Vergleich Angiospermae mit Coniferae

Deciduous Angiospermae = Flowering plants		Conifers
Form	Upwards, open canopy of leaves	Downwards, closed canopy of leaves.
Chemicals	Essential oils, fragrances, nectars	Turpentine, tars
Leaves	Broad, flat, soft; seasonal change. Survive the winter by letting the leaves fall to prevent dehydration. Here comes an end on the circulation of water. No deciduous tree can take water at - 5° C.	Survive the cold winters by minimizing their loss of water with their hard waxy needles. The needles are ever green and are replaced after one or two years.
Ecological diversity	Richer; offer more energy as dead leaves and provides more to other organisms. More heterogeneous woods. Tree needs a lot of space. The canopy is so dense that just a few plants can survive.	The ground is covered with slowly decaying needles which slowly offers food to the soil. More homogeneous woods.
Flower	Great variety of flowers, fruits, seeds. More than 60 families of angiosperms. The seeds covered which biologically is an advantage.	Cones (male / female) Gymnosperms, seeds are uncovered and found in cones.
Animal	Insects, bees, birds, mammals	Ants (formic acids à veroudering)
Habitat	Temperate, (sub-)tropical	Boreal, North temperate Survive with hot and cold temperature, little amount of sunlight and with only during 6 months water (can live in the desert). During 30 days the circumstances are optimal.
Soils	Rich, moist soils or dry, well-drained rich humid soil, or dry soil.	Mineral, sandy, rocky. Pioneers.
Age	100 million years old	300 million years old.
Uses	Foods, oils, furnishings, fine woods, instruments, spices, fragrance	Softwoods, fuel, chemicals.

Vorwort/Suchen Zeichen/Abkürzungen Impressum