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Japanese temperate rainforest. The Japanese temperate rainforest is located in the Japanese archipelago, in small batches over a wide range of islands, from Kyushu in the South to Hokkaido in the North. Due to its geographic features and climate, the Japanese temperate rainforest is very different from other temperate rainforests in the world.
The Hokkaidō deciduous forests ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0423) covers the northern and southern coasts of the island of Hokkaido, the northernmost of the main islands of Japan. The region sits in the transition zone between the colder subarctic forests to the north and the more temperate forests to the south. Characteristic trees include Mongolian ...
39.75°N 141.25°E. / 39.75; 141.25. The Nihonkai montane deciduous forests ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0428) covers the Nihonkai (Sea of Japan-side) mountain slopes of Japan's central island of Honshu, including most of the northern half of the island. [ 1][ 2] Also included in the ecoregion are the forested lowland hills of the Oshima Peninsula ...
Ecoregions overview. Japan lies at the convergence of three terrestrial realms, the Palearctic, Indomalaya, and Oceania, and its flora and fauna combine elements from all three. The ecoregions that cover the main islands of Japan, Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū, and Shikoku, along with the nearby islands, are considered part of the Palearctic realm.
Temperate deciduous forest. Old growth beech forest in Slovakia. Temperate deciduous or temperate broad-leaf forests are a variety of temperate forest 'dominated' by deciduous trees that lose their leaves each winter. [1] They represent one of Earth's major biomes, making up 9.69% of global land area. [2]
41,957 km 2 (16,200 sq mi) Country. Japan. Coordinates. 35°45′N 137°45′E / 35.75°N 137.75°E / 35.75; 137.75. The Taiheiyo montane deciduous forests ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0441) stretches for about 700 km (430 mi) along the eastern (Pacific side) slopes of the island of Honshu, with some small patches on the southern islands of ...
At higher elevations, the Taiheiyo evergreen forests yielded to the Taiheiyo montane deciduous forests of the interior. [2] The forests include a mix of species with origins in temperate and tropical Asia. Species with tropical origins include two species of the conifer Podocarpus, one species of the Fir Abies firma, two species of Pittosporum ...
21,496 km 2 (8,300 sq mi) Country. Japan. Coordinates. 35°30′N 133°00′E / . 35.5°N 133°E. / 35.5; 133. The Nihonkai evergreen forests ecoregion (WWF ID: PA0427) covers a thin strip of land on the western coast (facing the Sea of Japan) of the island of Honshu in Japan. It is bounded on the east by the Nihonkai montane deciduous ...