It is called with the term of Forest to those areas with a high density of trees. Forests are something similar to a community, but of plants, which cover an important portion of the planet earth and which also function as the habitat of some animals, as modulators of hydrological flows and have a function that is as determining as it is important, such as the to conserve the soil.
A forest can develop and be found in all those regions capable of maintaining the growth of trees up to the so-called tree line, except those in which the frequency of natural fire is very high or in those places in which the environment was damaged. or damaged by the action of natural agents or by human activity.
Another unique characteristic of forests is that in these branches and foliage, even those of different trees, it is frequent that these meet and intertwine.
We can divide forests into several types according to the environment, longevity and the type of leaves they have..
Boreal forests occupy the sub-arctic zone and generally have coniferous, evergreen leaves. Broadleaf and tropical and subtropical forests are mainly found in temperate zone forests.
Although history also intervenes in the differentiation of forests, remaining in this way ... primary, they did not undergo androgenic modifications, secondary, they have regenerated after a first partial or total logging and the artificial ones that were planted by man for any purpose.
Forest ecology is the science that studies forests and its administration is known as forestry, which has the responsibility that the extraction of those sustainable resources, such as cutting down trees, do not affect the evolution, growth and life of the forest.. Likewise, it also deals with the prevention and care of these to prevent other factors such as acid rain, fires, and highly damaging pests, from damaging them.
Of course, in addition to all these cares that are destined for the conservation of the ecosystem of a forest, they must be helped by man, avoiding the practice of any activity that certainly contributes to its deterioration or damage.
