coastal forest
Trees near ocean
A coastal forest is a forest growing along or near an ocean shoreline, shaped by maritime conditions—salt spray, wind exposure, fog, and moderate temperatures.
These forests often feature distinctive species adapted to coastal environments: The coastal forest gave way to dunes as we approached the beach.
The term describes both temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest and tropical coastal ecosystems.
- salt-tolerant plantsVegetation surviving high salinity
- sea fogMarine mist near coasts
- mangroveTidal shrub with exposed roots
- deltasSediment formations at waterways' ends
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
salt marsh · rainforest · lichens · epiphytes · driftwood · erosion control · wetland · barrier islands · evergreens · carbon sequestration · canopy · old growth · salal · tidal marshes · tide pools · wooded areas · erosion · tidal zone
- biomesdesert, grassland, jungle, tundra, taiga
- tropical habitatstropical island, tropical beach, tropical river, tropical savanna, tropical garden
- woodlandswoodland, woods, timberland, grove, copse
- Florida forestslongleaf pine, slash pine, sand pine, cypress swamp, cypress swamps
- African Habitatswoodland, grassland, shrubland, Sahel, freshwater swamp
- coastal featuresshore, beach, bay, cliff, cove