Types of Forests

1. Temperate Coniferous Forest

1.1. Found in Pacific Northwestern United States and Canada, southwestern South America, and southern Japan

1.2. Temperate climate with very little change in temperature

1.3. Rich soil

1.4. Evergreen Conifers are the biggest population of trees

1.5. Deer, marmot, elk, black bear, salmon, and spotted owl live here

1.6. THREATS: Unsustainable forestry Road construction

2. Boreal Forest

2.1. Found in Canada, northern Asia, Siberia, and Scandinavia; 50-60 degrees N Latitude

2.2. Long winters and short summers; most precipitation comes as snow (15-40 inches)

2.3. Long winters cause slow composition which causes a thin layer of soil

2.4. Spruce, fir, and pine evergreen trees are found here

2.5. Animals that live here must be able to handle long, cold winters; deer, elk, moose, caribou, wolverines, grizzly bears, and snowshoe hares live here

3. Tropical Rainforest

3.1. Found around the equator

3.2. Temperatures between 68 and 77 degrees Fahrenheit

3.3. Soil is nutrient poor

3.4. A variety of birds, bats, monkeys, snakes and other animals live here

3.5. THREAT: Unsustainable forestry practices Road Construction Land clearing for agriculture

4. Temperate Deciduous Forest

4.1. Eastern United States and Canada, Western Europe and parts of Russia, China and Japan

4.2. Four distinct seasons and receives 30-60 inches of precipitation

4.3. Soil is very nutrious

4.4. There are many types of plants in the different layers of the Temperate Deciduous Forest

4.5. Animals must be adapted to cold winters

4.6. THREAT: Acid Rain Unsustainable forestry Strip Mining