Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
- Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests
The Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests is an ecoregion that covers most of the island of Taiwan, with the exception of the southern tip of the island, which constitutes the South Taiwan monsoon rain forests ecoregion. The islands steep mountains host a range of forest types, from subtropical forests in the lowlands to temperate and subalpine forests.
Flora
The coastal plains and lower elevations are covered by evergreen laurel-"Castanopsis" forests, dominated by "Cryptocarya chinensis" and "Castanopsis hystrix", with scattered stands of the subtropical pine "Pinus massoniana". As elevation increases, the evergreen broadleaf trees are gradually replaced by deciduous broadleaf trees and conifers. At higher elevations, "Cyclobalanopsis glauca" replaces laurel and "Castanopsis" as the dominant tree.
Above 3,000 meters, deciduous broadleaf trees like Formosan Alder "(Alnus formosana)" and maple "(Acer" spp.) mix with Taiwan Hemlock "(Tsuga chinensis)." At the highest elevations, subalpine forests are dominated by conifers, including hemlocks "(Tsuga" spp.), spruces "(Picea" spp.), and firs "(Abies" spp.).
Fauna
Conservation
External links
* [http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0172_full.html Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests (World Wildlife Fund)]
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