This blog post is supposed to be last week's.I didn't come for the lesson as I went for the SYF Rehearsal for my CCA,Chinese Orchestra.I didn't know what was taught but the answer key for my homework was given :D.I heard from my friend that not much was taught during the lesson,most of the time was spent going through answers in the workbook.I hope I didn't miss much!
Since I didn't attend the lesson,I think I will just do some basic researches on Coniferous forests since they are up next for our lessons.
Temperate coniferous forest is a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest. In most temperate coniferous forests, evergreen conifers predominate, while some are a mix of conifers and broadleaf evergreen trees and/or broadleaf deciduous trees. Temperate evergreen forests are common in the coastal areas of regions that have mild winters and heavy rainfall, or inland in drier climates or mountain areas. Many species of trees inhabit these forests including cedar, cypress, douglas-fir, fir, juniper, kauri, pine, podocarpus, spruce, redwood and yew. The understory also contains a wide variety of herbaceous and shrub species.
A Pine forest is an example of a temperate coniferous forestStructurally, these forests are rather simple, generally consisting of two layers: an overstory and understory. Some forests may support an intermediate layer of shrubs. Pine forests support an herbaceous understory that is generally dominated by grasses and herbaceous perennials, and are often subject to ecologically important wildfires.
Pictures which I find interesting and beautiful:
From this pictures,I can see that the trees of Coniferous forests are of equal height.
http://www.google.com.sg/images?hl=en&biw=1276&bih=522&q=coniferous+forests&wrapid=tlif129863702679811&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&sa=X&ei=46BnTa6dAcKJrAfnwITbCg&ved=0CEUQsAQ
