Referred to as a boreal forest or snow forest, and characterized by coniferous forests consisting of pines, spruces, and larches.

High latitudes mean that the sun does not rise far above the horizon, and less solar energy is received than further south. But the high latitude also ensures very long summer days, as the sun stays above the horizon nearly 20 hours each day, or up to 24 hours, with only around 6 hours of daylight, or none, occurring in the dark winters, depending on latitude.

The taiga experiences relatively low precipitation throughout the year (generally 200–750 mm (7.9–29.5 in) annually, 1,000 mm (39 in) in some areas), primarily as rain during the summer months, but also as snow or fog. Snow may remain on the ground for as long as nine months in the northernmost extensions of the taiga biome.

The American marten is an opportunistic predator whose diet may shift with the seasons, allowing it to capitalize on a rotating roster of food sources, from small rodents and fish to fruit, foliage, and insects.

As snow covers the ground and deepens, martens turn to mostly mammalian prey, which dominate the winter diet.

As predators, American martens may have significant impact on prey populations, helping to structure the forest community. Fishers, bobcats, and a wide variety of hawks and owls will all kill martens. Some people trap them for their fur.

When ripe, cloudberry fruits are golden-yellow, soft and juicy, and are rich in vitamin C. When eaten fresh, cloudberries have a distinctive tart taste. When over-ripe, they have a creamy texture somewhat like yogurt and a sweet flavor. They are often made into jams, juices, tarts, and liqueurs.

The leaves and twigs of cloudberry are browsed by moose and caribou.

Fire is very common in the ericaceous shrub-tussock tundra where cloudberry grows. Cloudberry sprouts from the rhizomes after aboveground vegetation is destroyed or damaged by fire. Cloudberry also dominates or codominates in dwarf-shrub types, bogs, muskegs, and open tussock tundra.

Lions Mane is known for its medicinal benefits to relieve depression and anxiety, support nerve cellular regrowth and brain development, and reduce risk of diabetes.

They play an important role in the ecosystem of the forest by collecting up nutrients from the wood of dead trees. They then make these available to other organisms, who eat the mushroom.

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