This experiment was designed to illustrate the affects of global warming on a specific forest stand over the next ninety years. To test for any observed differences, the simulated results of the forest ecosystem model influenced by global warming were compared to a control ecosystem that did not experience any unnatural temperature increases. An Eastern deciduous and Boreal forest was the specific site chosen for this experiment. These species vary in height and shape while forming thick vegetative masses that admit only a sparse amount of light into the under story. White pine, red pine and red oak dominate the dry ridge tops.
Deciduous forests start around the border between the northeastern United States and Canada.
They cover the Eastern United States. Trees of this sort, such as oaks and maples, shed their leaves in Autumn and re-grow new leaves in the spring. Deciduous forests tend to be very colorful as their leaves turn colors in the fall before they are shed. Eventually, after the leaves have fallen to the ground they begin to rot. This process improves soil quality as it replenishes the soil with nutrients and vitamins.