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Copied from Middle Atlantic coastal forests

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I have re-worded parts of the introduction in order for it to be more comprehensible for readers who are not familiar with scientific literature.

Setting
The Middle Atlantic coastal forests stretch along the Southern Atlantic coast of the United States from extreme Southern New Jersey south to the Georgia coast. They cover the lower Atlantic coastal plain and are bordered on the west by the Southeastern mixed forests.

The habitats of the ecoregion are constantly altered through different environmental phases. The bottomlands, coastal plains, and maritime areas are vulnerable to tropical cyclones and floods. The drier areas with soils that contain more gaps between sediment particles are susceptible to fires and drought. Fire return intervals of 1 to 3 years favor herbaceous plants; longer intervals favor dense shrubs, to broadleaved evergreen trees.

Climate
This ecoregion has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters, and with the heaviest precipitation concentrated in the summer.