The typical structure of these forests includes four layers. [1]
The uppermost layer is the canopy composed of tall mature trees ranging from 30 to 61 m (100 to 200 ft) high. Below the canopy is the three-layered, shade-tolerantunderstory that is roughly 9 to 15 m (30 to 50 ft) shorter than the canopy.
The top layer of the understory is the sub-canopy composed of smaller mature trees, saplings, and suppressed juvenile canopy layer trees awaiting an opening in the canopy.
Below the sub-canopy is the shrub layer, composed of low growing woody plants.
In the Northern hemisphere, characteristic dominant broadleaf trees in this biome include oaks (Quercus spp.), beeches (Fagus spp.), maples (Acer spp.), or birches (Betula spp.).[1] The term "mixed forest" comes from the inclusion of coniferous trees as a canopy component of some of these forests. Typical coniferous trees include pines (Pinus spp.), firs (Abies spp.), and spruces (Picea spp.). In some areas of this biome, the conifers may be a more important canopy species than the broadleaf species. In the Southern Hemisphere, endemic genera such as Nothofagus and Eucalyptus occupy this biome, and most coniferous trees (members of the Araucariaceae and Podocarpaceae) occur in mixtures with broadleaf species, and are classed as broadleaf and mixed forests.
Climateedit
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests occur in areas with distinct warm and cool seasons, including climates such as humid continental, humid subtropical, and oceanic, that give them moderate annual average temperatures: 3 to 23 °C (37 to 73 °F). These forests occur in relatively warm and rainy climates, sometimes also with a distinct dry season. A dry season occurs in the winter in East Asia and in summer on the wet fringe of the Mediterranean climate zones. Other areas, such as central eastern North America, have a fairly even distribution of rainfall; annual rainfall is typically over 600 mm (24 in) and often over 1,500 mm (59 in), though it can go as low as 300 mm (12 in) in some parts of the Middle East and close to 6,000 mm (240 in) in the mountains of New Zealand and the Azores. Temperatures are typically moderate except in parts of Asia such as Ussuriland, or the Upper Midwest, where temperate forests can occur despite very harsh conditions with very cold winters.
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Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest is a temperate climate terrestrial habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature with broadleaf tree ecoregions and with conifer and broadleaf tree mixed coniferous forest ecoregions 1 Extent of temperate broadleaf and mixed forestsAn example of temperate broadleaf and mixed forest in La Mauricie National Park Quebec These forests are richest and most distinctive in central China and eastern North America with some other globally distinctive ecoregions in the Himalayas Western and Central Europe the southern coast of the Black Sea Australasia Southwestern South America and the Russian Far East 1 2 3 Contents 1 Ecology 2 Trees 3 Climate 4 Ecoregions 4 1 Australasia 4 2 Eurasia 4 3 Americas 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEcology editThe typical structure of these forests includes four layers 1 The uppermost layer is the canopy composed of tall mature trees ranging from 30 to 61 m 100 to 200 ft high Below the canopy is the three layered shade tolerant understory that is roughly 9 to 15 m 30 to 50 ft shorter than the canopy The top layer of the understory is the sub canopy composed of smaller mature trees saplings and suppressed juvenile canopy layer trees awaiting an opening in the canopy Below the sub canopy is the shrub layer composed of low growing woody plants Typically the lowest growing and most diverse layer is the ground cover or herbaceous layer Trees editIn the Northern hemisphere characteristic dominant broadleaf trees in this biome include oaks Quercus spp beeches Fagus spp maples Acer spp or birches Betula spp 1 The term mixed forest comes from the inclusion of coniferous trees as a canopy component of some of these forests Typical coniferous trees include pines Pinus spp firs Abies spp and spruces Picea spp In some areas of this biome the conifers may be a more important canopy species than the broadleaf species In the Southern Hemisphere endemic genera such as Nothofagus and Eucalyptus occupy this biome and most coniferous trees members of the Araucariaceae and Podocarpaceae occur in mixtures with broadleaf species and are classed as broadleaf and mixed forests Climate editTemperate broadleaf and mixed forests occur in areas with distinct warm and cool seasons including climates such as humid continental humid subtropical and oceanic that give them moderate annual average temperatures 3 to 23 C 37 to 73 F These forests occur in relatively warm and rainy climates sometimes also with a distinct dry season A dry season occurs in the winter in East Asia and in summer on the wet fringe of the Mediterranean climate zones Other areas such as central eastern North America have a fairly even distribution of rainfall annual rainfall is typically over 600 mm 24 in and often over 1 500 mm 59 in though it can go as low as 300 mm 12 in in some parts of the Middle East and close to 6 000 mm 240 in in the mountains of New Zealand and the Azores Temperatures are typically moderate except in parts of Asia such as Ussuriland or the Upper Midwest where temperate forests can occur despite very harsh conditions with very cold winters The climates are typically humid for much of the year usually appearing in the humid subtropical climate and in the humid continental climate zones to the south of tundra and the generally subarctic taiga In the Koppen climate classification they are represented respectively by Cfa Dfa Dfb southern range and Cfb 4 5 and more rarely Csb BSk and Csa Ecoregions editAustralasia edit Australasian temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregionsvteChatham Islands temperate forests New ZealandEastern Australian temperate forests AustraliaFiordland temperate forests New ZealandNelson Coast temperate forests New ZealandNorth Island temperate forests New ZealandNorthland temperate kauri forests New ZealandStewart Island Rakiura temperate forests New ZealandRichmond temperate forests New ZealandSoutheast Australia temperate forests AustraliaSouthland 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StatesAppalachian mixed mesophytic forests United StatesAppalachian Blue Ridge forests United StatesCentral U S hardwood forests United StatesEast Central Texas forests United StatesEastern forest boreal transition Canada United StatesEastern Great Lakes lowland forests Canada United StatesGulf of St Lawrence lowland forests CanadaMiddle Atlantic coastal forests United StatesMississippi lowland forests United StatesNew England Acadian forests Canada United StatesNortheastern coastal forests United StatesOzark Mountain forests United StatesSierra Madre Occidental pine oak forests Mexico United StatesSierra Madre Oriental pine oak forests Mexico United StatesSoutheastern mixed forests United StatesSouthern Great Lakes forests Canada United StatesUpper Midwest forest savanna transition United StatesWestern Great Lakes forests Canada United StatesWillamette Valley forests United States Neotropical temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregionsvteJuan Fernandez Islands temperate forests ChileMagellanic subpolar forests Argentina ChileSan Felix San Ambrosio Islands temperate forests ChileValdivian temperate forests Argentina ChileSee also editMixed coniferous forest Kuchler plant association system Mediterranean forests woodlands and scrub Temperate deciduous forest Trees of the worldReferences edit a b c d nbsp This article incorporates text available under the CC BY SA 3 0 license World Wide Fund for Nature Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forest Ecoregions Archived from the original on 1 April 2011 Retrieved 29 May 2019 Zhao Ji Zheng Guangmei Wang Huadong Xu Jialin eds 1990 The natural history of China New York McGraw Hill Publishing Company Martin WH Boyce SG Echternacht AC eds 1993 Biodiversity of the southeastern United States Lowland terrestrial communities New York John Wiley and Sons F Beck H E Zimmermann N E McVicar T R Vergopolan N Berg A amp Wood E 6 November 2018 English Koppen Geiger climate classification map Francais Carte de classification climatique de 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