- Forest | Definition, Ecology, Types, Trees, Examples, Facts | Britannica
A forest is a complex ecological system in which trees are the dominant life-form A forest is nature’s most efficient ecosystem, with a high rate of photosynthesis affecting both plant and animal systems in a series of complex organic relationships
- Forest Biome - Education
There are three general types of forest that exist: temperate, tropical, and boreal Experts estimate that these forests cover approximately one-third of Earth’s surface
- Forest - New World Encyclopedia
Forests are differentiated from woodlands by the extent of canopy coverage: in a forest the branches and foliage of separate trees often meet or interlock, although there can be gaps of varying sizes within an area referred to as forest
- Forests - WWF
According to the UN, we lose 100,000 sq km of natural forest globally every year – that's an area of forest the size of London lost every week, or roughly one football pitch every 2 seconds - usually for agriculture, for timber, or industrial development
- Forests
Improving forest communication and forest education to increase understanding and appreciation of forests and forestry, including for a new generation of foresters
- FOREST Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of FOREST is a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract How to use forest in a sentence
- Home | US Forest Service
Find a Forest Select your state to find a forest or grassland to explore
- What is a forest? | Forest Education Foundation
What is a forest? It’s a web of life – a dynamic, constantly changing community of living things – from the subsoil to the canopy, a forest is much more than its trees
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