Chart 442 - Types of Forest 2

Types of Forest 2 Chart

Spectrum Chart - 442 : Types of Forest 2

1. Primary Forest (Old Growth Forest) - An old growth forest also termed primary forest is a forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance and thereby exhibits unique ecological features and might be classified as a climax community. Old-growth forests tend to have large trees and standing dead trees, multi-layered canopies with gaps that result from the deaths of individual trees and coarse woody debris on the forest floor.

2. Temperate Rainforest - Temperate rainforests are coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rainfall. These forests can be found in temperate regions of North America, South America, Europe, East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Generally these forests exist where the climate is affected by warm ocean currents. The largest temperate rainforests in the world are located in North America.

3. Temperate Cloud Forest - Cloud forests are like rain forests in that they generally receive high levels of precipitation. The difference is that with cloud forests, much of that precipitation comes directly from the clouds that filer through the trees.

4. Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forest - Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests are a tropical and subtropical forest biome, sometimes referred to as jungle.

5. Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forest - Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest is a temperate climate terrestrial biome, with broadleaf tree eco regions and with conifer and broadleaf tree mixed coniferous forest eco regions. Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests occur in areas with distinct warm and cool season. These forests occur in relatively warm and rainy climates, sometimes also with a distinct dry season.

6. Subtropical Laurel Forest - Laurel forest is a type of subtropical forest found in areas with high humidity and relatively stable, mild temperatures. The forest is characterised by broadleaf tree species with evergreen, glossy and elongated leaves, known as "laurophyll" or "lauroid".

7. Tropical Dry Forest - Tropical dry forest is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. Though these forests occur in climates that are warm year-round, and may receive several hundred centimetres of rain per year, they have long dry seasons which last several months and vary with geographic location. These seasonal droughts have great impact on all living things in the forest. They are home to a wide variety of wildlife including monkeys, deer, large cats, parrots, various rodents and ground dwelling birds.

8. Mediterranean Forest - Mediterranean forests are characterised by dry summers and rainy winters. Summers are typically hot in low-lying inland locations but can be cool near colder seas. Vegetation types range from forests to woodlands, savannas, shrublands and grasslands "mosaic habitat" landscapes are common, where differing vegetation types are interleaved with one another in complex patterns created by variations in soil, topography, exposure to wind and sun and fire history.

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