What is weather like in the deciduous forest? What are the five different zones, and how do they differ?
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Deciduous forests can be witnessed in the middle of Europe and in the eastern half of North America. There are many deciduous forests found in Asia, South America, and also in some parts of Australia and New Zealand.
The average annual temperature in deciduous forests is 50 degrees F and the average rainfall is 30 to 60 inches per annum. In deciduous forests, there are five different zones. The first zone is the tree stratum zone. It comprises trees like beech, oak, chestnut, maple, linden, walnut, and sweet gum trees.
The second zone is the small tree and sapling zone. This comprises of young and short trees. The third zone is the shrub zone, the fourth zone is the herb zone, it comprises of herbal plants, and the fifth zone is the ground zone, it comprises club mosses, lichen, and true mosses.
The average temperature of the forest is approx 50 degrees F but the weather changes throughout the year. The 5 zones also called strata are:- Tree stratum-Tallest Layer ,60-100 feet high
Small tree or sapling layer-short trees
Shrub layer-shrubs like mountain laurels
Herb layer-Short Plants
Ground layer-Lichens and Mosses like clubmosses