Temperate forest animals

If you’ve ever seen orange and yellow foliage in the fall, bare trees in the winter, and new green leaves announcing springtime, then you’ve experienced the beauty of a temperate forest.

Temperate forests make up 16% of the world’s total forest area.

Temperate seasonal forest location

Tropical rainforest human impact

Positive human impact on temperate deciduous forest

Negative human impact on temperate deciduous forest

Temperate forest plants

And like all forests, temperate forests play a vital role in ensuring the health of the planet.

Temperate Forest Characteristics

Temperate Forest Climate

Forests are generally classified by where they grow in the world.

While tropical forests are in consistently warm areas near the equator and boreal forests are in consistently cold areas towards the poles, temperate forests are in the mid-latitude areas that are neither extremely hot nor cold.

Temperate forests grow between 25° and 50° latitude in both hemispheres and are primarily found in parts of North America, Asia, and Europe.

Temperate forests began to emerge 65.5 million years ago in the Cenozoic Era. As the previously hot, wet climate became restricted around