A forest is best defined as an ecosystem dominated by trees
and other woody vegetation.
• The living parts of a forest include trees, shrubs, vines,
grasses and other herbaceous (non-woody) plants, mosses,
algae, fungi, insects, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians,
and microorganisms living on the plants and animals and in
the soil.
• These interact with one another and with the non-living part
of the environment - including the soil, water, and minerals,
to make up what we know as a forest.