LC control no. | sh2010012571 |
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Topical heading | Temperate rain forests |
Variant(s) | Temperate rainforests |
See also | Rain forests Temperate forests |
Found in | Work cat.: Coastal temperate rain forests of North America, c1995. Henderson's dictionary of biological terms, 2000 (rain forest: forest biomes that develop in areas with an annual rainfall of more than 254 cm; temperate rain forest, tropical rain forest: type of forest that develops in some temperate coastal areas with high rainfall or continual moisture from ocean fogs, as the coastal forest of western North America) Wikipedia, July 27, 2010: Temperate rainforest (Temperate rainforests; coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive high rainfall; temperate rain forests only occur in few regions around the world) Marietta College Dept. of Biology and Environmental Science's Biomes of the world web site, viewed July 27, 2010 (Temperate Rainforest) The world's biomes, via University of California Museum of Paleontology website, July 27, 2010: (Temperate forests; occur in eastern North America, northeastern Asia, and western and central Europe; one subdivision is: termperate broad-leaved rainforests: mild, frost-free winters, high precipitation (more than 1500 mm) evenly distributed throughout the year) |