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	Temperate coniferous forests - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Temperate coniferous forests are a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest.
		Temperate evergreen forests are common in the coastal areas of regions that have mild winters and heavy rainfall, or inland in drier climates or mountain areas.
		Balkan montane conifer forests (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Temperate_coniferous_forests (452 words)

	Temperate rain forest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Temperate rain forests may be predominantly coniferous, broadleaf, or mixed forests, and occur in Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Temperate coniferous forests ecoregions.
		The largest temperate rain forest zone on the planet, the Pacific temperate rain forests occur on west-facing coastal mountains along the Pacific coast of North America, from Kodiak Island in Alaska to northern California, and are part of the Nearctic ecozone.
		The Valdivian rain forests occur in the Valdivian temperate rain forests and Magellanic subpolar forests ecoregions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Temperate_rain_forests (708 words)

	Forest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Forests can be found in all regions capable of sustaining tree growth, at altitudes up to the tree-line, except where natural fire frequency is too high, or where the environment has been impaired by natural processes or by human activities.
		Forests are differentiated from woodlands by the extent of canopy coverage: in a forest the branches and foliage of separate trees often meet or interlock, although there can be gaps of varying sizes within an area referred to as forest.
		, temperate deciduous forest) and evergreen coniferous forests (e.g.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Forest (670 words)

	Encyclopedia: Temperate coniferous forests
		Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests are a temperate and humid biome.
		The Klamath-Siskiyou forests are a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion of northwestern California and southwestern Oregon.
		Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands is a group of biomes in which the climate is temperate to semi-arid.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Temperate-coniferous-forests (2290 words)

	WWF - Coniferous Forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Coniferous forests are made up mainly of cone-bearing or coniferous trees, such as spruces, hemlocks, pines and firs.
		Coniferous forests are found mainly in the northern hemisphere, although some are found in the southern hemisphere.
		Coniferous trees thrive where summers are short and cool and winters long and harsh, with heavy snowfall that can last as long as six months.
	www.panda.org /news_facts/education/middle_school/habitats/coniferous_forests.cfm (396 words)

	EO Experiments: Coniferous Forest Biome
		Between the tundra to the north and the deciduous forest to the south lies the large area of coniferous forest.
		One type of coniferous forest, the northern boreal forest, is found in 50° to 60°N latitudes.
		Coniferous forests consist mostly of conifers, trees that grow needles instead of leaves, and cones instead of flowers.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Laboratory/Biome/bioconiferous.html (237 words)

	Encyclopedia: Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests
		Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests are common in several terrestrial ecozones, including parts of the Afrotropic (equatorial Africa), Indomalaya (parts of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia), the Neotropic (northern South America and Central America), Australasia (eastern Indonesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia), and Oceania (the tropical islands of the Pacific Ocean).
		Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests are a forest biome.
		Most tropical and subtropical coniferous forest ecoregions are found in the Nearctic and Neotropic ecozones, from Mexico to Nicaragua and on the Greater Antilles, Bahamas, and Bermuda.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tropical-and-subtropical-coniferous-forests (275 words)

	CIPEC - Location and Site Selection Critera
		Tropical Moist Forests: forests located between the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer that receive between 1500 and 2500 mm of precipitation per year.
		Temperate Deciduous Forests: mid-latitude forests of North and South America, distinguished in part by a marked difference in average temperatures between the growing season (summer) and the dormant season (winter).
		Temperate Rain Forests: forests of the western USA and Canada located between 45° and 55° north latitude that receive over 2000 mm of precipitation per year.
	www.cipec.org /research/methods/criteria.html (488 words)

	PLANT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Forests are often subdivided into smaller biomes, such as temperate deciduous forests and tropical rain forests.
		Temperate coniferous forests grow in western North America in areas that have mild, wet winters and dry summers.
		The redwood forests of northern California and the temperate rain forests found on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington are both examples of temperate coniferous forests.
	www.kent.k12.wa.us /ksd/ME/Soos_Creek_Data/Plant_Where_they_live.htm (1942 words)

	Temperate Coniferous Forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Temperate coniferous forests are a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the with warm summers and cool winters and rainfall to sustain a forest.
		Temperate evergreen forests are common the coastal areas of regions that have winters and heavy rainfall or inland in climates or mountain areas.
		The temperate coniferous rain forests sustain the levels of biomass in any terrestrial ecosystem are notable for trees of massive proportions Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron gigantea) Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) Alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) and Kauri (Agathis australis).
	www.freeglossary.com /Coniferous_forest (815 words)

