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forest

Also known as wood, woods, forests

thumb|upright=1.4|The Amazon rainforest alongside the [[Solimões River, a tropical rainforest. These forests are the most biodiverse and productive ecosystems in the world.]] thumb|upright=1.4|Proportion and distribution of global forest area by climatic domain, 2020

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A forest is a large area of land covered with trees and other vegetation that forms one of Earth's most complex ecosystems. Forests are vital because they support incredible biodiversity, produce essential resources, and play a crucial role in maintaining planetary health and human well-being.

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Research

250,451 papers

Can natural forest expansion contribute to Europe's restoration policy agenda? An interdisciplinary assessment.ReviewAmbio · 2024Frei T, Espelta JM, Górriz-Mifsud E et al.DOI: 10.1007/s13280-023-01924-2
Anthropogenic land-use legacies underpin climate change-related risks to forest ecosystems.ReviewTrends in plant science · 2023Vilà-Cabrera A, Astigarraga J, Jump AS et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2023.04.014
Forest malaria: the prevailing obstacle for malaria control and elimination in India.ReviewBMJ global health · 2021Ranjha R, Sharma ADOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2021-005391
The forest forecast.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2022Pearce FDOI: 10.1126/science.adc9867
The forest's nutrient cycle drives its carbon cycle.Tree physiology · 2022Körner CDOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpab170
Impacts of forest restoration on water yield: A systematic review.PloS one · 2017Filoso S, Bezerra MO, Weiss KCB et al.DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183210
Predicting landscape-scale biodiversity recovery by natural tropical forest regrowth.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2022Prieto PV, Bukoski JJ, Barros FSM et al.DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13842
Partial river flow recovery with forest age is rare in the decades following establishment.Global change biology · 2020Bentley L, Coomes DADOI: 10.1111/gcb.14954

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Commons category: Forests
Commons gallery: Forest
OpenStreetMap tag: landuse=forest
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Contents

Definitions
Etymology
Evolutionary history
Ecology<span class="anchor" id="Distribution"></span>
Components
Layers
Types
Temperate needleleaf<span class="anchor" id="Coniferous forests"></span>
Temperate broadleaf and mixed
Tropical moist
Tropical dry
Sparse trees and savanna
Plantations
Area
Societal significance
Ecosystem services
Forest-dependent people
Indigenous peoples
Management
The forest transition
Canada
Latvia
United States
See also
Sources
References
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A forest is an ecosystem characterized by a dense community of trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines a forest as, "Land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 meters and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban use." Using this definition, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 found that forests covered , or approximately 31 percent of the world's land area in 2020.