It inhabits subtropical forests in the southern part of its range and subarctic forests in mountainous areas in the northern part of its range.
Athapaskan adaptations : hunters and fishermen of the subarctic forests / James W. VanStone.
Drimys is found in the Neotropic ecozone, from southern Mexico to the subarctic forests of southern South America.
It then tapers to the dry Interior Plateau on its eastern flanks, or to the subarctic boreal forest of the Skeena Mountains and Stikine Plateau.
It is found largely in open areas of subarctic boreal forests, though it is also found in a wide variety of habitats in the region.
The Army sent Richard Trent into a subarctic forest with scant clothing, bad equipment and commanders who doubted his intellect.
In the subarctic forest, other species such as the moose were more important.
The 6,600 kilometer route crossed the Ural Mountains, subarctic forests, and the Altai Mountains.
The highest rainfalls occur in the taiga areas (subarctic coniferous forests of Siberian larch and pine trees) along the northern border, especially Khentii and Khövsgöl.
The extreme south of the world is tropical, having a jungle on the western coast, while the extreme northern portions of the country are subarctic forest.