases.
Temperature: Boreal forests have very long, cold winters and short, mild summers. Their winters can last for 6 to 7 months at a time and temperatures can range from -1 to -54°c, while temperatures in the summer range from 21 to -1°c. The average yearly temperature comes out to be 0°c.
Sunlight: In the summer, the boreal forest may receive up to 20 hours of sunlight per day, while in the winter they may only get a few short hours of it.
Precipitation: The boreal forest receives anywhere between 20 and 200 cm of precipitation per year. Due to the long cold winters, most of this precipitation falls in the form of snow.
Soil Conditions: The soil of the boreal forest is very acidic. This is caused by the build up of fallen conifer needles and poor nutrients, which limits the diversity of the plants that are able to grow there. The ground is very swampy and marshy in multiple parts of the forest, due to the late snow melt, and the summer rain, which does not allow the water to evaporate off the ground completely.
Temperature: Boreal forests have very long, cold winters and short, mild summers. Their winters can last for 6 to 7 months at a time and temperatures can range from -1 to -54°c, while temperatures in the summer range from 21 to -1°c. The average yearly temperature comes out to be 0°c.
Sunlight: In the summer, the boreal forest may receive up to 20 hours of sunlight per day, while in the winter they may only get a few short hours of it.
Precipitation: The boreal forest receives anywhere between 20 and 200 cm of precipitation per year. Due to the long cold winters, most of this precipitation falls in the form of snow.
Soil Conditions: The soil of the boreal forest is very acidic. This is caused by the build up of fallen conifer needles and poor nutrients, which limits the diversity of the plants that are able to grow there. The ground is very swampy and marshy in multiple parts of the forest, due to the late snow melt, and the summer rain, which does not allow the water to evaporate off the ground completely.