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Temperate Rainforest By Brooke Jones
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Physical features Mountains Hills Rivers Streams Lakes Waterfalls
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Climate Rains a lot Cool temperatures most of the year.
Long wet winter and spring Dry, foggy summer
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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
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physical characteristics
High humidity A lot of water Cool temperatures 5-6 feet of rain per year. Rich soil
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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
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Examples of animals Slugs Bears Wolfs Cougars Lynx Small mammals Deer
Elk Birds Salmon Raccoons insects
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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.
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Bibliography temperate rainforests Olympic national park temperate rainforests of the northern pacific coast nasa.gov
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