Temperate broadleaf woodland
Cards (25)
- Has no major temperature changes - Ecological importance
- Water is available all year - Ecological importance
- Soil Is deep and fertile - decaying organic matter
- Lack of available food in the winter causes animals to be less active, storage of food, hibernation, migration
- Plant growth under the canopy is difficult due to impacted light levels and temperature
- Plants grow in early spring to avoid growth of the canopy
- They are found 40- 60 degrees north or south of equator
- There is high biodiversity
- Changes in population of species pose minor threat
- They are important for building construction, wood fuel and charcoal
- They are important for recreational activities
- They are important in carbon sequestration: plants absorb Co2 in photosynthesis and release it during respiration
- Woodland clearance poses a threat, habitats have been cleared for monoculture plantations, urban developments. Mineral extraction and transport infrastructure
- Habitat fragmentation may be resultant from woodland clearance it isolates remaining areas and increases vulnerability of extinction if the separated species
- Historical methods of conservation were creating woodlands specifically for commercial use such as wildwood areas which had no interference
- Coppice woodland ( historical conservation) included Hazel for fencing and oak for charcoal etc
- Modern conservation include monoculture plantations of single age trees
- Modern conservation includes community forests planted for commercial use
- Modern conservation includes new woodland areas around field margin
- Conservation may include protection of ancient woodland
- Ancient woodland is a forest that existed prior to 1600, it has well adapted Ecological niches and
- Conservation management may include mixed species woodland to increase biodiversity
- Conservation management may also include creation of woodland clearing to increase habitat diversity
- Conservation may include designates protected areas such as UK national parks, woodland SSSI's
- Leaf little decomposes this increases nutrients content