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]

Narrower term/s

• moist conifer and evergreen broad-leaved forests
• dry conifer forests
• mediterranean forests
• temperate coniferous forests
• temperate broad-leaved rainforests
• temperate deciduous forests

Anotations

Scope note:

Forests of coniferous or broad-leaved trees, characterized by well-defined seasons with a distinct winter. Such forests have a moderate climate with 4 to 6 frost-free months and a growing season of 140-200 days. They are located in eastern North America, northeastern Asia, and western and central Europe.