Forest

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forest : a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

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Forest is a large area dominated by trees, they are the dominant terrestrial ecosystem of Earth and they are distributed around the globe. Forests account for 75% of the gross primary productivity of the Earth’s biosphere, and contain 80% of the Earth’s plant biomass. Forests at different latitudes and elevations form distinctly different ecozones: boreal forests near the poles, tropical forests near the equator and temperate forests at mid-latitudes. Higher elevation areas tend to support forests similar to those at higher latitudes, and amount of precipitation also affects forest composition. — Wikipedia

Forest (Encyclopædia Britannica)

The Forests Biome (World’s Biomes, University of California Museum of Paleontology)
Forests (The World’s Biomes, UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology)

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