Temperate+Rainforests

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= 3 EXAMPLES: = -Great Smokey Mountain National Park in Tennessee -National Zoological Park in Maryland -Provincial Park in New Hampshire

=** Annual Precipitation: **= 200-400 cm

=** Soil Conditions: **= Rich

= Latitude and Altitude: = 23 degrees to 66 degrees

= Temperate Range: = //"The average annual temperature is above 0 degrees C, largely influenced by the nearby ocean.// //The warmest of the temperate rainforests may have average annual temperatures around 20 degrees C."//

=** Seasonal Conditions: **= Two seasons; Winter temperatures rarely drop below freezing, and summer temperatures seldom exceed 80°.

__**PLANTS**__**:**

Stinging Nettle (//Urtica dioica//): are known to deal well with fires. They will survive from a fire by sprouting from rhizomes or seeds afterwards. The plant regenerates its self so well because it sends lots of seeds; about 500 to 5,000 seeds per shoot for shady plants and about 10,000 to 20,000 seeds per shoot for sunny plants



Western Red Cedar  (//Thuja plicata//): The tree is very tall so it absorbs a lot of sunlight, yet it has a waxy coating that helps store water.



Salmonberry (//Rubus spectabilis//): Very resistant to fire. Most of the underground parts of the plant (roots and seeds) stay unharmed during a fire even when other parts of the plant are completely destroyed. This allows the plant to grown quickly again after a fire.

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Fireweed  (//Epilobium angustifolium//)

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Cattail  (//Typha latifolia//)

Banana slugs (//Ariolimax columbianus): Banana slugs are either bright yellow or greenish so they can blend in with the leaves of the forest to hide from predators.//
 * ANIMALS:**



Roosevelt elk  (Cervus elaphus roosevelti): grow antlers and gain weight very quickly in the beginning of their life. This helps them protect themselves from other animals because they’re very large.



Douglas' squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii): In different seasons the squirrel has to adapt to the weather in different ways. For example, in the summer it mainly nests in twigs and linchens; in the winter, they mostly nest inside of trees.



Cougar



Grizzly Bear

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