	Coniferous Forest
		The coniferous forest biome is south of the Arctic tundra.
		The largest stretch of coniferous forest in the world, circling the earth in the Northern Hemisphere, is called the “taiga.”; It supplies the bulk of the world's commercial softwood timber, which is used to make paper.
		Global Forest Watch: between the arctic tundra to the north and the temperate forests to the south lies a mosaic of mostly coniferous forest, wetlands, rivers, and lakes.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0769056.html (342 words)

	Forest resources and future prospects -DAWN - Business; October 13, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The type of forests that exist in the country with relative share are moist and dry temperate coniferous 40pc, scrub 28pc, tropical thorn 3.5pc, man-made irrigated 5pc, riverian 7pc, mangrove 8pc and farm forests 11pc.
		Dry temperate forests are found in Northern Areas (Diamir, Chitral and Dir), tribal areas (Waziristan) and northern Balochistan (Loralai and Zhob).
		The scrub forests comprising open, bushy and branchy woody vegetation are located in the Potohar region, the foothills of Muree and the NWFP hills.
	www.dawn.com /2003/10/13/ebr9.htm (1108 words)

	SCOPE 56 - Global Change: Effects on Coniferous Forests and Grasslands (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Storage of C in boreal forest soils is highly variable and may be a major area of uncertainty in the C storage of the biome.
		Temperate grasslands are located mainly at mid-latitudes of Asia and North and South America where large changes in climate and land use have occurred or are expected to occur in the near future.
		Assessments of C cycling in coniferous forests and grasslands should be based on a description of land cover with realistic geography and adequate resolution.
	www.icsu-scope.org /execsum/scope56.htm (6020 words)

	Biomes and Ecozones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The taiga is the biome of the needleleaf forest.
		Tropical Forest at the Montreal Biodome, a reproduction of a tropical rainforest in South America, measuring 2,600m² and populated by thousands of plants and animals, is the Biodome's largest ecosystem.
		Tropical Forests occur near the equator, within the area bounded by latitudes 23.5 degrees N and 23.5 degrees S. One of the major characteristics of tropical forests is their distinct seasonality: winter is absent, and only two seasons are present - rainy and dry.
	www.uaestudents.com /guide/biomes.html (3139 words)

	ClickATutor Tutorials
		Forests cover almost a third of the earth's land.
		The major kinds of plants in needleleaf forests are coniferous (or cone-bearing) trees and evergreens.
		The forest floor is covered with a thick growth of wild flowers, seedlings, and shrubs.
	www.clickatutor.com /BasePUB.asp?pid=3887 (405 words)

	The Forest Biome
		However, forests are becoming major casualties of civilization as human populations have increased over the past several thousand years, bringing deforestation, pollution, and industrial usage problems to this important biome.
		Present-day forest biomes, biological communities that are dominated by trees and other woody vegetation (Spurr and Barnes), can be classified according to numerous characteristics, with seasonality being the most widely used.
		Temperate forests occur in eastern North America, northeastern Asia, and western and central Europe.
	www.ucmp.berkeley.edu /glossary/gloss5/biome/forests.html (915 words)

	6.3 Temperate Forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Temperate forests are generally found in the middle latitudes where precipitation is great enough to support tree growth.
		Coniferous species of trees dominate temperate forests that exist closer to the poles and experience colder winters.
		Harvesting of temperate forests in North America began shortly after this area was discovered by Europeans.
	www.geog.ouc.bc.ca /conted/onlinecourses/geog_210/210_6_3.html (350 words)

	Temperate Forests
		The moist subtropical forests form on eastern edges of continents between 30° and 35° under the influence of moist and warm air moving out from the western sides of the oceanic subtropical high pressure systems (i.e., the easterly trades and monsoons).
		Coniferous forests are mainly found in broad circumpolar belt across the northern hemisphere and on mountain ranges where low temperatures limit the growing season to a few months each year; thus too unfavorable for most hardwoods.
		The boreal forest is connected to cold montane coniferous forests even south of the boreal forest, but the species are often quite distinct.
	www.botany.wisc.edu /courses/botany_422/Lecture/Lect11TempForests.html (981 words)

