Post on 12-Jan-2016
Forests used to cover the Eastern half of the United States,
and most of southern Canada.
Most forests are not too hot, or not too cold, and have moderate amounts of precipitation.
There are two main types of forests. Pine forests have ashy white layers (E horizons) and are called Spodosols. Deciduous
forests have soils called alfisols, and are not as leached. But clay accumulates in the SUBSOIL.
There are a lot of organisms in the woods.
Like salamanders, chipmunks, squirrels, and deer.
There are a lot of TREES, mosses, fungi and bacteria.
CO2 from Respiration
CO2 from Atmosphere
CO2 from Respiration
Animal Waste
Dead Animals
Fallen Leaves
Worms
Tree Roots
Soil Carbon from Living Sources Soil Carbon from Dead Sources
Bacteria
CO2 from Respiration
Forests are Important to the Carbon Cycle
Temperate forests store carbon in trees and soils, which keeps it from being released
into the air.
FORESTS are FILTERS.
PLANTS and SOILS work
together to remove germs, extra
nutrients, and other pollutants
from the WATER.