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22. The Rainforests: I. Rainforests: What They Are And Where They're Found... There are two types of rainforests tropical and temperate. Tropical rainforests are found in 85 countries around the world. Ninety percent of these http://www.davesite.com/rainforests/review1.shtml

Review of Literature I. Rainforests: What they are and where they're found... There are two types of rainforests: tropical and temperate. Tropical rainforests are found in 85 countries around the world. "Ninety percent of these forests are concentrated into fifteen countries, each country containing over 10 million hectares each." (Malaysian Timber Council, 1995) Tropical rainforests are located near the equator, where temperatures stay above 80 degrees Fahrenheit year round. These dense, damp forests occur in Latin and South America, Africa, and in Southeast Asia. "Although they [tropical rainforests] cover just seven percent of the Earth’s surface, they can provide habitat for between 50 and 90 percent of its plant and animal species. In 1990, tropical rainforests totaled some 1.7 billion hectares." (Forest Alliance of British Columbia, 1996) Half of the world’s rainforests lie within the borders of Brazil, Indonesia, and Zaire. A tropical rainforest has three layers: the forest floor, the understory, and the canopy. The forest floor has poor soil. Mainly insects live on this layer, although large mammals like gorillas and jaguars are also found there. Many smaller animals, including anteaters, lemurs, and tree kangaroos live in the understory. This is also where many small trees and shrubs are found. The canopy, or top layer, is made up of the tops of trees which can grow to be over 200 feet high. Many tropical birds, monkeys, apes, snakes, and other animals live in the canopy.

23. Rainforest Canopy - Introduction Overview, history of access methods, photographs, trees, ephiphytes, vines and lianas, and animals. http://www.mongabay.com/0401.htm

TROPICAL RAINFORESTS HOT Deforestation Amazon Deforestation Amazon Rainforest Home ... Contact The Canopy THE CANOPY The overstory is characterized by scattered emergent trees that tower above the rest of the canopy, the tops of some species exceeding 210 feet (65 m). Below the overstory trees, the canopy stretches for vast distances, seemingly unbroken when observed from an airplane above. However, despite overlapping tree branches, canopy trees rarely interlock or even touch. Instead they are separated from one another by a few feet. Why the branches of these trees do not touch is still a mystery, but it is thought that it might serve as protection from infestations from tree-eating caterpillars and tree diseases like leaf blight. To survive, canopy dwellers must have the ability to negotiate these gaps by climbing, leaping, gliding, or flying. Previous Canopy Index Overstory Epiphytes Leaf-Eating Mammals Bats ... contact

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27. CNN.com - Climate Threat To Australian Rainforests - February 4, 2002 CNN http://cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/02/04/aust.climate/index.html

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30. CNN.com - Debt Canceled To Preserve Peru Rainforests - July 16, 2002 CNN http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/07/16/rainforest.conservation/index.html

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The Fate of the Rainforests Developed by Debbie Bullock Janice Griffin and Pamela King Picture yourself Overview Introduction Quest(ions) Process ... Conclusion Overview This lesson is about the challenges for the survival of the rainforests. This unit is designed for upper elementary and is appropriate for use by science, social studies and math teachers. In addition to web sites included in this unit, a bibliography is located at the end of this project listing print, audio, and video resources. Click here for specific strands and objectives from the South Carolina Curriculum Standards that are addressed in this webquest. Overview Introduction Quest(ions) Process ... Conclusion Introduction Welcome to the world of the tropical rainforest, teeming with rare species of animals and plants that exist nowhere else on earth. Located between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, rainforests are characterized by hot, humid weather all year long, which creates an environment conducive to an abundance of growth. Hundreds of years ago, tropical rainforests encircled the globe, much like long green arms, hugging the equator and covering 20% of the earth's land surface. Reduced to a mere 6%, the diminishing rainforest shelters more than half of all the plant and animal species living in the world today. Rapid deforestation has endangered the splendor of this tropical paradise.

32. CNN.com - Colombia Rebels Building Drug Corridor Through Rainforests, Says Gover CNN http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/americas/08/04/colombia.guerrillas.ap/index.html

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34. CNN - Africa Takes Tentative Steps Toward Protecting Rainforests - August 6, 199 CNN http://www.cnn.com/NATURE/9908/06/africa.rainforests/index.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD ASIANOW U.S. ... news quiz CNN WEB SITES: TIME INC. SITES: Go To ... Time.com People Money Fortune EW MORE SERVICES: video on demand video archive audio on demand news email services ... pagenet DISCUSSION: message boards chat feedback SITE GUIDES: help contents search FASTER ACCESS: europe japan WEB SERVICES: Africa takes tentative steps toward protecting rainforests August 6, 1999 Web posted at: 5:58 p.m. EDT (2158 GMT) From Correspondent Gary Strieker YAOUNDE, Cameroon (CNN) Each year, nearly 40,000 square kilometers of African forest are lost an area as big as Switzerland and three times the size of Connecticut. Much of it is falling to chainsaws in the vast central African rainforest. Second in size only to the Amazon, this region is home to more than half of Africa's wild plant and animal species, many of which face certain extinction if destruction on this scale continues. But there are signs that uncontrolled commercial logging in central Africa might slow down. Some government officials say it's time to change. "We want to preserve this forest for the interests of the international community and for our own interests, the interests of Cameroon," says

