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The tropical domain has the largest proportion of the world's forests (45 percent), followed by the boreal, temperate and subtropical domains. More than half (54 percent) of the world's forests is in only five countries – the Russian Federation (20.1%), Brazil (12.2%), Canada (8.6%), the United States of America (7.6%) and China (5.4%).
Net primary production is estimated at 21.9 gigatonnes of biomass per year for tropical forests, 8.1 for temperate forests, and 2.6 for boreal forests. [8] Forests form distinctly different biomes at different latitudes and elevations, and with different precipitation and evapotranspiration rates. [10]
Gribskov (Grib Forest) is Denmark's fourth largest forest, [1] comprising c. 5,600 ha of woodland situated in northern Zealand, west and south of Lake Esrum.The forest is owned and administered by the State of Denmark, and a part of the Kongernes Nordsjælland National Park. [2]
Redwood National and State Parks, California, United States. To see some the tallest trees on Earth, head to Redwood National and State Parks. Perched along the Northern California’s coast, the ...
Taiga or tayga (/ ˈ t aɪ ɡ ə / TY-gə; Russian: тайга́, IPA:), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches. The taiga, or boreal forest, is the world's largest land biome. [1]
The Pichavaram mangroves in Tamil Nadu is India's one of the largest mangrove forests. [citation needed] The Bhitarkanika Mangroves Forest of Odisha, by the Bay of Bengal, is India's second largest mangrove forest. [70] [71] Other major mangals occur on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat. [72]
Timor is the largest of the islands at 30,777 km 2. Timor is politically divided; The independent country of Timor Leste is on the eastern portion of Timor, and western Timor and the other islands are part of Indonesia. Western Timor, Rote, and Savu are part of East Nusa Tenggara province, while Wetar is part of Maluku Province. [citation needed]
There are four types of forest biomes: tropical, temperate, subtropical, and boreal. Most of the world's forest cover (45%) is found in the tropics, which is defined by high temperature and humidity. The boreal zone, which includes Russia and the Arctic, contains the second largest amount of forest (33%). The temperate/subtropical zone, located ...