### aggregation | vegetation | forest | rainforest:

Temperate rainforest
* Most temperate rainforests provide resources.
* Some temperate rainforests have distinct seasons

### aggregation | vegetation | forest | rainforest:

Tropical rainforest
* Most tropical rainforests have diversity
  - heavy rain
* Some tropical rainforests have trees.
* are a significant carbon dioxide sink that is being rapidly destroyed
  - around the west coast of Africa
  - by far the richest habitat on Earth
* are essential to keeping our planet healthy and supporting all life on Earth
  - the maintenance of the Earth's climate
  - found in central Africa, central America and the amazon basin
  - green
  - important to humans and the environment for many reasons
  - largely in the lowlands of the north
  - located in the tropics, near the equator
  - more diverse where disturbed by storms
  - natural things
  - noted for the rapid nutrient cycling that occurs on the ground
  - one of the most biodiverse habitats in the world
  - primitive and ancient ecological systems
  - so big that they are divided into four zones
  - some of the world's most precious ecosystems with a vast number of species
* are the Earth's oldest continuous ecosystem
  - living ecosystems
* are the most diverse ecosystem on Earth, and also the oldest
  - ecosystems on earth
  - oldest kind of forest
  - result of interactions of temperature and rainfall
  - world's oldest ecosystems
* are warm and wet
  - areas that receive a great deal of rainfall
* blanket lowlands mainly in the east and north.
* contain many diverse species, many of which are found nowhere else
  - what percentage of the world's plants and animals
* cover most of the area.
* covers over two thirds of Brunei.
* exist on four continents.
* form a green belt around the earth.
* have a reputation for having huge trees
* have high humidity, and most trees have a thin, smooth bark
  - levels of humidity
  - many species that are found in great abundance
  - more kinds of trees than any other forests in the world
  - up to six layers
* is equatorial, with high humidity and heavy rainfall most of the year.
* occupy a large band of the planet mostly along the equator.
* occur in three major geographical areas around the world.
* provide a natural defense against hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons
  - cooling effects of shade and transpiration
  - timber as well as animal products such as meat and hides
* receive the direct rays of the sun.
* support more species of animals and plants than any other place on earth
  - the greatest diversity of living organisms on Earth

Riparian forest
* are an integral part of the stream ecosystem
  - critical to watershed health, yet little attention is paid to their condition
  - important to many life stages of aquatic, as well as terrestrial, life
  - strips of forest along streams that serve as natural filters
* can also effectively remove nitrates from ground water.
* protect water quality by stabilizing river banks and reducing nutrient runoff.
* slow the movement of water.

Southern forest
* are also home to a broad assortment of exotic plant species
  - critical songbird breeding habitat and migration flyway
* provide immeasurable benefits to the citizens of our country and the world.

Swedish forest
* Most Swedish forests are part of the Boreal coniferous belt.
* constitute a large carbon reservoir.

Temperate forest
* Many temperate forests contain both deciduous and coniferous species.
* have high levels of rainfall and humidity
  - well defined seasons and moderate climates

Thick forest
* cover a third of the land
  - much of the country's land
* grow in the south
  - on the rain-drenched southern slopes of the mountains

Tree farm
* Tree Farms provide habitat for a multitude of animal and plant species
  - take many forms, from orderly plantation forests to natural stands of pine and hardwood
* are forests.