Cascade Mountains forest ecoregion
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The Cascade Mountains forest ecoregion is a temperate coniferous forest zone spanning the Cascade Range, characterized by dense evergreen forests, high precipitation, and rich biodiversity in the Pacific Northwest of North America.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecoregion
ⓘ
temperate coniferous forest ⓘ |
| biome | temperate coniferous forest ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Pacific Ocean coastal ecoregions
ⓘ
interior mountain ecoregions ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Crater Lake National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Rainier National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ North Cascades National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| extendsInto |
British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern California NERFINISHED ⓘ Oregon NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dense forests
ⓘ
high precipitation ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasClimate | temperate ⓘ |
| hasDominantTree |
Douglas-fir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific silver fir NERFINISHED ⓘ grand fir ⓘ lodgepole pine ⓘ mountain hemlock ⓘ ponderosa pine ⓘ subalpine fir ⓘ western hemlock ⓘ western redcedar ⓘ |
| hasElevationRange | lowland to subalpine ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
American marten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ Roosevelt elk NERFINISHED ⓘ black bear ⓘ cougar ⓘ mule deer ⓘ northern spotted owl ⓘ pileated woodpecker ⓘ snowshoe hare ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
commercial forestry
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ |
| hasProcess | orographic precipitation ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | volcanic soils ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
coniferous forest
ⓘ
evergreen forest ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cascade Range
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific temperate rainforests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
climate change
ⓘ
logging ⓘ wildfire ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.