Boreal
Post-glacial warm period
Boreal means northern, relating to the cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The boreal forest—also called taiga—is the vast band of coniferous trees stretching across Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia.
The term appears in scientific and geographical contexts: boreal climate, boreal species.
The aurora borealis is the northern lights.
Producing woody cones
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- firCone-bearing evergreen genus
- taigaSubarctic evergreen biome
evergreen · birch · larch · lichen · moss · understory · canopy · woodland
Toward the top
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- subarcticZone south of Arctic
- circumpolarAround the pole
- polarOf extreme latitudes
taiga · tundra · Scandinavia · Alaska · Siberia · Canada · Finland · Nordic
coniferous
Producing woody cones
taiga · evergreen · birch · larch · lichen · moss · understory · canopy · woodland · timberland
northern
Toward the top
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- subarcticZone south of Arctic
- circumpolarAround the pole
polar · taiga · tundra · Scandinavia · Alaska · Siberia · Canada · Finland · Nordic · latitude
cold
Low temperature state
frost · snow · ice · subzero · chill · bitter · seasonal · permafrost · frozen · glacial
ecosystem
Interconnected organisms and surroundings
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
wolf · lynx · bear · migratory · songbird · waterfowl · wetland · peatland · carbon · sequestration
Borealaustral
Of the south
southern · Antarctic · equatorial · Southern Hemisphere · South Pole
Borealtropical
Of hot, humid regions
equatorial · torrid · subtropical · Mediterranean · arid
- boreal forestSubarctic coniferous woodland zone
- aurora borealisHigh-latitude luminous sky phenomenon