Broad-leaved forests are characteristic of the temperate climate zone. These forests are located at the following points on the planets:
Climatic conditions
Broad-leaved forests are found in temperate climates of the maritime and continental subtypes. There is a clear change of seasons here, and in autumn there is leaf fall. In winter, there are no sharp and severe frosts, on average, the temperature drops to10 degrees Celsius. Summer in this zone is long and hot, on average, degrees stay at +24.
As for precipitation, the same amount evaporates that it falls. The average precipitation per year varies from 500 to 1000 millimeters, but on the coast of the oceans it can be up to 2000 millimeters.
Types of flora
The main tree species of mixed forests are oaks and lindens, chestnuts and maples, beeches and hornbeams, elms and ash trees.
Oak
Linden
Chestnut
Maple
Beech
Hornbeam
Elm
Ash
In North America there are oak groves, beech-maple and oak-hickory forests.
oak groves
beech and maple grove
The following types of plants can be found in European forests:
bird cherry
Euonymus
Hazel
Holly Holly
Yew berry
Heather
Elder
Raspberry
viburnum
Rose hip
Among the perennial herbaceous plants of broad-leaved forests, there are snowdrops and goose onions, denticles and blueberries, corydalis and anemones, meadow clover and caustic buttercup.
snowdrops
goose bow
Zubyanki
Scilla
Corydalis
Anemone
meadow clover
caustic buttercup
Mosses and lichens grow here, as well as ferns.
Moss
Lichen
Animal world of deciduous forests
In the broad-leaved forests of Eurasia and America, various representatives of mammals are found. Among predators, it is worth mentioning wolves and martens, foxes and forest polecats.
Wolf
Marten
Fox
forest ferret
Ungulates deer and wild boars, elk and roe deer are found in packs.
Deer
Boar
Elk
Roe
There are also many small rodents in the forests of this type. Many birds live in the forests. Among the birds in the crowns of trees there are eagle owls, starlings, owls, woodpeckers, swallows and others.
Owl
Starling
Owl
Woodpecker
swallows
Waterfowl species are ducks, herons, sandpipers.
Duck
Heron
Sandpiper
There are snakes, lizards, spiders and various insects here.
Snake
Lizard
Spider
A unique natural zone of deciduous forests has developed on the planet. It is well mastered by man, so many species of flora and fauna are on the verge of extinction. The forest must be preserved, because it is not the owner’s property of people, but a habitat for animals and a valuable ecosystem of the planet.
