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This is a list of areas of existing old-growth forest which include at least 10 acres (4.0 hectares) of old growth. Ecoregion information from "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the World". [1] (NB: The terms "old growth" and "virgin" may have various definitions and meanings throughout the world. See old-growth forest for more information.)
The Lac-Larry old growth forest consists mainly of Picea mariana (black spruce) and fir trees. Most of the dominant trees are more than 200 years old, and the oldest are around 250 years old. The forest has not suffered seriously from fires, insect infestations or windstorms, and has never been disturbed by human activities.
In the Olympic National Forest in Washington, Sitka spruce trees near the ocean sometimes develop burls. According to a guidebook entitled Olympic Peninsula, "Damage to the tip or the bud of a Sitka spruce causes the growth cells to divide more rapidly than normal to form this swelling or burl. Even though the burls may look menacing, they do ...
In forest complexes located south and southwest of the Białowieża Forest, the share of spruce sharply decreases, its role suddenly limited to a sporadic admixture. The closest dense spruce stands to the south of the forest are between 80 and 100 km away. [5] In hornbeam-oak forests, spruce surpasses all other trees in height. [33]
Old growth forests and "ancient woodlands" — of varying species, habitats and climates around the world. See also: List of old growth forests . Wikimedia Commons has media related to Primeval forests .
Therefore, for most people, the physical size of the trees is the most recognized hallmark of old-growth forests, even though the ecologically productive areas that support such large trees often comprise only a very small portion of the total area that has been mapped as old-growth forest. [24] (In high-altitude, harsh climates, trees grow ...
Štirovača is an Old-growth forest in North Velebit. It is a nature reserve with abundant forest vegetation which covers the area of 118.5 acres. Majority of the forest extends to an altitude above 1100 meters above sea level and is composed mostly of beech, spruce and rowan. The area was once more densely covered with forest, but today a ...
The forest is administered by Quebecʻs Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Parks, Forest Environment Directorate. [4] It was designated old-growth forest in 2005, and has IUCN management category III. [5] A map of the ecological regions of Quebec shows the Lac Auger Old Forest in the east spruce/moss subdomain. [6]