Editing Temperate rainforest (section)

==Definition==
[[File:Termas_geometricas.jpg|thumb| Humid temperate rainforest in Termas Geométricas near [[Coñaripe]], Chile]]
For temperate [[rainforest]]s of North America, Alaback's definition<ref name=Alaback/> is widely recognized:<ref name=Definition>{{cite web|url=http://www.inforain.org/rainforestatlas/rainforestatlas_page2.html|title=A Review of Past and Current Research|publisher=Ecotrust|access-date=2008-10-23|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216092224/http://www.inforain.org/rainforestatlas/rainforestatlas_page2.html|archive-date=2012-12-16}}</ref>
* Annual [[Precipitation (meteorology)|precipitation]] over {{convert|140|cm|in|abbr=on}} (KJ)
* Mean annual temperature is between {{convert|4|and|12|C|F}}.
However, required annual precipitation depends on factors such as distribution of rain over the year, temperatures over the year and fog presence, and definitions in other regions of the world differ considerably. For example, Australian definitions are [[ecological]]-structural rather than [[climatic]]:
* Closed [[Canopy (forest)|canopy]] of trees excludes at least 69% of the sky.
* Forest is composed mainly of tree species which do not require fire for regeneration, but with [[seedling]]s able to regenerate under shade and in natural openings.<ref name=Floyd>Floyd, A. (1990) ''Australian Rainforests in New South Wales'', Vol. 1. Surrey Beatty & Sons Pty Ltd, Chipping Norton, NSW, {{ISBN|0949324302}}.</ref>
Australian definitions would exclude some temperate rainforests of western North America that are [[Coast Douglas-fir]] dominant, such as parts of the [[Klamath Mountains (ecoregion)|Klamath Mountains]] in southern Oregon and northern California, the [[Puget lowland forests|Puget Lowlands]] of western Washington and the [[Georgia Depression]] in British Columbia,<ref>Reilly, Matthew & Spies, Thomas. (2015). Regional variation in stand structure and development in forests of Oregon, Washington, and inland Northern California. Ecosphere. 6. art192. 10.1890/ES14-00469.1.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Egan |first1=Brian |last2=Fergusson |first2=Susan |date=March 1999 |title=The Ecology of the Coastal Douglas-fir Zone |url=https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/docs/Bro/bro30.pdf |publisher=British Columbia Ministry of Forests}}</ref> as their dominant tree species, the Coast Douglas-fir, requires stand-destroying disturbance to initiate a new cohort of seedlings.<ref name=Pseudotsuga>{{cite web|url=http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/tree/psemenm/all.html#BOTANICAL%20AND%20ECOLOGICAL%20CHARACTERISTICS |title=Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii|publisher=USDA Forest Service|access-date=2008-10-23}}</ref> The North American definition would in turn exclude a part of temperate rainforests under definitions used elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nixon |first=Wesley |date=2025-02-09 |title=Are there any rainforest in North America? |url=https://www.ncesc.com/geographic-faq/are-there-any-rainforest-in-north-america/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Geographic FAQ Hub: Answers to Your Global Questions |language=en-US}}</ref>