Cloud forest

Biomes and Ecosystem Types

A cloud forest is a generally tropical or subtropical evergreen montane forest characterized by persistent, frequent or seasonal low cloud cover at canopy level. Also called a water forest or tropical montane cloud forest, it often has abundant mosses and supports many endemic species. Fog drip can supplement rainfall, making these forests important freshwater sources. Cloud forests face threats from deforestation, agricultural encroachment and climate change.

Also called: Water forest or tropical montane cloud forest
Key feature: Persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover
Threats: Deforestation, agricultural encroachment and climate change

Sources and credits

Article: Cloud forest (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q214469
Text: Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
Illustration: By No machine-readable author provided. NepGrower~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims).. CC BY-SA 2.5 · File page on Wikimedia Commons
No machine-readable author provided. NepGrower~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims).
Modifications: Resized and converted to WebP
Popularity: 229 median daily views (Wikimedia Pageviews API (all-access, user agent))

Kosmora is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation.