| 针叶林 | 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 (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。) |
| 针叶树 | conifer An order of conebearing plants which includes nearly all the present day Gymnospermae. Most are tall evergreen trees with needle-like (e.g., pines), linear (e.g. firs) or scale-like (e.g., cedars) leaves. They are characteristic of temperate zones and the main forest trees of colder regions. They provide timber, resins, tars, turpentine and pulp for paper (一种球果目植物。 包括几乎现在所有的裸子植物。 大多为具有针样(如松树)、线状(如枞树)或鳞状(如雪松)叶的高大常青树。 它们是生活在温暖地区和偏寒地区的主要森林树木。 可以提供木材、树脂、焦油、松节油和纸浆。) |
