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Northern Pacific coastal forests

Temperate coniferous forests ecoregion of Alaska, United States

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Conifers are the characteristic trees, and the predominant species are Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis), western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla), and mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana), together with shore pine (Pinus contorta), western red cedar (Thuja plicata), and yellow cedar (Callitropsis nootkatensis). Sites with poor drainage and along river channels are home to broadleaf trees, including alder (Alnus spp.), black cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa), and paper birch (Betula papyrifera).

Much of the ecoregion lies within the Tongass National Forest, Chugach National Forest, and Glacier Bay National Park.

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