Deciduous forests did not exist until the end of the last ice age, which was some 20,000 years ago, as the plant species associated with this forest type were unable to adapt to the glacial climate. The word “deciduous” is derived from the Latin word decidere, which means “fall off.” Deciduous forests are located mainly in the temperate forest biome, which has very seasonal weather patterns consisting of four seasons with warm summers and cold winters and precipitation in the form of... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2023. 2p.