Goals

• Knowing what site factors are.
• Being able to explain what ecosystems, organism communities and populations are.
• Understanding why different forests grow in different environments.
• Identifying the most common tree species of Northern Europe.

Summary

• The plants of the forest compete for access to various site factors, such as water, sunlight and nutrients. Site factors are part of the non-living environment.
• The living nature of the forest is comprised of all the living organisms that inhabit it.
• Dry pine forests are common in Northern Europe. Pine trees thrive in sandy soil that is low in nutrients.
• Spruce forests and broadleaf forests grow in places where the soil is water-absorbent and rich in nutrients. 
• Urban forests and parks are found in urban areas.