Honshū alpine conifer forests
{{Short description|Mountainous Ecoregion in Honshū, Japan}}
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|ecozone = Palearctic
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|area = 11396
|country1 = Japan
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The Honshū alpine conifer forests ecoregion covers {{convert|4400|mi2|sqkm}} 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.
Flora
Northern Japanese hemlock grow with species of Rhododendron and Menziesia. Maries' fir, Veitch's fir, and Jezo spruce grow in forests with plentiful herbs and ferns in their understories. Sasa grass is very dense in places.{{cite journal |author1=Jerry F. Franklin |author2=T. Maeda |author3=Y. Oshumi |author4=M. Matsui |author5=H. Yagi |title=Subalpine coniferous forests of central Honshū, Japan |journal=Ecological Monographs |volume=49 |issue=3 |pages=311–334 |year=1979 |doi=10.2307/1942487 }}{{NatGeo ecoregion|id=pa0511|name=Honshu alpine conifer forests}}{{cite web |url=http://www.chichibu.com/CHICHIBU-TAMANATIONALPARK.html |title=Chichibu-Tama National Park}}
Fauna
Sika deer and Asian black bear inhabit this ecoregion. Significant birds include the rock ptarmigan and the golden eagle.
See also
References
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Category:Temperate coniferous forests
Category:Palearctic ecoregions
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