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Pacific temperate rain forests (WWF ecoregion) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Temperate rainforest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Valdivian temperate rain forests - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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HTML code by Chris Kreger; Maintained by ETE Team; Last updated April 28, 2005; Puzzle Photo: Courtesy of PhotoDisc Inc. ... Policy debate continues over use of temperate rainforests in the Pacific Northwest ... Image that says Temperate Rainforest.
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Other temperate rain forests grow in a few isolated spots around the world including Chile, New Zealand and ... Rain—lots of it. Storms off the Pacific Ocean drop much of their moisture on these west-facing valleys. Precipitation in Olympic's rain forest ranges from 140 to 167 inches (12 to 14 feet) every year.
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With so few temperate rain forests in the world, those found in the Pacific Northwest take on a very special role as a valuable ecosystem.
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The Pacific Maritime ecozone has remnants of the rare Garry Oak–arbutus ecosystems and the largest tracts of temperate rain forests on the Pacific West Coast ( Box 3.5). The two northern ecozones are transitional areas, with full boreal forests of spruce and pine in the south and sparse tree cover in sheltered areas...
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For example, in temperate rain forests of the Pacific coast of North America, the spotted owl, marbled murrelet, and some species of plants, mosses, and lichens appear to require the special conditions provided by old-growth forests and do not survive well in other ecosystems.
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(An excerpt from The Rain Forests of Home: An Atlas of People and Place) ... Overall, 44 percent of the North American coastal temperate rain forest has been developed. The main impact of development is evident from Vancouver Island south. ... Map by: Pacific GIS; Created: January 1, 1995...
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A coastal temperate rainforest occupies a necessarily narrow strip of land between an ocean and a mountain range. The ocean must be near to moderate the climate, and the mountains must be near to catch the rain. Coastal temperate rainforests are cool and wet year round, ... Ecology of the Temperate Rainforest; In these forests,
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