| The ground in a boreal forest is often covered with snow, but the soil is frozen, which means there is as little water available to trees as in a southern desert. | In the winter, all boreal forests around the world have a very similar appearance. Many of the same species live on several different continents, and there are other closely related species that appear similar. However, in the summer, the character of the forest changes. Animals from farther south migrate to the boreal forest to feed on everything from lemmings to caterpillars to seeds, which all appear in great numbers during the region's brief warm season. |
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