{"id":26906,"date":"2025-10-03T04:30:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/?page_id=26906"},"modified":"2025-10-03T06:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T06:05:49","slug":"temperate-forests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/temperate-forests\/","title":{"rendered":"2a3 Temperate Forests"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26906\" data-postid=\"26906\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26906 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-css_id=\"hqtf448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_hqtf448 tb_first tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" 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\/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_878h448 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"p8mf448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_p8mf448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_hnl1448 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_zd5z448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2b3.jpg\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_8lzq448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7mia448    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3><strong>Temperate Forest Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a68f448    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>Compare and contrast deciduous, coniferous, mixed, and rainforest temperate ecosystems.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Explain the ecosystem role of features of complex old growth forests, including snags and nurse logs.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Describe fern plants including their structures and ecological roles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"42ki448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_42ki448 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_eaph448 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"bhma448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_bhma448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_9fgh448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_xcya448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>This video provides an introduction to the temperate forests, including how mixed forests of deciduous <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">and<\/span> coniferous trees occur.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_89ov448 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/462743441?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"mz39448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_mz39448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_1wip448 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_m3kd448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/temp-chart-1024x505.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_oh9f448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tr0x448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Temperate means moderate, and that describe these forests&#8217; climate: not too hot and wet like a tropical rainforest; not too cold or drier like the taiga.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"vbop448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_vbop448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_xcjh448 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_i1fz448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/temp-profile-1024x318.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"318\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_in4g448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_djua448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Temperate deciduous forests are found in regions that are slightly warmer and wetter when these trees do most of their growing.\u00a0 But the climate conditions are so similar to temperate coniferous, forests can be mixed with both types of trees.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"3xxt448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_3xxt448 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_fq3f448 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_41yc448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_mnct448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fpl7448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Temperate Rainforests<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"um4v448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_um4v448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_k4gv448 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_nhwb448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/temp-chart-1024x505.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_em8w448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_t57n448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are heading to Cascadia State Park located on the west ascent of the Cascade Mountains, right off of Highway 20.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"e0fi448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_e0fi448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_72gp448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0bkt448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>This video introduces the park, which receives enough annual moisture to be classified as a temperate rainforest.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_3bx0448 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/462251138?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ihqu448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_ihqu448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_i7qs448 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_vbn4448 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/462251076?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_p9vo448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gklh448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">Moisture in temperate rainforests support dense moss, ferns, and shrubs.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"n44g448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_n44g448 tf_w\" data-tbfullwidthvideo=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462282811\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_xlbm448 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_gyzl448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_953y448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_70dx448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Forest Complexity<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-anchor=\"connect\" data-css_id=\"rex8448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_has_section tb_section-connect tb_rex8448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_u66n448 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_lo6v448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/temp-chart-1024x505.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_hjw0448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7xks448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">If we leave Cascadia State Park and head further east ascending the west side of the Cascade mountains, we arrive at Hackleman Creek.\u00a0 There is less moisture and it is cooler, but the conditions support a lush mixed forest.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"ctt5448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_ctt5448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_1ym4448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_tt9l448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>This site has old-growth forest, with some conifers dated over 500 years old.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_wsx0448 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script 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well as the dying and decomposing.\u00a0 The continual cycling of nutrients is more evident as you walk over fallen logs and through piles of leaf litter.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_0zeq448 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_vzw7448 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/462251100?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"his6448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_his6448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_du0n448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_rh50448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Fallen tree trunks can act as &#8220;nurse logs,&#8221; supplying nutrients for the next generation of vegetation.