Forests of the Earth

By Niharika

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Tropical

Rainforest

Tropical Rainforest

• tropical rainforest occurs roughly within the

latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator

(in the equatorial zone between the Tropic of

Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn).Its warm and wet.

• Layers –Emergent, canopy, understory, forest floor .

Its flora and fauna

Trees of 313 species and 1,500 species of higher plants.

Specials Birds-Hyacinth macaw, toucans ,

Mammals-Malayan sun bear, capybaras,

Snake-anaconda,

Fishes-piranhas,

Temperate rainforest

LOCATION

• These forests are found in Southeast Asia, Africa, South America, and Central America .

• United States along the coastline of the Pacific Northwest and in Canada, Alaska.

• coastal mountain ranges in Washington,

Flora and fauna Trees-

• Coastal redwood trees, oak,

• Maple, black cherry,

• Eucalyptus

Birds-

• Woodpeckers, ravens

Mammals

• Bats, flying squirrels, black bears.

Tropical Scrubs

Location

• Mostly in India and northernmost Sri Lanka.

• Deccan Plateau, extending across the Indian states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu to the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

Flora and fauna

350 species of which three are considered near-endemic

Plants- Indian bustard

• Animals-, elephant, nilgai, species of rat, sloth , black buck, bear,

• Reptiles-snakes, lizards and small rodents.

• Plants- olive, cedars, oaks.

Deciduous

Location

• Eastern half of the United States, Canada, Europe, parts of Russia, China, and Japan

Flora and fauna

Birds -

• Eagle, cardinal

• Small creatures as earth worms, scorpion, ants

Mammals-

• Black bears, chipmunks, squirrels, fox.

Trees-

Maple, oaks, sequoia, The fact that most humans live in the temperate deciduous forest biome than

any other is very important to note.

Coniferous forest

Location

• Canada, Europe, Asia, and the United States

Flora and fauna

• moose, snakes, eagles, bob cats, flies, geese, bunnies, lynx, frogs, beaver, squirrels, owls, deer, and foxes.

Trees-

• pine, aspen, Jeffery pine, fir and, of course the conifer. There are also pants like mushrooms, moss, and flowers.

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