Unit 4: Forestry - Types of Forest
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- Created on: 25-05-15 14:47
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- Types of Forest
- Taiga (Coniferous) - Canada, Russia and Scandinavia
- Low evaporation rates - sufficient water even with low precipitation
- Evergreen - allows photosynthesis in late winter/spring when too cold for leaves to grow and because low summer sunlight levels
- Needle-shaped leaves have waxy cuticles and sunken stomata - reduces water losses
- Low biodiversity - harsh conditions and little energy captured by photosynthesi
- Temperate Deciduous - forests with equal length summer and winters - America, Europe and Asia
- Trees shed leaves in winter - reduces evapotranspiration losses and damage caused by snowfall
- Oak, maple, beech, elm trees and hazel, holly understorey species
- Higher biodiversity - higher primary production
- Tropical Rainforest - region close to equator where is sun is overhead often
- Frequent rainfall, high light levels and high temperature
- High biodiversity - high primary productivity
- Taiga (Coniferous) - Canada, Russia and Scandinavia
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