The plant and animal species that occur in the Adirondacks are diverse and varied unlike anywhere else in the northeast. The mosaic of temperate forest and boreal forest found in the region provides a ...

temperate and boreal forest. It includes the community ecology of the trees and other plant and non-plant species, as well as ecosystem processes and conservation. Human-driven extinction of large ...

As you can see, not much light can penetrate through the canopy. On the forest floor only a few herbaceous plants can grow and survive the low light conditions - like mosses, lichen and ferns.