Rocky Mountain forests
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Rocky Mountain forests are a major North American montane forest region characterized by conifer-dominated woodlands, rugged terrain, and diverse wildlife spanning the length of the Rocky Mountains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain forests canonical | 1 |
Statements (80)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coniferous forest
ⓘ
montane forest ecoregion ⓘ temperate forest biome ⓘ |
| biome | temperate coniferous forest ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
alpine tundra
ⓘ
foothill grasslands ⓘ sagebrush steppe ⓘ |
| climate |
cold winters
ⓘ
cool summers ⓘ snow-dominated precipitation ⓘ |
| commonInsectDisturbance |
mountain pine beetle
ⓘ
spruce beetle ⓘ |
| commonTreeSpecies |
Douglas-fir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Engelmann spruce NERFINISHED ⓘ lodgepole pine ⓘ ponderosa pine ⓘ quaking aspen ⓘ subalpine fir ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Colorado River headwaters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia River headwaters NERFINISHED ⓘ Missouri River headwaters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disturbanceRegime |
insect outbreaks
ⓘ
wildfire ⓘ windthrow ⓘ |
| dominantTreeGenus |
Abies
ⓘ
Picea ⓘ Pinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Pseudotsuga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantVegetation | coniferous trees ⓘ |
| ecosystemService |
carbon storage
ⓘ
recreation opportunities ⓘ soil stabilization ⓘ water regulation ⓘ wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| elevationRange |
lower alpine ecotone
ⓘ
montane zone ⓘ subalpine zone ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo |
Alberta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
glacial till soils
ⓘ
rocky shallow soils ⓘ |
| hydrology | headwaters of major rivers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rocky Mountain ecosystem ⓘ |
| protectedBy |
national forests
ⓘ
national parks ⓘ wilderness areas ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
American black bear
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American marten NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada lynx NERFINISHED ⓘ Clark's nutcracker NERFINISHED ⓘ Steller's jay NERFINISHED ⓘ bighorn sheep ⓘ elk ⓘ gray wolf ⓘ great gray owl ⓘ grizzly bear ⓘ moose ⓘ mountain goat ⓘ mountain lion ⓘ mule deer ⓘ northern goshawk ⓘ various woodpeckers ⓘ white-tailed deer ⓘ |
| terrain |
deep valleys
ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| threat |
climate change
ⓘ
invasive species ⓘ logging ⓘ urban expansion ⓘ wildfire regime change ⓘ |
| usedFor |
livestock grazing
ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ timber production ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.