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cloud forest
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cloud forest
n.
A tropical forest, often near peaks of coastal mountains, that usually has constant cloud cover throughout the year.

cloud forest
A tropical forest, often near peaks of coastal mountains, that usually has constant cloud cover throughout the year.


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A 10km overnight hike to the Continental Divide was also part of the agenda, walking through different ecosystems including rainforests and cloud forests.
They live off the moisture in the trees in the cooler, high-altitude cloud forests and, under extreme heat, they are unable to maintain their body temperature," he added.
They remember when things were better--when spring water was plentiful and close by, when there were more cloud forests, and how the clouds looked coming over the mountains in the afternoon.
 
 
 
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