Pacific temperate rainforests

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The Pacific temperate rainforests are a vast, lush coastal forest ecosystem stretching from northern California through the Pacific Northwest into Alaska, known for high rainfall, towering conifers, and rich biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal forest ecosystem
temperate rainforest ecoregion
biome temperate coniferous forest
characteristic abundant epiphytes
evergreen conifer dominance
high annual rainfall
high humidity
large amounts of biomass
large old-growth trees
lush understory vegetation
mild temperatures
rich biodiversity
thick moss cover
climate cool temperate
maritime
conservationStatus partially protected
contains estuaries
fjords
old-growth forest patches
riparian corridors
wetlands
continent North America
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
dominantTree Douglas fir
surface form: Douglas-fir

Sitka spruce
redwood
shore pine
western hemlock
western redcedar
yellow cedar
ecologicalRole major carbon sink
extendsInto British Columbia
Oregon
Southeastern Alaska
surface form: Southeast Alaska

Washington
Northern California
surface form: northern California
hasSubregion Great Bear Rainforest
Haida Gwaii
surface form: Haida Gwaii rainforests

Olympic Peninsula rainforests
Pacific temperate rainforests self-linksurface differs
surface form: Redwood forests of northern California

Tongass National Forest
influencedBy Pacific Ocean
locatedOn Pacific coast of North America
partOf Pacific Northwest ecosystem
receivesMoistureFrom onshore westerly winds
orographic precipitation
supportsSpecies Pacific salmon
Roosevelt elk
black bear
coastal wolves
grizzly bear
marbled murrelet
northern spotted owl
threat climate change
habitat fragmentation
industrial logging

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Cascadia hasEcoregion Pacific temperate rainforests
Great Bear Rainforest partOf Pacific temperate rainforests
this entity surface form: Pacific temperate rainforests ecoregion
Vancouver Island ecoregion Pacific temperate rainforests
Pacific temperate rainforests hasSubregion Pacific temperate rainforests self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Redwood forests of northern California
Lewis County locatedInEcoregion Pacific temperate rainforests
subject surface form: Lewis County, Washington
Admiralty Island ecoregion Pacific temperate rainforests
this entity surface form: Pacific temperate rainforest
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park hasBiome Pacific temperate rainforests
Oregon Coast Range forests partOf Pacific temperate rainforests
Russian River passesThroughRegion Pacific temperate rainforests
this entity surface form: Redwood forests
Prince Rupert Harbour ecoregion Pacific temperate rainforests
this entity surface form: Pacific temperate rainforest