▁fires . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁o aks ▁in ▁the ▁northern , ▁col der ▁reaches . ▁ ▁From ▁ 6 0 0 ▁meters ▁to ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁meters ▁is ▁a ▁bel t ▁of ▁fir - spr uce ▁for ests , ▁with ▁the ▁trees ▁often ▁covered ▁with ▁con ifer ous ▁e pi ph yt ic ▁m oss es ▁and ▁l ich ens . ▁ ▁A bove ▁ 1 1 0 0 ▁meters ▁is ▁a ▁zone ▁of ▁sub al pine ▁shr ubs ▁and ▁f irs . ▁ ▁A ▁zone ▁of ▁al pine ▁me adows ▁and ▁flowers ▁leads ▁to ▁bare ▁areas ▁at ▁the ▁highest ▁pe aks . ▁ ▁As ide ▁from ▁these ▁main ▁zones , ▁there ▁are ▁smaller ▁groups ▁of ▁plant ▁communities , ▁including ▁stands ▁of ▁l arch ▁forest ▁where ▁p ine - spr uce ▁or ▁ced ar - bro ad leaf ▁stands ▁have ▁been ▁cleared ▁by ▁fire ▁or ▁past ▁logging ; ▁these ▁temporary ▁l arch ▁communities ▁will ▁be ▁succeeded ▁by ▁p ine - dec id uous ▁and ▁p ine - spr uce . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁alt itude ▁zones , ▁at ▁any ▁given ▁spot ▁the ▁temper ate ▁for ests ▁typically ▁have ▁four ▁levels ▁above ▁ground : ▁a ▁can opy ▁of ▁the ▁dominant ▁species ▁of ▁tree , ▁a ▁slightly ▁lower ▁layer ▁of ▁m ature ▁trees , ▁a ▁shr ub ▁layer , ▁and ▁an ▁under story ▁of ▁grass es . ▁ ▁Over ▁ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁different ▁species ▁of ▁plants ▁have ▁been ▁recorded ▁in ▁the ▁Prim or sky ▁region , ▁with ▁many