As you can see, not much light can penetrate through the canopy. On the forest floor only a few herbaceous plants can grow and survive the low light conditions - like mosses, lichen and ferns.

This forest community, sometimes called the mountain boreal forest, is comprised largely of conifer tree species ... A forest community not typically recognized in most descriptions of Adirondack ...

Vegetation change has been observed across Arctic and boreal regions ... Specific topics to be addressed include: Spatial and temporal patterns in Arctic tundra and boreal forest greening versus ...

Known as “carbon sinks,” mangroves, peatlands and boreal forests have helped cool the Earth for thousands of years. By storing billions of tons of CO2 in their soil and vegetation, and locking ...