	Temperate Deciduous Forest Animal Printouts - EnchantedLearning.com
		Temperate deciduous forests are forests in cool, rainy areas; they have trees that lose their leaves in Fall and regrow them in Spring.
		Temperate deciduous forests are found in the middle latitudes around the globe and have four distinct seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
		The soil in the deciduous forests is quite fertile, since it is often enriched with falling leaves, twigs, logs, and dead organisms.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /biomes/tempdecid/tempdecid.shtml (606 words)

	SCOPE 56 - Global Change: Effects on Coniferous Forests and Grasslands, Chapter 3 , Carbon Budget: Temperate Coniferous ...
		In summary, the quoted literature suggests that coniferous forests accumulated organic C during recent decades and were a C sink in its global budget.
		The sink is a consequence of a combination of regrowing forests, CO fertilization and N fertilization from poluted rain.
		Temperate conifer forests are common in the western half of North America, across extreme moisture and temperature gradients from west to east resulting from the Cascade, Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains.
	www.icsu-scope.org /downloadpubs/scope56/Chapter03.html (9209 words)

	Habitat Awareness Coniferous Forest
		Coniferous forests are located south of the Tundra, but north of the Temperate Deciduous forests and Temperate Grasslands.
		Coniferous forests are cold and covered with snow for most of the year - usually from October to May.
		Mining operations are a threat to the Coniferous forests because of the chemicals used in mining and the silt released by mining.
	www.inchinapinch.com /hab_pgs/terres/coniferous/c_forest.htm (1910 words)

	coniferous forest plants (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Coniferous forest - Biomes of Minnesota: Minnesota DNR
		Coniferous Forest Animals and Plants Tundra is a cold, wet habitat mainly found in the northern hemisphere between the Arctic and the coniferous forests of Canada, Europe, and...
		main trees that inhabit the coniferous forest are the pines and...
	www.plantsall.com /coniferousforestplants (891 words)

	Northern Coniferous Forest Biome
		Compared to the arctic tundra, the climate of the boreal forest is characterized by a longer and warmer growing season.
		Here, forest trees are interspersed with tundra plants, the former occupying more stable soils not subject to movement or heaving due to cyclic freezes and thaws.
		Much of the northern coniferous forest biome is covered with lakes, which eventually fill with mineral and organic matter to form bogs.
	www.fw.vt.edu /dendro/Forsite/ncfbiome.htm (788 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Klamath-Siskiyou forests (NA0516) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A global center of biodiversity, the Klamath-Siskiyou Forests is one of the four richest temperate coniferous forests in the world.
		The rugged coastal mountains here give this region the nickname "the Klamath Knot." Within the ecoregion, varied habitats range from wet coastal temperate rain forests to moist inland forests-a diversity of forest communities that is unmatched in the western United States.
		The extraordinary biodiversity of this ecoregion may be due to the fact that the region escaped extensive glaciation during recent ice ages, providing both a refuge for many species and long periods of relatively favorable conditions for species to adapt to specialized conditions.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na0516.html (528 words)

	Taiga - Psychology Central (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Image:Taiga.png Taiga (IPA pronunciation: /'taɪgə/, from the Russian тайга́) is a biome characterized by coniferous forests.
		It is a northern subarctic and humid biogeographic region in which the main plant life is coniferous larches, spruces, pines and firs, which are adapted to the cold climate.
		The Magellanic subpolar forests of southern Chile are the closest equivalent.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Taiga (459 words)

	Biocomplexity and restoration of biodiversity in temperate coniferous forest: inducing spatial heterogeneity with ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Biocomplexity and restoration of biodiversity in temperate coniferous forest: inducing spatial heterogeneity with variable-density thinning.
		In northwestern USA, comparisons of natural and managed coniferous forests support the idea that both single-species conservation and conventional forestry are unlikely to be successful because biocomplexity is more important than individual habitat elements in maintaining the diversity of forest ecosystems and their capacity to produce useful goods and services.
		Carey, A.B. Biocomplexity and restoration of biodiversity in temperate coniferous forest: inducing spatial heterogeneity with variable-density thinning.
	www.treesearch.fs.fed.us /pubs/6148 (258 words)

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