Eastern Deciduous Forest

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The Eastern Deciduous Forest is a broad temperate forest biome in eastern North America characterized by a rich diversity of hardwood tree species and distinct seasonal changes.

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf biome ⓘ
temperate deciduous forest ⓘ
characterizedBy broadleaf tree species ⓘ
deciduous hardwood trees ⓘ
high tree species diversity ⓘ
climateType temperate ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
dominantVegetationType deciduous broadleaf forest ⓘ
ecoregionComponentOf Nearctic ecozone ⓘ
extendsInto eastern Canada ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Canada

eastern United States ⓘ
parts of the Midwest United States ⓘ
parts of the southeastern United States ⓘ
hasSeasonality four distinct seasons ⓘ
hasStratification canopy layer ⓘ
forest floor ⓘ
herb layer ⓘ
shrub layer ⓘ
subcanopy layer ⓘ
leafPhenology dormant period in winter ⓘ
leaf flush in spring ⓘ
leaves shed in autumn ⓘ
locatedInRegion eastern North America ⓘ
soilType alfisols ⓘ
ultisols ⓘ
supportsEcosystemService biodiversity maintenance ⓘ
carbon sequestration ⓘ
soil conservation ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ
urbanization ⓘ
typicalAmphibianSpecies salamanders ⓘ
typicalBirdSpecies pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) ⓘ
scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea) ⓘ
linked to: scarlet tanager

wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) ⓘ
typicalDisturbanceRegime infrequent low-intensity fire ⓘ
insect outbreaks ⓘ
windthrow ⓘ
typicalGroundLayerPlant ferns ⓘ
mosses ⓘ
spring ephemerals ⓘ
typicalMammalSpecies black bear (Ursus americanus) ⓘ
gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) ⓘ
raccoon (Procyon lotor) ⓘ
linked to: Procyon lotor

white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) ⓘ
typicalPrecipitationPattern evenly distributed annual precipitation ⓘ
typicalReptileSpecies eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina) ⓘ
linked to: Eastern box turtle
typicalTreeSpecies basswood (Tilia americana) ⓘ
linked to: Tilia americana

beech (Fagus grandifolia) ⓘ
birch (Betula spp.) ⓘ
elm (Ulmus spp.) ⓘ
hickory (Carya spp.) ⓘ
maple (Acer spp.) ⓘ
oak (Quercus spp.) ⓘ
tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) ⓘ
typicalUnderstoryPlant dogwood (Cornus spp.) ⓘ
redbud (Cercis canadensis) ⓘ
linked to: Eastern redbud

spicebush (Lindera benzoin) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Carolinian forest → partOf → Eastern Deciduous Forest ⓘ
West Branch Susquehanna River → ecoregion → Eastern Temperate Forests ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Deciduous Forest
Shoal Creek Division → hasBiome → Eastern deciduous forest ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Deciduous Forest
Forests of Tennessee → partOf → Eastern Deciduous Forest ⓘ
Eastern North America → includes → Eastern deciduous forest ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Deciduous Forest
Muldraugh Hill → ecoregion → Eastern Temperate Forests ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Deciduous Forest
Interior Low Plateau → partOf → Eastern Temperate Forests ecoregion (Level I, EPA) ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Deciduous Forest