Temperate Forest
Humus
makes fertile soil
Decidous Trees
Coniferous Trees
seed-bearing cones
Abiotic Factors
warm summers
cold winters
fertile soils
year round precipitation
Dominant Plants
herbs
conifers
broadleaf decidous trees
flowering shrubs
Dominant Animals
omnivores
black bears
songbirds
bobcats
deer
Geographic Distribution
U.S.
Europe
Canada
Northwestern Coniferous Forest
Moist air in the Pacific
"temperate rain forest"
Variety of Conifers
Moss
Flowering Shrubs
Abiotic Factors
mild temperatures
abundant percipitation
rocky acidic soil
relatively cool,dry summers
Dominant Plants
Douglas Fir
Sitka Spruce
Western Hemlock
Redwood
Dominant Animals
predators
large herbivores
omnivores
Geographic Distrubution
northern california
alaska
pacific coast of U.S.
pacific coast of Canada