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The Honshū alpine conifer forests ecoregion covers 4,400 square miles (11,000 km 2) in the high-elevation mountains of central Honshū and the Oshima Peninsula of Hokkaido, Japan. It is a temperate coniferous forest ecoregion in the Palearctic realm .
Japan lies at the convergence of three terrestrial realms, the Palearctic, Indomalaya, and Oceania, and its flora and fauna combine elements from all three.The ecoregions that cover the main islands of Japan, Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū, and Shikoku, along with the nearby islands, are considered part of the Palearctic realm.
Da Hinggan–Dzhagdy Mountains conifer forests: China, Russia East Afghan montane conifer forests: Afghanistan, Pakistan: Elburz Range forest steppe: Iran: Helanshan montane conifer forests: China Hengduan Mountains subalpine conifer forests: China Hokkaido montane conifer forests: Japan: Honshū alpine conifer forests: Japan Khangai Mountains ...
Honshu also contains Japan's highest mountain, Mount Fuji, and its largest lake, Lake Biwa. [13] Most of Japan's industry is located in a belt running along Honshu's southern coast, from Tokyo to Nagoya, Kyōto, Osaka, Kobe, and Hiroshima. [12] [14] The island is linked to the other three major Japanese islands by a number of bridges and ...
Temperate coniferous forests: Hokkaidō montane conifer forests, Honshū alpine conifer forests Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests: Nansei Islands subtropical evergreen forests , Ogasawara subtropical moist forests .
The vegetation of the park ranges from warm temperate to alpine zones. The base of the mountains is covered by coniferous forests, dominated by firs, pines and Japanese cedar. Deciduous forests and woodlands, dominated by Mongolian oak and Japanese beech are present. At higher elevations there are open landscapes.
Volcanoes of Honshū (3 C, 55 P) Pages in category "Honshu" ... Honshu; H. Honshū alpine conifer forests; J. Japanese black bear; Y. Yamatai Honshu Theory
The climate is cooler in the north of Honshu than the south, with deciduous mixed trees typified by Japanese beech (Fagus crenata), Jolcham oak (Quercus serrata), Castanopsis sieboldii, Picea jezoensis, Pinus thunbergii, Pinus pumila, Prunus nipponica, Cryptomeria japonica, Sciadopitys verticillata, Salix pierotii, Camphora officinarum, Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Fagus crenata, Carpinus ...