| coniferous forest A forest type characterized by cone-bearing, needle-leaved trees. They are generally, but not necessarily, evergreen and relatively shallow-rooted. Since they grow more rapidly than most broad-leaved trees, conifers are extensively planted as a source of softwood timber and pulp. They are tolerant of wide-ranging climatic conditions, of many different types of soil and of considerable differences in terrain. Thus, they are found from the polar latitudes to the tropics, on most types of soils (especially, thin acid soils) and from mountain summits to coastal environments | 针叶林 (以生长球果的针叶树为特征的森林类型。通常是长绿且相对浅根的。因为比大多数阔叶树生长的较快，针叶树广泛地被种植，以作为软木材与木浆的来源。针叶树能够耐受广泛的气候条件，许多不同类型的土壤，以及地理上相当重大的差异性。于是，从极地纬度到赤道，大多数类型的土壤(特别是薄的酸性土壤)，以及从山峰到海岸环境，都能发现的到针叶林的踪迹。) |
