Of the three forest types, boreal forests have the shortest growing season, about 130 days. Boreal forests tend to have shallow, acidic, nutrient-poor soils. Conifers are the most abundant type of ...

Montane forests are found in mountain areas, where the climate gets colder and wetter as you go higher. As you climb, the types of trees and plants change to thrive in the cooler conditions. These ...

There are many different types of forests with different types of trees. Learn more about a few types of forests and the trees that populate them. Science Trek is available to stream on pbs.org ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Here is an index map of 20 major timber types in the United States as ...

Often that need is very specific, as when a bird species needs a particular type of forest, in terms of tree species, age, and other conditions. Timber: Wood is by far the most important product ...

China's Grain-for-Green Program, the world's largest reforestation effort, has transformed 69.2 million acres of cropland and barren scrubland back to forest. Yet, the program overwhelming leads ...

Thus, it is uncertain whether this fresh perspective on tree ecology also applies to different types of tropical forest. Second, the studied forest experiments involved planting trees of just one ...