Northern ecosystem of coniferous forests (5)

I believe the answer is:

taiga

(Other definitions for taiga that I've seen before include "Siberian subarctic forest(s)" , "Forested northern land" , "swampy forests" , "Swampy Siberian forest" , "Arctic coniferous region" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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