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:This article is about forests as a massing of trees. For other uses of the word, see Forest (disambiguation).
A forest is an area with a high density of trees (or, historically, an area set aside for hunting). Forests can be found in all regions capable of sustaining tree growth, at altitudes up to the tree-line, except where rainfall is too low, or natural fire frequency too high. Forests generally contain a large number of different tree species growing to different heights, combined with an understory, which makes efficient use of sunlight. A forest in its natural form is home to many animal and plant species, and biomass per unit area is high compared to most other biomes.
In ecological terms, a forest may be differentiated from a woodland: a forest is considered to have a more or less closed canopy, where the branches and foliage of trees meet or interlock; a woodland is considered to have an open canopy, where some sunlight penetrates between the trees (see also: savanna).
Numerous types of forests exist. Among the ecological types are:
The science of studying and managing forests, with a goal of sustainable extraction, is called forestry. Ecologists study forests.
See also
- List of forests
- Forests in the United KingdomForests in the United Kingdom is a link page for any forest in the United Kingdom. See: Forestry Commission, Forest Service Northern Ireland, List of gardens, Gardens in England, UK topics. England Cumbria Whinfell Forest Center Parcs Derbyshire Darwin Fo
- Forests of SwedenA list of Swedish forests: Kolmarden Tiveden Tyloskog Swedish forests.
- Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forestsTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests also known as tropical rain forests are a tropical and subtropical biome. Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests are found in a belt around the equator and in the humid subtropics, and are charact
- Tropical and subtropical coniferous forestsTropical and subtropical coniferous forests are a biome located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. See also; See also forest, Trees of the world Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests ecoregions Indomalaya ecozone Himalayan subtropical pine fores
- Temperate broadleaf and mixed forestsTemperate broadleaf and mixed forests are a temperate and humid biome. It is characterized by water : available (rainy) temperature : cool and warm season soil : fertile plants : deciduous trees animals : many mammals, birds, reptiles, insects, arachnides
- Temperate coniferous forestsTemperate coniferous forests are a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest. In most temperate coniferous forests, evergreen conifers predominate, while some are
- RainforestA rainforest is a forested biome with high annual rainfall. Some cite a minimum normal annual rainfall of 2500 mm (about 100 inches or 250 centimeters), with normal rainfall at least 60 mm during each of the twelve months of the year. Others set the minim
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