Old Growth Forests
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HW Assignment #14 Old Growth Forests Due: Friday, March 20 Name________________________________ Read the pages 1-21 from the Field Guide to Old Growth Forests and answer the corresponding questions. 1. What is an old growth forest? List at least 3 specific things all old growth forests have. 2. What specific geographical features have allowed old growth Douglas-fir forests to develop in the Pacific Northwest? (pgs 8-9) 3. Why aren't there any Douglas-fir old growth forests east of the Cascade Mountains? 4. What is happening in the canopy of old growth forests that scientists have only recently observed? 5. What is the value of dead standing trees in a forest ecosystem? 6. Describe how a multilayered canopy develops in an old growth forest. 7. Describe at least 3 ways that downed logs provide benefits to the forest ecosystem. 8. Write a brief description of what you would expect to see if you dug a 2 foot hole in the soil beneath an old growth Douglas-fir tree. |