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Deciduous Forest Biome
By Maya Pillai
Published: 6/23/2008
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Deciduous forest biomes are found in the continents of America, Europe, Asia, Africa, New Zealand and Australia. The deciduous forest biome has five zones. The growth of plant communities of this biome depends on the seasonal temperature and the rainfall. This article gives an overall idea of the deciduous forest biome.

Forests are the earth’s gift and they occupy one-third of the earth’s land. They keep the ecology system alive and active. With an increase in the human population, the forests are facing destruction. Forest biomes are the plant communities that are classified on the basis of their numerous characteristics. One such forest biome is the deciduous forest biome. Deciduous is derived from the Latin term "decidere", which means "falling of at maturity".

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