Formafantasma: Cambio

Abstract

The warmest and wettest regions tend to host the highest structural complexity and biological diversity. The Amazonian forests in South America are home to 16,000 described and undescribed tree species alone and to communities that speak over 300 different languages. Moving towards the poles, biodiversity decreases in line with the average temperature, while the ratio of land covered by forests increases: the boreal forest that covers 33% of the total forested area is thus the largest biome on the planet.