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Composition: The Trees, Animals, and Other Life in the Old-Growth Forest

  • Composition is defined as the different species of animals, plants, and other living organisms that are found in the ecosystem, and the abundance of each species.
  • The Pacific Northwest old-growth forest has thousands of species. The main tree species and just a few of the animal species are described on this web page.
 


Western Hemlock

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