The Temperate Rainforest By Megan Byron and Alyssa

The Temperate Rainforest By: Megan Byron and Alyssa Johnson

Location • Temperate rainforests are located in oceanic -moist climates and subtropical-moist climates. • They are in the coastal pacific northwest region also. • North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia all have temperate rainforests. • Temperate rainforests cover only 75 million acres of earth.

Temperature Temperate forests have a wide range of temperatures that correlate with the distinctive seasons. Temperatures range from hot in the summer with highs of 86 degrees Fahrenheit, to extremely cold in the winter with lows of - 22 degrees Fahrenheit.

Rainfall • Temperate rainforests receive from 1, 500 to 5, 000 millimeters (60 to 200 inches) of rain a year. • The climate is mild because the same mountains that block the ocean moisture help protect the rainforest from extremes in the weather. • Even in the dry season the climate is cool and cloud-covered with fog providing the necessary moisture to nourish the rainforest. Fog provides about 175 -3, 000 millimeters (7 - 12 inches) of rain each summer.

Conifers The topmost layer is called the canopy, which is dominated by tall evergreen conifers and redwoods. Under the canopy, is the under story, which has maples and dogwoods. Maples Ferns Redwoods Plants On the forest floor, the lowest layer, there are lichens, mosses, small plants (such as oxalis), wildflowers, and grasses. Epiphytes

Bobcat Luna moth Animals Some animals of the temperate rainforest include Red panda white eared sibia rabbit wolves, bears, big cats, deer, rabbits, raccoons, and squirrels. They also include marsupials such as possum, wallabies, and wombats; and last but not least, insects like butterflies, beetles, and moths. The animals that live there are very well adapted to the cold weather, such as bears hibernating, squirrels gathering food, or birds traveling to warmer temperatures until spring.