Temperate rainforest

Global distribution of temperate rainforests

Western hemlock forest, Gwaii Haanas, Canada

Antarctic beech trees in Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia

Tree ferns in temperate rainforest in Tasmania, Australia

Temperate rainforests are coniferous or broadleaf forests. They are in the temperate zone, and get heavy rain.

Temperate rainforest often occur in areas which have an oceanic moist climate. They are very notable for their lichen.^[1]

In many ways, they are similar to tropical rainforests, but they are in areas that are not as hot.^[2]^[3]

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 forests on the south side of the Caspian Sea. Shared between Iran and Azerbaijan. "Iran's Hyrcanian Forests added to UNESCO World Heritage List". Financial Tribune. 5 July 2019.
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 Kolchis, shared between Tukey and Georgia
Southern Siberian rainforest
On the Pacific coast of North America, in Alaska, British Columbia, and northern California
Valdivian temperate rain forest, in Chile and Argentina

Temperate Rainforest Media

Western hemlock rainforest, Gwaii Haanas, Canada
Humid temperate rainforest in Termas Geométricas near Coñaripe, Chile
Canopy of Olympic National Park, Washington State
Temperate rainforest in the Mount Hood Wilderness, Oregon, US. This area, on the west side of the mountain, receives close to 100 inches of rain per year.
Coast Redwood forest in Redwood National Park
Temperate rainforest in Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, located on Vancouver Island
Temperate rainforest in Wells Gray Provincial Park (in the Cariboo Mountains) in British Columbia, Canada
Temperate rainforest in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in the Appalachian Mountains
Aextoxicon punctatum forest in Punta Curiñanco

Related pages

Tropical rainforest

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

[1] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66989115

[2] Alaback P.B. 1991. Comparative ecology of temperate rainforests of the Americas along analogous climatic gradients. Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat. 64: 399–412.

[3] Floyd A. 1990. Australian Rainforests in New South Wales, Vol. 1. Surrey Beatty & Sons, Chipping Norton, NSW. ISBN 0949324302

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