humid forests
Steamy tree regions
Humid forests are woodlands that receive substantial rainfall and maintain high moisture levels year-round.
The term encompasses tropical rainforests near the equator and temperate rainforests in cooler regions.
These ecosystems support dense vegetation and exceptional biodiversity: Humid forests contain more species per acre than any other terrestrial habitat.
- misty morningDawn with visible water vapor
- epiphyteNon-parasitic botanical hitchhiker
- tropical rainforestHumid equatorial biome with dense vegetation
- lianaWoody climbing vine
- evapotranspirationWater loss from land surfaces
steamy air · bromeliad · temperate rainforest · fern · moss · biodiversity · canopy · decomposition · understory · anaconda · tropical bird · ficus · jaguar · orchid · seed dispersal · damp · muggy · sweltering
humid forestsdeserts
Abandons or barren lands
arid lands · chaparral · steppes · drylands · scrublands
humid forestssand dunes
Wind-sculpted sediment formations
tundra · open plains · prairies · bare rock · wastelands
humid forestsGobi Desert
Large Asian arid region
polar deserts · arid zones · Sahara Desert · Arabian Desert · ice sheets