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 * __The Temperate Rain Forest __**

The Temperate Rain Forest as its name suggests, is well known for it's precipitation, however, unlike the famous Tropical Rain Forest, the Temperate Rain Forest has an overall mild climate and is very scarce across the globe.

Where is it located? The green areas indicate the locations of Temperate Rain Forests across the world.

Climate The Temperate Rain Forest has a mild climate and as its name suggests, large amounts of rainfall, about 60-200 inches per year. Like many biomes, the Temperate Rain Forest goes through both a wet season and a dry season. During the long wet season, temperatures seldom reach freezing as the temperature during the dry season barely hits 80 degrees, maintaining the biome's mild climate. Fog is common in the Temperate Rain Forest and plays a major role during the dry season, when it moisturizes the forest.

Structure Like the well known Tropical Rain Forest, the Temperate Rain Forest has a set structure, but less complex. The highest story of the forest, the canopy, is home to evergreen conifers, trees known for their pine cones. Some examples of trees that exist in the canopy are the Coastal Redwoods of California, Douglas Fir, Sitka Spruce, Western Red Cedar, and Western Hemlock. The next layer of the forest is the understory, home to trees that thrive in the shade, such as Dogwood and Vine Maple. Smaller plants such as ferns, salal, and berry shrubs enjoy the small amount of sunlight that breaks though to the ground. The final layer of the Temperate Rain Forest, the forest floor, houses mosses, lichen, and other plants in nutrient-rich soil made possible by decomposers of organic material, which thrive in the dark, moist environment that the Temperate Rain Forest provides.

media type="youtube" key="I63NLF2lDCw" height="315" width="560" A summary of some of the Temperate Rain Forest's characteristics.

media type="youtube" key="-pGg_HvrzYQ" height="315" width="560" Photos from the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington State.

Threats Like many of our planet's biomes, the Temperate Rain Forest is threatened by many forces, a significant amount of which are due to humans. One major threat of the Temperate Rain Forest as well as other types of forests is the clearing of trees to create farmland and other land for humans. The harvesting of Rain Forest trees is also a major threat due to the slow growth of the forest.

Other Sources **http://www.nps.gov/olym/naturescience/temperate-rain-forests.htm ** Describes the Temperate Rainforest of Olympic National Park in Washington state. Includes common species.

Large amount of Temperate Rainforest photos in addition to informative paragraphs.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/temprain.htm **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Infortmation about the Temperate Rain Forests of the Pacific coast, and threats to their well-being.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/pacific_temperate_rainforests.cfm **

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Works Cited


 * http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/jason/xv/docs/TempRain.pdf**


 * http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomerainfor5.htm**