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NW Temperate Rainfor
Ecology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Located? | Pacific- Along the coast of Washington state- Olympic Peninsula |
| Definition of a Rainforest? | a forest that gets at least 50 inches of precip/yr and 4in every month |
| Characteristics? | very productive with water- forest quickly covered with spruce, fire, and pines, SO DENSE, occurs along the coastal ranges |
| Sitka Spruce and Boeing Aircraft Co. | sitka spruce is the reason why boeing aircraft settled in Seattle Washington. Because very rainy season- produced a wood very tough and flexible- best for boeing aircraft |
| Characteristics of the Coastal Redwoods? | have the tallest tree in the WORLD!- 7x taller than tallest tree on campus |
| Douglas Fir | very important lumbar tree- lumbar co. depends on this biome |