Denseforest, Temperate.

 If you haven't noticed, a recurring theme in all my previous entries is that all the species are from the continent of Tuaisceart. And as we go through each post and more is added. We briefly go through biomes of tuaisceart, as a result. And strike deeper into it's "heart". The massive Loch sea.

What guards the massive Loch sea is the Temperate denseforest of Tuaisceart . Otherwise known as An Coillthiubh , supported by the lake, whose is protected by precipitation on the lake itself, and the massive, ash consuming Ashcatchers, or Coilleanas, a group of species specialised by consuming the massive clouds suspended by Eile's lower gravity and wind patterns, which may not feel like much, being 30% less. But it makes a massive difference for small particles like volcanic ash, and the ability to develop structures to catch volcanic ash. 

Ash contains molecules , nutrients necessary to maintain massive size for the Coilleneas.  The coillean has selectively developed extended ends off it's upper leaves to reach up into the sky. Large Ash clouds are maintained via wind patterns, and it's particles consumed and stripped bare by these trees. The ends are electrically charged, nutrient molecules launch into the trees system from the top into the leaves, into the branches, into the trunk.  Sometimes, volcanoes may only erupt only a few hundred or thousand years, so the coillean are switch up and sustain themselves on other nutrient and water sources.

The red mounds are volcanoes , the lightest greens would be plategrass, darker greens would be TDTLFS and the darkest, denseforest. And Also the mysterious mountain range in tuaisceart, being labelled "An Nathair". 

You may notice the distance of some volcanoes to actual denseforests. There are a few explanations, ashes, due to the lower gravity of Eile, are easily suspended in it's atmosphere. Allowing it travel for hundreds of thousands of kilometers, considering the fact that all things considered, Tuaisceart is a massive continent. Another reason is plategrass, the denseforest is in a constant "war" with the plategrass, which is indeed, an invasive species. The reason of existence for TDTLFs on large continents is that they are outgrowth of denseforests, some photoid species can be found both on TDTLFS and in the cluttered, tight, denseforests. Even shrubland species, which evolved from denseforest undergrowth. It is an evolutionary arms race, with both sides launching parasitic species , adapted to the environments on either sides ,that is the reason why some TDTLF areas are trapped being TDTLFs whilst sorrounded by volcanoes. Or plategrass securing a victory by sorrounding it with plategrass species adapted to volcanoe habitats. Thus why Denseforests looked squeezed in along the end of the Tuaiscartean river deltas and yet spread out for hundreds of kilometers at the north and center loch region. 

 The layers of a denseforest are as follows, and as applies to most denseforests around the eilen globe; 

 The Emergent layer - similar to Earth's rainforest, denseforest's have their emergent layers, with some photoid "trees" naturally taller than other plants. Anapnoils here must be adapted to a changing environment, one that is can be occassionally covered in volcanic ash. Most motile organisms are small gliders or fliers.

 Canopy layer - The inside of the "roof" of the denseforest, can get quite humid at times. The canopy layer is formed as a result of a number of same species attained a certain same size, creating a network of branches and leaves and small canopy parasitic photoids. Small climber anapnoils as well as gliders also reside here. There is a large number of "fruit" as well produced by the Coilleanas in this network, which are eaten by some frugivorous anapnoils. Can be up to 8 meters

 Understory layer - the rest of the rainforest structure except the forest floor. Humid and dark environment. Home to many unique understory photoids using different pigments and large leaves to optimally catch sunlight. Surprisingly large yet prehensile anapnoils live in the understory. 

 Forest Floor - The decomposition layers, a lot of decomposers of various kinds from euheteroids to anapnoils to even photoids thrive here. Sometimes rivers flow through the forest floor, creating specialized species adapted for these variants of the forest floor ecosystem. 

 Thanks for reading.