Temperate rainforest
Temperate rainforests are coniferous or broadleaf forests. They are in the temperate zone, and get heavy rain.
Temperate rainforest often occurs in areas which have an oceanic moist climate. They are very notable for their lichen.
In many ways, they are similar to tropical rainforests, but they are in areas that are not as warm.
The conditions are very moist, and more open to light than a tropical rain forest. The lower levels of the forest have an understory. This means that, under the trees, fungi, moss, ferns, shrubs with berries grow. Lichens are common in temperate rain forests.
Examples
- Hyrcanian forest, on the south side of the Caspian Sea, shared between Iran and Azerbaijan
- Some forests in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria, and the west coast of Tasmania
- Some forests in New Zealand
- In a region called Colchis, shared between Turkey and Georgia
- Southeast Siberian rainforest in Russia
- On the Pacific Northwest coast of North America, in Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and northern California
- Valdivian temperate rain forest, in Chile and Argentina
Related pages
References
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66989115
- ↑ Alaback P.B. 1991. Comparative ecology of temperate rainforests of the Americas along analogous climatic gradients. Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 64: 399–412.
- ↑ Floyd A. 1990. Australian Rainforests in New South Wales, Vol. 1. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW. ISBN 0949324302