Redwood Forest

DESCRIPTION OF ECOSYSTEM


WHERE: Northern, CA/ Oregon border

BIOME: Temperate Coniferous Forest

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CONSERVATION STATUS: Critical/ Endangered

SIZE: 5,100 square miles/ 13, 300 kilometers/ slightly larger than Connecticut. Average size of trees range from 320-370 feet. 

NATIONAL/STATE PARKS: Redwood National state park,  Del Norte Coast, Jedediah Smith, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Parks GLOBAL SCALE: Regional CLIMATE: Temperatures are moderate. Heavy winter rains/ dense summer fog. By capturing fog during dry summers it provides a form of rain for their huge branches.  SPECIES: 40 mammal, 400 bird, and 200 exotic species . *Northern spotted owl is an endangered species. Other endangered species are  Brown Pelican, Tidewater Goby, Bald Eagle, Chinook Salmon, Northern Spotted Owl, and Steller's Sea Lion MAP http://www.savetheredwoods.org/education/images/map_current_2011.jpg IMAGE OF ECOSYSTEM PRESENT http://www.laspositascollege.edu/green/images/RedwoodForest2.jpg PAST http://oldphotoguy.com/p333085964/h1EDD0FE2#h229aca55