What is the significance of gymnosperms?

The importance of gymnosperms in biocenoses is enormous, since they are forest-forming species. In the Severny Hemisphere, most of the forests are coniferous forests. Gymnosperms provide food for zeots: moose feed on young shoots of pine, squirrels, crossbills – seeds of cedar pine, etc. The wood of gymnosperms is used by humans for various purposes (as a fuel, as a building material, as a raw material for obtaining paper, etc.). The bulk of wood in Russia is harvested in coniferous forests. Larch wood is particularly durable and durable, it is resistant to decay. With the help of chemical treatment, artificial fibers similar to silk threads are obtained from pine wood. Spruce wood is used to make paper.