Forests which are coniferous and broad leaf, with a temperate climate, are categorized as temperate rainforest. Temperate rainforests are located along the Pacific coast of Canada and America, New Zealand, Tasmania, Chile, Ireland, Scotland and Norway. There are two types of temperate rainforests, warm and cool. Depending on the type, they can receive 1300mm to 3000mm rainfall yearly, as shown in the graph (figure 1). Such forests have an annual temperature between 4oC and 12oC.
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| Graph of average temperature and annual precipitation (Figure 1) Source: http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/temprain.htm |
This is great description of temperate rainforests. I particularly like the clip - very relaxing! The graph clearly shows the conditions needed for temperate rainforests, though it looks as though the annual temperature ranges between 4C and 21C, not 4-12.
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