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"24vl448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_24vl448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner 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Range                                        <\/h3>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-content -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_2sih448 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_9z38448 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/462251095?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n                    <div class=\"video-content\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"video-title\">\n                                            Nurse log along Hackleman trail in the Cascades range                                        <\/h3>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-content -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"uz0a448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_uz0a448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_cfp6448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_11rz448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Standing dead trees can provide food for small animals and nesting sites for birds.<\/h6>    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    <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_hw3e448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_yu4t448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">This oak tree snag is hosting a variety of species.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"m0wl448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_m0wl448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_4j19448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_k74h448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">Declining spotted owl populations nest in snags.\u00a0 This is a rehabilitated owl on display in the High Desert Museum (Bend, Oregon).<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_42if448 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_7its448 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/463171628?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n       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           <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_jwzi448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pq40448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: left;\">A continual threat to forests is fire from natural clauses like lightening or human activity like unattended campfires.\u00a0 The Smokey Bear (often called &#8220;Smokey the Bear&#8221;) campaign educates people about the risks associated with wildland fires.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"0dll448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_0dll448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_1nwl448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_pgsg448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\"text-align: right;\">This poster shows both coniferous and deciduous trees at risk from forest fires. We will have more on fire management in upcoming guides.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_gxmy448 last\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_qvop448 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/462251119?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-parallax-bg=\"desktop\" data-anchor=\"reservation\" data-css_id=\"v6ah448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_v6ah448 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_lylu448 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_dnzj448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_0j4s448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_hr3v448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ferns<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"dczq448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_dczq448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_wy9k448 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_e302448 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/434904032?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_lr5m448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_v1pg448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>When you walk through a forest, it is like being in another world. The light filters through leaves, sound is muffled by the vegetation, and moisture can be high.\u00a0\u00a0<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"m5k7448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_m5k7448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_owp4448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_sq6j448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Below the canopy of tallest tree branches, there are various layers of growth including the understory of shrubs and small plants on the forest floor.\u00a0 Ferns and mosses commonly thrive in these high moisture environments.<\/h5>    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themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_has_section tb_section-reservation tb_wx2s448 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_5a0k448 first\">\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"3ogx448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_3ogx448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_0t3i448 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_p8eq448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/l-moss-life-cy-1024x752.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_05oq448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_64gy448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>Moss are found throughout a wide range of forests.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From earlier in the course, are mosses vascular or nonvascular plants?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"viy7448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_viy7448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_td9p448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_s1nc448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Ferns are vascular plants and have vessels to transport nutrient-rich fluids throughout their bodies.\u00a0 Like moss they have spores instead of seeds and water assists in spore dispersal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Ferns have significantly different life cycles than moss.\u00a0 In moss, the spores are produced by small specialized structures called sporophytes.\u00a0 In ferns, spores are produced on the fronds (leaves).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_cy67448 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_np59448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/l-fern-life-949x1024.jpg\" width=\"949\" height=\"1024\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"scg0448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_scg0448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_j8r9448 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_njll448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/l-sori-1024x680.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_smn9448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0y1d448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 3\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A close-up of the sori; packets of spores found on the bottom of a frond &#8220;leaf&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"99f5448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_99f5448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-3 tb_e98q448 first\">\n                    <!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_wjl7448 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/454559710?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-1 tb_z4ja448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_0m48448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Like moss, ferns have existed on earth for over 300 million years.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"brgr448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_brgr448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_74g5448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_65ex448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p>Often ferns look like they are growing on their own, not interacting with other species.