AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Pacific temperate rainforests lie along the western side of the Pacific Coast Ranges along the Pacific Northwest Coast of North America from the Prince William Sound in Alaska through the British Columbia Coast to Northern California, and are part of the Nearctic realm, as also defined by the World Wildlife Fund.

Detailed explanation-2: -The boreal rainforest transitions into a temperate rainforest known in Canada as the Acadian Forest type. This is a mixed conifer-deciduous broadleaf forest dominated by red spruce (P. rubens). Mixed in are balsam fir, yellow birch (B.

Detailed explanation-3: -Temperate rainforest extends through the Appalachian areas of western North Carolina, southeastern Kentucky, southwest Virginia, eastern Tennessee, northern South Carolina, and northern Georgia, Red spruce and Fraser fir are dominant canopy trees in high mountain areas.

Detailed explanation-4: -The lush forests in the Quinault, Queets, Hoh, and Bogachiel valleys are some of the most spectacular examples of primeval temperate rain forest in the lower 48 states. These rain forests once stretched from southern Oregon to southeast Alaska, but little remains outside of protected areas.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Great Bear Rainforest is a global treasure that covers 6.4 million hectares on British Columbia’s north and central coast – equivalent in size to Ireland.