Forest Fare: Studying Food Webs In The Forest

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Natural Forest Networks An area’s plants and animals and the ways they interact with each other and the land define an ecosystem Climate and the availability of resources like food and water determine the kinds and numbers of species Forests grow in many climates Tropical forests are warm and moist all year Leafy or deciduous trees handle seasonal temperature changes in temperate forests Temperate forests grow between equatorial rainforests and northern boreal forests Boreal forests are without frost only 50 to 100 days each year General distribution of boreal forests 6