The boreal forest is the largest forest in the world, wrapping right around Earth’s entire northern hemisphere like a giant green headband. It acts as the lungs of the planet, producing much of ...

These hardwood species tend not to persist in the forest canopy for long periods of time, but re-invade after fire, windthrow, or snow damage. Beneath the deep shade of the boreal conifers, the forest ...

"It is important to remember that maintaining canopy cover reduces tree mortality ... A case study from urban recreational ...

Areas with 60-100% tree canopy cover are forests, and are typically larger habitats that are more densely populated than ...

As you can see, not much light can penetrate through the canopy. On the forest floor only a few herbaceous plants can grow and survive the low light conditions - like mosses, lichen and ferns.