According to the industry encyclopedia query, the difference lies in:
1, distribution area is different: subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest is mainly distributed on the east coast of the mainland, which belongs to subtropical monsoon climate, while subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest is mainly distributed on the west coast of the mainland, which belongs to Mediterranean climate.
2. The representative plants are different: subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests, such as olives, and subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forests, such as banyan and camphor trees, are distributed along the Mediterranean coast.
3. The reasons are different: the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest belt belongs to the Mediterranean climate, mainly influenced by prevailing westerly winds, while the subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest belt belongs to the subtropical monsoon climate influenced by warm currents.
4. The degree of drought tolerance is different: subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest is more drought-tolerant than subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest, and its water demand is not high.
Hardleaf evergreen forest, also known as evergreen broad-leaved forest and hardwood broad-leaved forest, refers to an evergreen tree or shrub vegetation type developed in the Mediterranean climate. The leaves of trees and shrubs have typical xerophytic structures, which are evergreen and hard, with developed mechanical tissues, often fluffy, dim, dark gray-green or degenerated into spines.