Mountain forests
Mountain forests are the guardians of the mountain and all organisms living there.
Mountain Ecosystem
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Lyrurus tetrix
The black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) is very unusual species found in mountain forests. It lives in open woods of conifers with thick undergrowth and nests ...
NematodeNematodes are small, long, slender worms with a hard cuticule. About 25,000 species have been identified in this very wide group, although over ...
Pinus cembra
The Swiss pine is known for its light and scented wood that can be used for sculpture or in cosmetics, as well as its ability to withstand intense cold ...
Larix decidua
The larch is commonly found at relatively high altitudes in the mountains of Central Europe and western Asia. It is the only conifer to lose its foliage ...
Mycorrhizae are structures formed when the roots of a wide variety of vascular plants grow and develop together with the microscopic filaments, or ‘hyphae’, ...
Fomitopsis officinalis is a multiannual parasitic fungus with a tough, spongy, rigid structure that grows on larch and other coniferous trees, including ...