cloud forest
English
Noun
cloud forest (plural cloud forests)
- A generally tropical or subtropical, evergreen, montane, moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level.
- Cloud forests often exhibit an abundance of mosses covering the ground and vegetation.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- cloud forest frog, cloud forest land frog (Strabomantidae spp.)
- cloud forest stream frog (Ptychohyla euthysanota)
- cloud forest tree frog (Megastomatohyla nubicola)
References
- cloud forest on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:cloud forests on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons