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Permafrost is continuous on northfacing slopes, discontinuous on southfacing ones.
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Black spruce forest vegetation grows at higher elevations, on all northfacing slopes in the south, on all but steep southfacing slopes in the north, and on lower slopes with impeded soil drainage throughout the area.
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Forests of ponderosa pine and common Douglas-fir carpet moist canyons and northfacing slopes.
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The forest consistently appears on northfacing slopes and on wetter sites; chaparral occupies southfacing slopes and drier sites.
California Coastal Range Open Woodland-Shrub-Coniferous Forest - Meadow Province (Bailey) 2009
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The alternation of forest and prairie in the western part of the province results chiefly from local soil conditions and slope exposure; trees are commonly found near streams and on northfacing slopes.
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Soils on northfacing slopes are shallow and poorly developed, with continuous permafrost.
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Generally, the various zones are at higher altitudes in the southern part of the province than in the northern, and they extend downward on eastfacing and northfacing slopes and in narrow ravines and valleys subject to cold air drainage.
Southern Rocky Mountain Steppe - OpenWoodland - Coniferous Forest - Alpine Meadow Province (Bailey) 2009
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Pine forest is replaced at about 8,000 ft (2,400 m) on northfacing slopes (a little higher elsewhere) by Douglas-fir.
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Southeast - and southfacing slopes are notably warmer and drier than northwest - and northfacing slopes, because they face the sun and are on the lee side of the ridges.
Central Appalachian Broadleaf Forest - Coniferous Forest - Meadow Province (Bailey) 2009
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Douglas-fir and aspen parkland are common and Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir grow on steep, northfacing slopes.
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