baumzaehlen - Primeval Forests & Their Trees

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Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA

This park (950 km 2 ) is located around Mt. Rainier, a 4392 metre tall volcano. The lower slopes are covered by lush temperate rainforests which are mainly in their natural condition 1 . Annual precipitation is approx. 2000 mm. There are 31 tree species in the park 2 . Camping is allowed throughout the forest.

References :

1 Eifert, L. (2000): Field Guide to Old-Growth Forests. Sasquatch Books.

2 Latham, R. E. & Ricklefs, R. E. (1993): Opens external link in new window Global patterns of tree species richness in moist forests: energy-diversity theory does not account for variation in species richness . Oikos 67 : 325-33.

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Tsuga heterophylla (western hemlock) dominated forest. Also Thuja plicata (western redcedar), centre, and Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce), large tree, right. Elev. 520 m.