temperate rainforests
Cool, wet woodlands
Temperate rainforests are forests in mild climates that receive heavy rainfall year-round, typically 60 inches or more annually.
Unlike tropical rainforests, they occur in cooler regions—the Pacific Northwest, coastal Chile, New Zealand, Tasmania.
They're characterized by towering conifers or broadleaf trees draped in moss and ferns, with dense understory vegetation: The temperate rainforests of Olympic National Park.
- treesWoody plants with trunks
- ancient treesVery old woody plants
- epiphytesPlants growing on others
- coastal fogHaze where ocean meets shore
- coniferousProducing woody cones
Douglas fir · old growth · conservation · climate · plants · salmon runs · endemic species · clouds · understory · sustainability · carbon sink · mosses · canopy · coastal ecosystems · wildlife corridors · tree ferns · native flora · biodiversity hotspots
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Abandons or barren lands
arid lands · Sahara Desert · badlands · steppes · Death Valley
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Extremely cold, dry biomes
sand dunes · tundra · salt flats · ice sheets · barren landscapes
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