\u00a0 Recent research suggests that ferns host many invertebrate species that live in their &#8220;leaves&#8221; (fronds), especially at the base of the plant.\u00a0 Also, birds and rodents eat the nutrient-rich spores.\u00a0<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module video -->\n<div  class=\"module module-video tb_bw8p448 video-top  \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n                    <div class=\"video-wrap-outer\">\n            <div class=\"video-wrap tf_rel tf_overflow\">\n                                    <noscript><iframe data-no-script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/462283407?h=&#038;pip=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;portrait=0&#038;title=0&#038;byline=0\" allow=\"fullscreen\" class=\"tf_abs tf_w tf_h\"><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n                                <\/div>\n            <!-- \/video-wrap -->\n        <\/div>\n        <!-- \/video-wrap-outer -->\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-desktop-padding=\"3px,3px\" data-css_id=\"na7o448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_na7o448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_tbss448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_gjb3448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>In the next section we head to the equator and tropical rainforests.<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"mm7v448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth_row_container tb_mm7v448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_o4rl448 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_rd7s448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2b3.jpg\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_i66m448 last\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_n3xm448    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2zpq448    wow\" data-tf-animation=\"fadeInUp\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <ul>\n<li><strong>compare and contrast deciduous, coniferous, mixed, and rainforest temperate ecosystems?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>explain the ecosystem role of features of complex old growth forests, including snags and nurse logs?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>describe fern plants including their structures and ecological roles<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-css_id=\"n5b6448\" data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row fullwidth tb_n5b6448 tf_w\">\n            <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <div class=\"row_inner col_align_middle gutter-none tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_kbb6448 first\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_jzbo448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_d4hl448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go back to the Taiga Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col4-2 tb_nvpy448 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_mwjs448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_l79b448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h5>Go forward to the Tropical Rainforests Page<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_dk0u448 tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_uf1c448 first\">\n                    <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_p7n7448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Latitudes Lecture Guide Contents<\/h3>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module divider -->\n<div  class=\"module tf_mw module-divider tb_0uuf448 solid  divider-custom divider-center\" style=\"border-width: 3px;border-color: #40854a;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 20px;max-width: 120px;\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/module divider -->\n<!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_nssp448   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h6>This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_4 tb_2pp6448\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_fik4448 first\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_eft1448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\" alt=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\">\n                        Polar & Tundra                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col4-1 tb_jjli448\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ytc7448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Taiga\" alt=\"Taiga\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\">\n                        Taiga                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  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image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_w0ei448 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Tropical Rainforests\" alt=\"Tropical Rainforests\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <div class=\"image-content\">\n                    <h3 class=\"image-title\">\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\">\n                        Tropical Rainforests                    <\/a>\n                            <\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-content -->\n        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src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_orvv4   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>Back to Module 2<\/h3>\n<h5>This week&#8217;s overview<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_fphf4\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_j2kk4 image-top   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/#\">\n                   <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">        <\/a>\n    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fo4g4   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <h3>This Guide<\/h3>\n<h5>Latitudes<\/h5>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_fmat4 last\">\n        <span  class=\"builder_row_cover tf_abs\" data-lazy=\"1\"><\/span>            <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_ei0v4 image-top circle  tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\">\n                   <img 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Objectives<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":26523,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26906","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">\n<h1>Temperate Forests<br\/>Moderate Climates and Varied Trees<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/gTe5G8KLc-1024x1024.png\" width=\"50\" height=\"1024\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2b3.jpg\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">\n<h3><strong>Temperate Forest Objectives<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul> <li><strong>Compare and contrast deciduous, coniferous, mixed, and rainforest temperate ecosystems.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Explain the ecosystem role of features of complex old growth forests, including snags and nurse logs.<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>Describe fern plants including their structures and ecological roles.<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<p>This video provides an introduction to the temperate forests, including how mixed forests of deciduous and coniferous trees occur.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462743441[\/embed]\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/temp-chart-1024x505.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Temperate means moderate, and that describe these forests' climate: not too hot and wet like a tropical rainforest; not too cold or drier like the taiga.<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/temp-profile-1024x318.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"318\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Temperate deciduous forests are found in regions that are slightly warmer and wetter when these trees do most of their growing.\u00a0 But the climate conditions are so similar to temperate coniferous, forests can be mixed with both types of trees.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Temperate Rainforests<\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/temp-chart-1024x505.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We are heading to Cascadia State Park located on the west ascent of the Cascade Mountains, right off of Highway 20.