Brief notes on the Distribution of Forests

Forests can be found in all regions capable of sustaining tree growth, at altitudes up to the tree line, except where natural fire frequency is too high, or where the environment has been impaired by natural processes or by human activities.

Among the major forested biomass are:

1. Rain forest (tropical and temperate)

2. Taiga

3. Temperate hardwood forest

4. Tropical dry forest