| 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! The great Douglas fir and hemlock forests
of the USA's Pacific Northwest and Canada's British Colombia receive more than 2,000mm of
rain a year. They are dominated by coniferous trees. Here we will introduce two special forests here, Mediterranean forests and Deciduous forests. ¡@ ¡@ ¡@ |
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