temperate forests
Mild-climate woodlands
Temperate forests are woodlands found in Earth's middle latitudes, between tropical and boreal zones.
They experience distinct seasons with moderate rainfall and temperatures that support deciduous trees like oak and maple, or in some regions, conifers.
The temperate forests of the Pacific Northwest receive heavy rainfall.
These ecosystems once covered much of Europe and eastern North America before widespread clearing for agriculture.
- deerAntlered hoofed mammal
- seasonal variationRecurring annual fluctuation pattern
- oak treesQuercus genus members
- squirrelsBushy-tailed nut gatherers
- woodpeckersBirds that drill trees
mosses · dappled light · fallen logs · deforestation · carbon storage · fertile soil · foxes · deciduous · wildflowers · tree bark · ferns · salamanders · woodland creatures · owls · maple trees · hickories · old growth · microhabitats
- ecosystemsrainforest, desert, jungle, ocean, lake
- habitatsocean, lake, river, pond, desert
- Asian ecologytigers, pandas, elephants, orangutans, tropical rainforests
- carbon sinkstrees, oceans, peatlands, soil, rainforests
- Central European ecologyAlps, Carpathians, Danube, alpine meadows, Balkans
- Central European natureBavarian Alps, red deer, wild boar, roe deer, alpine meadows
temperate foreststropical rainforests
Warm, wet forest ecosystems
boreal forests · taiga · tropical forests · polar regions · cloud forests
temperate forestsdeserts
Abandons or barren lands
tundra · arid regions · grasslands · savannas · prairies
temperate forestsagricultural land
Ground used for farming
urban areas · industrial zones · parking lots · concrete jungle · cropland