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Name the three types of forest and explain briefly each​

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Tropical forests exist between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn, and usually between the latitudes of 10 degrees north and 10 degrees south of the equator. Tropical forests include four subgroups: semi-evergreen rainforests; evergreen rainforests; seasonal rainforests; and monsoon rainforests. The main differences between these subgroups is the length of the dry season.

Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainforest, but other types have been described.

Temperate forest, vegetation type with a more or less continuous canopy of broad-leaved trees. They occur between approximately 25 and 50 degrees latitude in both hemispheres. Toward the polar regions they grade into boreal forests dominated by conifers, creating mixed forests of deciduous and coniferous trees.

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