ECOLOGY
BIOMES
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Question
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Boreal forests and temperate forests usually exist in very separate parts of the world.
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The polar regions are the only places on Earth that have two different types of forests.
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Temperate forests are defined by having a mixture of deciduous and coniferous trees.
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Biomes can overlap with each other and create areas with plants from both biomes.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Temperate Deciduous forests are found towards higher latitudes. These are found in the northeastern part of USA, China, New Zealand, Chile and also found in the coastal regions of Western Europe. They shed their leaves in the dry season. The common trees are oak, ash, beech, etc.
Detailed explanation-2: -Temperate deciduous forests are located in the mid-latitude areas which means that they are found between the polar regions and the tropics. The deciduous forest regions are exposed to warm and cold air masses, which cause this area to have four seasons.
Detailed explanation-3: -deciduous forest, vegetation composed primarily of broad-leaved trees that shed all their leaves during one season.
Detailed explanation-4: -Temperate deciduous forests are organized into 5 zones based on the height of the trees. From tallest to shortest they are the tree stratum zone, the small tree and sapling zone, the shrub zone, the herb zone and the ground zone.