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  2. Appalachian–Blue Ridge forests - Wikipedia

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    In terms of biodiversity, the only comparable temperate deciduous forest regions in the world are in central China, Japan, and in the Caucasus Mountains.Both the Appalachians (along with the neighbouring Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests ecoregion) and central China contain relict habitats of an ancient forest that was once widespread over the Northern Hemisphere.

  3. Glenwood Cluster - Wikipedia

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    The Glenwood Cluster is located in the Blue Ridge Province, with the Piedmont Province to the east and the Ridge and Valley to the west. The Blue Ridge, the easternmost of the Appalachian Mountains, extends from Georgia to Pennsylvania, with widths ranging from 5 to 50 miles (8.0 to 80.5 km). In some places the province is a single ridge, while ...

  4. Appalachian temperate rainforest - Wikipedia

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    The Appalachian temperate rainforest has a cool and mild climate and meets the criteria of temperate rainforests identified by Alaback. [1] Temperature and precipitation are extremely variable with elevation, with rainforest conditions usually but not always concentrated around spruce–fir forests at higher elevations.

  5. Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests - Wikipedia

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    It has an unusually diverse tree flora, with as many as 30 tree species at a single site including many relics of the ancient forest that once covered North America more widely. Along with the forest there is a rich undergrowth of ferns , fungi , herbaceous plants , shrubs and small trees as well as areas of glade , heath , shale , peat bog and ...

  6. List of ecoregions in the United States (WWF) - Wikipedia

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    Appalachian–Blue Ridge forests: Georgia: Nearctic: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests: Appalachian–Blue Ridge forests: Maryland: Nearctic: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests: Appalachian–Blue Ridge forests: New Jersey: Nearctic: Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests: Appalachian–Blue Ridge forests: New York: Nearctic: Temperate ...

  7. Cove Mountain (conservation area) - Wikipedia

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    Boundary of the Cove Mountain wildland in the Jefferson National Forest as identified by the Wilderness Society. [1]The area is located in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwestern Virginia about 4 miles east of Buchanan, Virginia, between the James River on the north, Va 43 on the west, the Blue Ridge Parkway on the south and McFalls Creek Rd (Va 618) on the east.

  8. Blue Ridge Mountains - Wikipedia

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    Blue Ridge Mountains - Front Royal, Virginia Although the term "Blue Ridge" is sometimes applied exclusively to the eastern edge or front range of the Appalachian Mountains, the geological definition of the Blue Ridge province extends westward to the Ridge and Valley area, encompassing the Great Smoky Mountains, the Great Balsams, the Roans, the Blacks, and other mountain ranges.

  9. Cove (Appalachian Mountains) - Wikipedia

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    Cove forest near Baxter Creek in the Great Smoky Mountains. Cove forest is the name for a type of deciduous forest community associated with Appalachian mountain coves. Cove forests, which are unique to the Appalachian Mountains and are a subtype of Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests, are found in protected positions in the landscape at middle to low elevations and are typified by high species ...