Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Built Environment (hierarchy name)
4. Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name)
5. landscapes (environments)
6. natural landscapes
7. vegetation
8. plant communities (natural)
9. forests (plant communities)
10. [forests by biome]
11. temperate forests

Anotations

Scope note:

Temperate forests of broadleaf trees (e.g., oaks, maples, beeches), shrubs, perennial herbs, and mosses in areas that go through four seasons. Examples are in the Eastern United States, Canada, Europe, China, and Japan.