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The Taiheiyo evergreen forests is a temperate broadleaf forest ecoregion of Japan. The ecoregion covers an area of on the Pacific ''(Taiheiyo)'' side of the islands of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyūshū. The influence of the Japan Current creates a humid climate with mild winters and a long growing season, which nurtured evergreen broadleaf forests. Laurel forests grew near the coast, and Oak forests were predominant inland. At higher elevations, the Taiheiyo evergreen forests yielded to the Taiheiyo montane deciduous forests of the interior. The forests include a mix of species with origins in temperate and tropical Asia. Species with tropical origins include two species of the conifer ''Podocarpus,'', two species of ''Pittosporum'', several species in the Laurel family ''(Machilus, Neolitsea,'' and ''Cinnamomum)'', and the Cycad ''Cycas revoluta''. Trees with origins in temperate Eurasia include species of evergreen Oaks and ''Castanopsis''.〔Haggett, Peter (2002). ''Encyclopedia of World Geography''. 2nd Ed. Marshall Cavendish Co., Tarrytown, New York. p. 3089〕 The ecoregion is home to Japan's largest cities, including Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, and Nagoya, and most of forests have been converted to agriculture or cities. Remnant areas of forest remain around temples and shrines, on steep slopes, and in gorges. Secondary growth woodlands, called ''Satoyama'', are found on hillsides bordering farmlands. ==See also== *Biota of Tokyo Imperial Palace 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Taiheiyo evergreen forests」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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