foxes,bears,cougars,chipmunks,etc
Old growth forest
no
mold
It is simply referred to as an "Old Growth Forest"
Tara Starr Fletcher has written: 'Do understory species characterize old-growth forests of southcentral Alaska' -- subject(s): Old growth forests, Forest ecology, Old growth forest ecology
Since most of the South's acreage was logged years ago, there is little of the old-growth forest that has aroused such strong environmental opposition in the Northwest.
because it's old growth, and took many centuries to become massive in size
D. G. Bryant has written: 'THEODOSIA'S FLOCK' 'The last frontier forests' -- subject(s): Old growth forests, Forest health, Forest policy, Old growth forest ecology
Because they have existed for many years.
No
Yes, many animals are adapted for life in the forest and cannot survive outside of that habitat. Animals adapted for old-growth forest are particularly vulnerable because it takes many decades, even centuries, for that type of habitat to emerge, and it cannot if people continually harvest trees.
About 10 percent of trees in the united states are found in old-growth forests, where the trees are hundreds of years old. these ares have never been logged.