Temperate Rainforest By Brooke Jones

Physical features Mountains Hills Rivers Streams Lakes Waterfalls

Climate Rains a lot Cool temperatures most of the year. Long wet winter and spring Dry, foggy summer

Location Temperate rain forests are located on; The west coast of north America The south east coast of south America The north coast of new Zealand The north east coast of Tasmania

physical characteristics High humidity A lot of water Cool temperatures 5-6 feet of rain per year. Rich soil

Major plant life Trees: Sitka spruce Douglas fir Western hemlock Western redceadar Big leaf maple Vine maple Red alder Bushes; Salmonberry Huckleberry Other: Mosses Lichens Flowers Red columbine Pacific bleeding heart Queen’s cup Bunchberry

Examples of animals Slugs Bears Wolfs Cougars Lynx Small mammals Deer Elk Birds Salmon Raccoons insects

Other information Most animals live on the forest floor 3 layer of forest ; ground, under story, and canopy. No natural poisonous snakes Faster recovery from destruction than a regular rain forest.

Bibliography http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/temprain.htm temperate rainforests http://www.nps.gov/olym/naturescience/temperate-rain-forests.htm Olympic national park http://www.groundtruthtrekking.org/Issues/Forestry/TemperateRainforests.html#refs temperate rainforests of the northern pacific coast http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/jason/xv/docs/TempRain.pdf nasa.gov