Colchic rainforest

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ancient forest ecosystem biodiversity hotspot temperate rainforest

The Colchic rainforest is a temperate, humid, and biodiversity-rich ancient forest ecosystem along the eastern Black Sea coast, renowned for its dense broadleaf forests, high rainfall, and many relict and endemic species.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands 1
Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands World Heritage property 1
Colchic rainforest canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient forest ecosystem ⓘ
biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
temperate rainforest ⓘ
borderedBy Black Sea ⓘ
conservedIn protected areas in Georgia ⓘ
protected areas in Turkey ⓘ
geologicalAge Tertiary relict ecosystem ⓘ
hasBiome temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ⓘ
hasCharacteristic abundant mosses and lichens ⓘ
dense broadleaf forests ⓘ
high annual rainfall ⓘ
high humidity ⓘ
peat bogs and wetlands in some areas ⓘ
presence of endemic species ⓘ
presence of relict species ⓘ
rich biodiversity ⓘ
thick understory vegetation ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
hasDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasEcoregionCode WWF PA0440 ⓘ
hasEcosystemService carbon sequestration ⓘ
habitat provision for endemic species ⓘ
soil protection ⓘ
water regulation ⓘ
hasFauna brown bear (Ursus arctos) ⓘ
Eurasian lynx ⓘ
surface form: lynx (Lynx lynx)

numerous amphibian species ⓘ
numerous bird species ⓘ
roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) ⓘ
Canis lupus ⓘ
surface form: wolf (Canis lupus)
hasFlora beech (Fagus orientalis) ⓘ
box tree (Buxus colchica) ⓘ
chestnut (Castanea sativa) ⓘ
hornbeam (Carpinus spp.) ⓘ
oak species (Quercus spp.) ⓘ
rhododendron species ⓘ
hasUNESCOListingName Colchic rainforest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands
hasUNESCOListingYear 2021 ⓘ
locatedIn Caucasus region ⓘ
western Georgia ⓘ
surface form: Western Georgia

eastern coast of the Black Sea ⓘ
northeastern Turkey ⓘ
partOf Caucasus biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
Colchis ⓘ
surface form: Colchis region
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ
infrastructure development ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mtirala National Park (nearby influence region) → ecosystem → Colchic rainforest ⓘ
subject surface form: Mtirala National Park
Kolkheti National Park (partly) → partOf → Colchic rainforest ⓘ
subject surface form: Kolkheti National Park
this entity surface form: Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands World Heritage property
Colchic rainforest → hasUNESCOListingName → Colchic rainforest self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands