Tag: natural vegetation and communities dependent on forest

Coniferous forests are found in the regions near the equator and close to the tropics.  Coniferous forests are made up mainly of cone-bearing or coniferous tress. The leaves of these trees are either small and needle-like or scale-like and most stay green all year around(evergreen). All are softwoods and are able to survive cold temperatures and acidic soil. Hence the tress in the coniferous forests do not shed their leaves altogether. 

The Brown Mountain forest is located in East Gippsland, Victoria(Australia), and it is famous as it is notable for containing large tracts of old growth forest, including over fifty shining gum trees estimated to be over 300 years old.

Mountain forests consist of trees that aren't found in low-lying areas. The trees have adapted to the cool climate, heavy downpours and intense sunshine. In low-lying areas, they are squeezed out by different tree species. Hence trees of mountain forest are large and old.

Reaching 29,029 feet (8,848 meters) above sea level, Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth. Located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas, the mountain's summit straddles the border separating China and Nepal.

Little leaves — Most desert plants have small leaves, spikes for leaves, or no leaves at all. The smaller or fewer leaves a plant has, the less water is lost during transpiration since it has less surface area open to the sun and wind.

The Monsoon forest may include deciduous trees, as well as, broadleaf evergreen trees reflecting the seasonal precipitation of the monsoon climate. The trees of the Monsoon Forest have a more open canopy than the rain forest, creating a dense, closed forest at the floor, or what we think of as a "tropical jungle".

The Sundarbans mangrove forest, is one of the largest forest in the world which lies on the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers on the Bay of Bengal. It is shared between the countries of India and Bangladesh. Fourty percent of the area falls in the Indian region and sixty percent in the Bangladesh region.

The evergreen forests are normally found in areas which get more than 250 cms. of annual rainfall.