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The Araucaria moist forests, officially classified as mixed ombrophilous forest (Portuguese: "Floresta Ombrófila Mista") in Brazil, are a montane subtropical moist forest ecoregion. The forest ecosystem is located in southern Brazil and northeastern Argentina. The ecoregion is a southern portion of the Atlantic Forest. The ecoregion also ...
Tropical seasonal forests, also known as moist deciduous, monsoon or semi-evergreen (mixed) seasonal forests, have a monsoon or wet savannah climates (as in the Köppen climate classification): receiving high overall rainfall with a warm summer wet season and (often) a cooler winter dry season. Some trees in these forests drop some or all of ...
Ogasawara subtropical moist forests: Bonin Islands Palau tropical moist forests: Palau: Rapa Nui and Sala-y-Gomez tropical broadleaf forests: Easter Island Samoan tropical moist forests: American Samoa, Samoa: Society Islands tropical moist forests: French Polynesia: Tongan tropical moist forests: Niue, Tonga: Tuamotu tropical moist forests
The coast of California north of San Francisco contains the Northern California coastal forests (as defined by the WWF) and the southern section of the Coast Range ecoregion (as defined by the EPA). This ecoregion is dominated by redwood forest , containing the tallest and some of the oldest trees in the world.
Photos: The Most Enchanting Forests Around the World. Alex Andonovska. June 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM. ... Sequoia National Forest in California is a wonderland of towering giants. It is home to some of ...
Araucaria (/ æ r ɔː ˈ k ɛər i ə /; original pronunciation: [a.ɾawˈka. ɾja]) [ 2 ] is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae . While today they are largely confined to the Southern Hemisphere , during the Jurassic and Cretaceous they were globally distributed.
This category includes tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregions in the Neotropical realm. Subcategories This category has the following 12 subcategories, out of 12 total.
The grove was operated by Sonoma County until 1934, when the state of California took over. In 1936 the grove was opened to the public as Armstrong Redwoods State Park. The grove's status was changed to a natural reserve in 1964 when a greater understanding of its ecological significance prompted a more protective management of the resource.