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The temperate rainforest is a biome of cool but rainy weather which promotes the growth of enormous trees.
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
How to create a thriving forest, not box-checking 'tree cover' (Phys.org 27 May 2025)
└Murphy et al. (2025) Native woodland establishment improves soil hydrological functioning in UK upland pastoral catchments
Climate
Climate
Mild and wet
Rainfall
Rainfall
Rainfall: at 200 cm/yr (rain or snow)
Temperature
Temperature
Temperature: Between 5-20°C
Regional Expressions
Regional Expressions
Northwest coast of North America, southern Chile, New Zealand, portions of southeast Australia
Above: A Whittaker Graph showing where temperate rainforests occupy this abiotic space, based on precipitation and temperature
Flora
Flora
Evergreen coniferous trees (Redwoods, Douglas fir, Sitka spruce, Hemlock)
Understory of deciduous trees
Mosses and lichens abundant
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Report calls for protection and restoration to help temperate rainforests thrive (The State of the South West Rainforests, 2025)
Redwoods stand strong amid wildfires—but management matters (Phys.org 11Nov2025)
└Tree and stand characteristics moderate wildfire severity and promote resilience in secondary coast redwood forests (Kane et al., 2025)
Saving the giants of the Australian forest (Phys.org 21Aug2025)
└Trouvé et al. (2025) Global warming reduces the carrying capacity of the tallest angiosperm species (Eucalyptus regnans)
Native forests sink more carbon than expected, inverse modeling reveals (Phys.org 17Jun2025)
└Bukosa et al. (2025) Inverse modelling of New Zealand's carbon dioxide balance estimates a larger than expected carbon sink
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