cloud forest
noun
: a wet tropical mountain forest at an altitude usually between 3000 and 8000 feet (1000 and 2500 meters) that is characterized by a profusion of epiphytes and the presence of clouds even in the dry season
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In an area of formerly lush cloud forest known as Centinela devastated by clearing, Clark spotted a tiny, 2-inch-high (5-centimeter) plant with delicate white petals and spiky, iridescent leaves in 2022.
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Amanda Schupak, CNN, 13 June 2024
This is a strenuous hike at a high altitude, traversing different landscapes like cloud forests and grasslands.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 17 Apr. 2024
Take, for example, the Resplendent Quetzal, a small, colorful bird native to the cloud forests of Mexico and Central America with tail feathers that can grow up to three feet long on males during the breeding season.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
The captain of industry saving Ecuador’s cloud forest Courtesy Roque Sevilla
When Roque Sevilla, the former mayor of Quito, told me about his entrepreneurial journey from setting up an insurance company to saving Ecuador’s forests, I was blown away.
—Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
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Amanda Schupak, CNN, 13 June 2024
This is a strenuous hike at a high altitude, traversing different landscapes like cloud forests and grasslands.
—Catherine Garcia, theweek, 17 Apr. 2024
Take, for example, the Resplendent Quetzal, a small, colorful bird native to the cloud forests of Mexico and Central America with tail feathers that can grow up to three feet long on males during the breeding season.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
The captain of industry saving Ecuador’s cloud forest Courtesy Roque Sevilla
When Roque Sevilla, the former mayor of Quito, told me about his entrepreneurial journey from setting up an insurance company to saving Ecuador’s forests, I was blown away.
—Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Apr. 2024
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“Cloud forest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloud%20forest. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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