Temperate forests are simpler in structure than tropical forests and support a smaller number of tree species.
Temperate forest covers the forests found between the tropical and subtropical regions and
the barren, treeless lands of the far north and extreme south. There are many types of temperate forests, but the main categories are: coniferous forests, mixed broadleaved/ coniferous forests; and broadleaved forests . Some temperate forests receive so much rain they are sometimes called rainforests!Another type of temperate, evergreen rainforest occurs in Chile, South America. Here there is a great diversity of broadleaved trees including the Southern Beech. Here we will introduce two special forests here, Mediterranean forests and Deciduous forests. ¡@ |
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