<\/p>\n<p>This video introduces the park, which receives enough annual moisture to be classified as a temperate rainforest.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462251138[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462251076[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Moisture in temperate rainforests support dense moss, ferns, and shrubs.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Forest Complexity<\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/temp-chart-1024x505.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"505\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If we leave Cascadia State Park and head further east ascending the west side of the Cascade mountains, we arrive at Hackleman Creek.\u00a0 There is less moisture and it is cooler, but the conditions support a lush mixed forest.<\/p>\n<p>This site has old-growth forest, with some conifers dated over 500 years old.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462251024[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Older forests include the living and growing as well as the dying and decomposing.\u00a0 The continual cycling of nutrients is more evident as you walk over fallen logs and through piles of leaf litter.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462251100[\/embed]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Fallen tree trunks can act as \"nurse logs,\" supplying nutrients for the next generation of vegetation.<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/454560783[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462251095[\/embed]\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Standing dead trees can provide food for small animals and nesting sites for birds.<\/h6>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/367935023[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This oak tree snag is hosting a variety of species.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Declining spotted owl populations nest in snags.\u00a0 This is a rehabilitated owl on display in the High Desert Museum (Bend, Oregon).<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/463171628[\/embed]\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462928736[\/embed]\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A continual threat to forests is fire from natural clauses like lightening or human activity like unattended campfires.\u00a0 The Smokey Bear (often called \"Smokey the Bear\") campaign educates people about the risks associated with wildland fires.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">This poster shows both coniferous and deciduous trees at risk from forest fires. We will have more on fire management in upcoming guides.<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462251119[\/embed]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ferns<\/h3>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434904032[\/embed]\n<h5>When you walk through a forest, it is like being in another world. The light filters through leaves, sound is muffled by the vegetation, and moisture can be high.\u00a0\u00a0<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: right;\">Below the canopy of tallest tree branches, there are various layers of growth including the understory of shrubs and small plants on the forest floor.\u00a0 Ferns and mosses commonly thrive in these high moisture environments.<\/h5>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/434796726[\/embed]\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/l-moss-life-cy-1024x752.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"752\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">\n<p>Moss are found throughout a wide range of forests.\u00a0<\/p> <p>From earlier in the course, are mosses vascular or nonvascular plants?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Ferns are vascular plants and have vessels to transport nutrient-rich fluids throughout their bodies.\u00a0 Like moss they have spores instead of seeds and water assists in spore dispersal.<\/p> <p style=\"text-align: right;\">Ferns have significantly different life cycles than moss.\u00a0 In moss, the spores are produced by small specialized structures called sporophytes.\u00a0 In ferns, spores are produced on the fronds (leaves).<\/p>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/l-fern-life-949x1024.jpg\" width=\"949\" height=\"1024\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">\n<img src=\"http:\/\/naturejournals.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/l-sori-1024x680.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A close-up of the sori; packets of spores found on the bottom of a frond \"leaf\".<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/454559710[\/embed]\n<h5>Like moss, ferns have existed on earth for over 300 million years.<\/h5>\n<p>Often ferns look like they are growing on their own, not interacting with other species.\u00a0 Recent research suggests that ferns host many invertebrate species that live in their \"leaves\" (fronds), especially at the base of the plant.\u00a0 Also, birds and rodents eat the nutrient-rich spores.\u00a0<\/p>\n[embed]https:\/\/vimeo.com\/462283407[\/embed]\n<h5>In the next section we head to the equator and tropical rainforests.<\/h5>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/biotas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2b3.jpg\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\">\n<h5>Check your knowledge.\u00a0 Can you:<\/h5>\n<ul> <li><strong>compare and contrast deciduous, coniferous, mixed, and rainforest temperate ecosystems?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>explain the ecosystem role of features of complex old growth forests, including snags and nurse logs?<\/strong><\/li> <li><strong>describe fern plants including their structures and ecological roles<\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/li> <\/ul>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go back to the Taiga Page<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\"> <\/a>\n<h5>Go forward to the Tropical Rainforests Page<\/h5>\n<h3>Latitudes Lecture Guide Contents<\/h3>\n\n<h6>This guide and lecture material are assessed on the weekly quiz.<\/h6>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-1-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\" alt=\"Polar &amp; Tundra\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/polar-tundra\/#\"> Polar & Tundra <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-2-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Taiga\" alt=\"Taiga\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/taiga\/#\"> Taiga <\/a> <\/h3>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-3-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Temperate Forests - YOU ARE HERE\" alt=\"Temperate Forests - YOU ARE HERE\"> <h3> Temperate Forests - YOU ARE HERE <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Number-4-orange-square.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" title=\"Tropical Rainforests\" alt=\"Tropical Rainforests\"> <\/a> <h3> <a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/tropical-rainforests\/#\"> Tropical Rainforests <\/a> <\/h3>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Module-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Back to Module 2<\/h3> <h5>This week's overview<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/campus-envirobio\/field-work\/latitudes\/#\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/humanbio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Guide-Icon.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"1000\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\"> <\/a>\n<h3>This Guide<\/h3> <h5>Latitudes<\/h5>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.instructure.com\"> <img src=\"http:\/\/vividscience.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2018-10-14-at-10.32.37-PM-3.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"368\" title=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\" alt=\"2a3 Temperate Forests\"> <\/a>\n<h3>Direct Link to Canvas<\/h3> <h5>Submit Products<\/h5>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26906"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27079,"href":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26906\/revisions\/27079"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vividscience.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}