The coniferous forest biome is found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe and North America.
Most of the trees in coniferous forests are conifers, coniferous grow needles with a thick cuticle and cones. Stomata are sunk below the leaf surface.
The foliage trees is dense and as a result, the light intensity on the forest floor is inadequate to support the growth of most plants.
A heavy carpet of dead needles covers the forest floor and very few shrubs, grass or other plants are found there.
The northern Eurasian coniferous forest is called the taiga, or the boreal forest. Both terms are used to describe the entire circumpolar coniferous forest with its many lakes, bogs and rivers.
Pines, spruces, firs and larches are the dominant trees in coniferous forests. Boreal or northern forest occurs in Asia, Europe and North America in formerly glaciated areas where lakes and streams abound.
Conifers also dominate temperature lowlands along the pacific coast from Alaska into northern California.
Coniferous forests
