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  2. Eastern Australian temperate forests - Wikipedia

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    The rainforest communities of this region exhibit ecological relations to other regions: the cool temperate rainforest is similar to the biome found in Tasmania, the warm temperate rainforest has links to the North Island of New Zealand, and the subtropical and dry regions are also found up north in the Queensland tropical rain forests ...

  3. Forests of Australia - Wikipedia

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    At around 1200 square kilometres the Wet Tropics Rainforest is a part of Australia's largest contiguous area of rainforest. Contains 30% of frog, marsupial and reptile species in Australia, and 65% of Australia's bat and butterfly species. 20% of bird species in the country can be found in this area including the threatened cassowary. Added to ...

  4. Southeast Australia temperate forests - Wikipedia

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    The Southeast Australia temperate forests is a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of south-eastern Australia. It includes the temperate lowland forests of southeastern Australia, at the southern end of the Great Dividing Range. Vegetation ranges from wet forests along the coast to dry forests and woodlands inland. [1] [3] [4]

  5. Temperate rainforest - Wikipedia

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    A portion of the temperate rain forest region of North America, the largest area of temperate zone rainforests on the planet, is the Pacific temperate rain forests ecoregion, which occur on west-facing coastal mountains along the Pacific coast of North America, from Kodiak Island in Alaska to northern California, and are part of the Nearctic realm.

  6. Tasmanian temperate rainforests - Wikipedia

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    Tasmanian rainforest is classified and as cool temperate rainforest, and represents the most floristically complex and best developed form of this forest type in Australia. [4] In Tasmania, they can be found in the West, Savage River National Park , South West, North East and in patches on the East Coast. [ 3 ]

  7. The 10 Most Beautiful Forests Around the World to Add to Your ...

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    Daintree Rainforest, Australia. ... is a leafy oasis where rare animals roam and plant species not found anywhere else on Earth take root. ... One of the largest temperate rainforests in the world ...

  8. List of ecoregions in Australia - Wikipedia

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    Ecoregions in Australia are geographically distinct plant and animal communities, defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature based on geology, soils, climate, and predominant vegetation. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) identified 825 terrestrial ecoregions that cover the Earth's land surface, 40 of which cover Australia and its dependent ...

  9. Fauna of Australia - Wikipedia

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    The red kangaroo is the largest extant macropod and is one of Australia's heraldic animals, appearing with the emu on the coat of arms of Australia. [1]The fauna of Australia consists of a large variety of animals; some 46% of birds, 69% of mammals, 94% of amphibians, and 93% of reptiles that inhabit the continent are endemic to it.