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- Earth’s biodiversity depends on the world’s forests
Protecting forests is key to this - they cover almost a third of the global land area and harbour most of the Earth’s terrestrial biodiversity Forests contain 60,000 different tree species, 80 percent of amphibian species, 75 percent of bird species, and 68 percent of the world's mammal species
- Forests - WWF
They are the warmest and often wettest forests on the planet and are some of the most species-rich ecosystems on earth Even though they cover less than 10% of the world they are host to over half the world's species Flora in tropical forests can include mangrove trees, Brazil nut trees, and African rosewood, to name but a few
- State of the World’s Forests 2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization
About 391 000 species of vascular plants are known to science of which about 94 percent are flowering plants Of these, 21 percent are likely threatened by extinction (Willis, 2017)
- Forest | Definition, Ecology, Types, Trees, Examples, Facts | Britannica
Forest types are distinguished from each other according to species composition (which develops in part according to the age of the forest), the density of tree cover, type of soils found there, and the geologic history of the forest region
- Forest Species List - Flora Fauna Fun
There are 99 forest species, ranging from African Mahogany to Wood Frog, and each entry is arranged with Scientific name, Type, Typical size (m) to help with quick checks and field notes — you’ll find below
- Rainforest - Education | National Geographic Society
They are incredibly diverse and complex, with more than half of the world’s plant and animal species calling rainforests their home—even though they cover just two to six percent of Earth’s surface
- Plants of the Temperate Forest: Facts, Pictures, and Adaptations
Information about temperate forest plants - types, adaptations, etc Use these resources to support a forest biome unit study or lesson plan
- Tropical Rainforest Plants List, Information, Pictures Facts
On this page, you’ll find a tropical rainforest plants list, with pictures and information on individual plant species This article is part of our Rainforest Series
- Amazon plants and trees | WWF
The Amazon is home to as many as 80,000 plant species from which more than 40,000 species play a critical role in regulating the global climate and sustaining the local water cycle 3 But the richness of species is one thing, and abundance another
- The number of tree species on Earth - PNAS
Our results indicate that there are ∼73,000 tree species globally, among which ∼9,000 tree species are yet to be discovered Roughly 40% of undiscovered tree species are in South America
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