Northeastern coastal forests
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The Northeastern coastal forests are a temperate broadleaf and mixed forests ecoregion of the northeastern United States. The ecoregion covers an area of 89,691 km² encompassing the Piedmont and coastal plain of seven states, extending from northern Maryland and Delaware through southeast Pennsylvania, New Jersey, southern New York State, Connecticut, eastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire to southwestern Maine.
The ecoregion is bounded on the east by the Atlantic Ocean. To the north, it transitions to the New England-Acadian forests, which cover most of northern and inland New England. To the west, the ecoregion transitions to Allegheny Highlands forests and the Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests of the Appalachian Mountains. To the south lie the Southeastern mixed forests and the Middle Atlantic coastal forests. The ecoregion surrounds the distinct Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion, which covers portions of southern New Jersey and Long Island.
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[edit] Seasons
What makes deciduous forest biomes so special is that they have four seasons. Although technically all places have four seasons, deciduous forests undergo evident changes from season to season. Deciduous forests have a cold winter, a warm spring, a warm-to-hot summer, and a cool autumn.
[edit] Tourism
In New England, especially in Vermont, tourists from places such as New York City come to see the beautiful foliage in the fall. Brilliant shades of red, orange, yellow, and scarlet blanket the trees and provide an amazing view. Maple, oak, ash, and elm are some of the types of trees that show off bright colors in autumn.
[edit] Fauna
Some of the animals that live in the Northeastern coastal deciduous forests are white-tailed deer, eastern gray squirrel, chipmunk, red fox, fat dormouse, sparrow, chickadee, garter snake, snail, coyote, and raccoon. Chickadees, white-tailed deer, and gray squirrels can be seen quite often. Wolves used to be quite common, but are now very rarely seen, causing endemic growth in deer populations near suburban areas.
