Old-growth forest
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An old-growth forest is a forest that has developed over a long period of time without disturbance. Due to this, old-growth forests exhibit unique ecological features. The Food and Agriculture Organiz
Old-growth European beech forest in Biogradska Gora National Park, Montenegro
Cool temperate rainforest in Tasmania, Australia
Antarctic beech old growth in Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
The northern spotted owl primarily inhabits old-growth forests in the northern part of its range (Canada to southern Oregon) and landscapes with a mix of old and younger forest types in the southern part of its range (the Klamath region and California).
Białowieża Forest
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Białowieża Forest is a large forest complex and World Heritage Area straddling the border between Poland and Belarus. It is one of the last and the largest remaining parts of the immense primeval fore
Old-growth forest
…snags for nesting habitat. Decaying ground layer Downed wood replenishes topsoil as it decays Fungus Climacocystis borealis on a tree stump in the Białowieża Forest, one of the last largely intact primeval forests in Central Europe Fallen timber, or coarse woody debris, contributes carbon-rich organic matter directly…
Fallen tree in the Białowieża Forest
Part of primaeval forest with a dead 450-year-old oak in Białowieża National Park, Poland
Bison in Białowieża Forest
Royal Oaks Trail, Białowieża Forest