Cloud forest

Japanese: cloud forest(英語表記)cloudforest
Cloud forest

…the leaves are smaller than those in the tropics. Similar forests found in tropical mountain areas are called montane rain forests, which are extremely humid and have dense moss growing on the branches and trunks of trees. They are also called cloud forests or mossy forests. Sclerophyllus forests are found in climates with little precipitation and dry summers and cold but rainy winters. …

*Some terminology that mentions "cloud forest" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…熱帯のものより葉の大きさは小さい。熱帯の山地にみられるこれと同様の森林は山地多雨林montane rain forestといわれ,きわめて多湿で枝や樹幹にはコケなどが密生し,雲霧林cloud forestあるいはコケ林mossy forestともよばれる。 硬葉樹林sclerophyllus forest夏季は降水が少なくて乾燥し,冬季は低温であるが雨の多い気候下でみられる森林である。…

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