Boreal forest

A boreal forest stand within the Krycklan site in northern Sweden. Boreal forest covers about 15% of the Earth’s land surface. The boreal region forms a circumpolar band throughout the northern hemisphere, extending through Russia, Northern Europe, Canada and Alaska. The great expanse and large amount of carbon contained in vegetation and soils (particularly peat) make the boreal biome the world's largest terrestrial carbon reservoir.