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'''[[Temperate]] deciduous''' or '''temperate broad-leaf forests''' are a variety of [[temperate forest]] 'dominated' by trees that lose their leaves each year. They are found in areas with warm moist summers and cool winters. The six major areas of this [[forest]] type occur in the [[Northern Hemisphere]]: [[North America]], [[East Asia]], [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Western Europe]] (except [[Brittany]], [[Cornwall]], [[Wales]], [[Ireland]] and western [[Scotland]]), northern [[Spain]], [[Denmark]], southern [[Sweden]], southern [[Norway]] and in the southern hemisphere in [[Patagonia]] ([[Chile]] and [[Argentina]]).

Temperate evergreen forests occur in [[Australasia]], [[New Zealand]] and southern [[South America]] (except for some areas in [[Chile]] and [[Argentina]] where there are deciduous forests), but they are not deciduous like their northern-hemisphere equivalents. Examples of typical trees in the Northern Hemisphere's deciduous forests include [[oak]], [[maple]], [[basswood]], [[beech]] and [[elm]], while in the [[Southern Hemisphere]], trees of the genus ''[[Nothofagus]]'' dominate this type of forest. They are also bound to receive heavy rainfall.





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  • Human Impact
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Temperate deciduous or temperate broad-leaf forests are a variety of temperate forest 'dominated' by trees that lose their leaves each year. They are found in areas with warm moist summers and cool winters. The six major areas of this forest type occur in the Northern Hemisphere: North America, East Asia, Central and Western Europe (except Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Ireland and western Scotland), northern Spain, Denmark, southern Sweden, southern Norway and in the southern hemisphere in Patagonia (Chile and Argentina).

Temperate evergreen forests occur in Australasia, New Zealand and southern South America (except for some areas in Chile and Argentina where there are deciduous forests), but they are not deciduous like their northern-hemisphere equivalents. Examples of typical trees in the Northern Hemisphere's deciduous forests include oak, maple, basswood, beech and elm, while in the Southern Hemisphere, trees of the genus Nothofagus dominate this type of forest. They are also bound to receive heavy rainfall.


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