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Boreal and Temperate Forests

John L. Vankat

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Abstract The Earth's latitudinal gradient of forests encompasses boreal to temperate deciduous to temperate evergreen forests (as well as tropical forests). In addition, there are several variants of the temperate evergreen forest and there are montane forests at high elevations. Boreal and temperate forests differ in environment, structure, composition and disturbance.

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Key concepts: Temperate climate, Temperate rainforest, Evergreen, Boreal, Temperate forest, Taiga, Deciduous, Temperate deciduous forest