Northern Pacific coastal forests

Northern Pacific coastal forests
Tongass National Forest
Ecology
RealmNearctic
BiomeTemperate coniferous forests
Borders
Bird species151[1]
Mammal species45[1]
Geography
Area60,400 km2 (23,300 sq mi)
CountryUnited States
StatesAlaska
Climate typeOceanic (Cfb) and subpolar oceanic (Cfc)
Conservation
Conservation statusRelatively Stable/Intact
Global 200Yes
Habitat loss21.55%[1]
Protected79.26%[1]

The Northern Pacific coastal forests are temperate coniferous forest ecoregion of the Pacific coast of North America. It occupies a narrow coastal zone of Alaska, between the Pacific Ocean and the northernmost Pacific Coast Ranges, covering an area of 23,300 square miles (60,400 square kilometers), extending from the Alexander Archipelago in southeast Alaska along the Gulf of Alaska to the western Kenai Peninsula and eastern Kodiak Island. The Pacific Coastal Mountain icefields and tundra ecoregion lies inland, at higher elevations in the Coast Mountains. The ecoregion receives high rainfall, which varies considerably based on exposure and elevation. It contains a quarter of the world's remaining temperate rain forest.

  1. ^ a b c d Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.