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RAINFORESTS BEAUTY AND DESTRUCTION Translate this page from English to Spanish English to French English to German English to Italian English to Portuguese Spanish to English French to English German to English Italian to English Portuguese to English Click on images to enlarge Shortly after construction was completed, the Transamazonian near Altimira Brazil, stretches through virgin rainforest. A satellite view of the same area a few years later reveals an advancing wave of deforestation. Lots are parceled out to farmers along perpendicular access roads. This once forested Madagascar landscape lies in ruins, unfit for man or beast. Similar scenes have appeared in dozens of other countries as Rainforest destruction exposes fragile soil to erosion. A field biologist is dwarfed in the buttress folds of a giant kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) in Peru. Such trees contribute to the grandeur and mystique of virgin tropical forests, but most of the trees in these forests are comparatively slender. In the mist of dawn a giant kapok (Ceibaa pentandra) spreads massive limbs over dozens of lesser trees in this Peruvian floodplain forest An aerial view of an Amazonian whitewater river meandering through its broad floodplain.

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37. The Living Rainforest Registered charity which aims to promote a sustainable future by providing education and research on the relationship between humanity, the world's rainforests and nature, and a visitor centre open yearround and features a tropical rainforest-inspired ecological garden. Located in Hampstead Norreys. http://www.livingrainforest.org/home

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38. Howstuffworks "How Rainforests Work" About 25% of today s medicines come from the rainforest, and only about 1% of that source has been tapped. Find out what else could be lost with the 1.5 http://travel.howstuffworks.com/rainforest.htm

TCDA("cc=tvl; dt"); Auto Stuff Science Stuff Health Stuff Entertainment Stuff ... Shop for Stuff Top Subjects Airplanes Bridges Rotary Engines Space Shuttles ... Gas Turbine Engines Sponsored By: Subjects Destinations Planning ShortStuff Transportation ... Edwardian May Fair Explore Stuff Lidrock.com Stuffo.com Big List of Articles Get the Newsletter ... Destinations How Rainforests Work by Tom Harris Table of Contents Introduction to How Rainforests Work What is a Rainforest? The Forest for the Trees Stranglers and Buttresses All Creatures, Great and Small Deforestation Lots More Information Shop or Compare Prices Special thanks to Todd Fearer for providing the photos for this article. Tropical rainforests are the most diverse ecosystem on Earth, and also the oldest. Today, tropical rainforests cover only 6 percent of the Earth's ground surface, but they are home to over half of the planet's plant and animal species. In this completely unique world, there are thousands of species we have yet to discover. Photo courtesy Todd Fearer Rainforest land in Costa Rica In this article, we'll travel into the tropical rainforest to see what makes it such a bountiful environment for plants and animals. We'll also see why the rainforests are in danger and look at some of the ways this affects us.

39. Eden Project - The Eden Project - Bodelva, Cornwall, UK Biome conservatories with plants from the rainforests and the warm temperate regions of the world. Vistor information including maps and plant guides. http://www.edenproject.com/

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40. Howstuffworks "How Rainforests Work" About 25% of today s medicines come from the rainforest, and only about 1% of that source has been tapped. Find out what else could be lost with the 1.5 http://travel.howstuffworks.com/rainforest1.htm

TCDA("cc=tvl; dt"); Auto Stuff Science Stuff Health Stuff Entertainment Stuff ... Shop for Stuff Top Subjects Airplanes Bridges Rotary Engines Space Shuttles ... Gas Turbine Engines Sponsored By: Subjects Destinations Planning ShortStuff Transportation ... Radisson Hampshire Hotel Explore Stuff Lidrock.com Stuffo.com Big List of Articles Get the Newsletter ... Destinations How Rainforests Work by Tom Harris Table of Contents Introduction to How Rainforests Work What is a Rainforest? The Forest for the Trees Stranglers and Buttresses All Creatures, Great and Small Deforestation Lots More Information Shop or Compare Prices What is a Rainforest? Generally speaking, a rainforest is an environment that receives high rainfall and is dominated by tall trees. A wide range of ecosystems fall into this category, of course, including the old-growth temperate forests of the Pacific Northwest. But most of the time when people talk about rainforests, they mean the tropical rainforests located near the equator. These forests, concentrated in Africa, Australia, Asia, and Central and South America, receive between 160 and 400 inches (406.4 to 1016 cm) of rain per year. Unlike the rainforests farther to the north and south, tropical rainforests don't really have a "dry season." In fact, they don't have distinct seasons at all. The total annual rainfall is spread pretty evenly throughout the year, and the temperature rarely dips below 60 degrees Fahrenheit (16 degrees Celsius). This steady climate is due to the position of rainforests on the globe. Because of the orientation of the Earth's axis, the Northern and Southern hemispheres each spend part of the year tilted away from the sun. Since rainforests are at the middle of the globe, located near the equator, they are not especially affected by this change. They receive nearly the same amount of sunlight, and therefore heat, all year. Consequently, the weather in these regions remains fairly constant.

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