81. Australian Tropical Rain Forests Home Page General Information on Australian Tropical Rain forests Information on theAustralian Tropical Rain Forest key Information on biogeography http://www.latrobe.edu.au/botany/rainforests/

La Trobe Home Skip to Content Contact La Trobe Sitemap ... International Australian Tropical Rain Forest Plants Home Page Welcome to the Australian Tropical Rain Forest Plants home page. This page is currently under development. All suggestions are welcome. This page is designed to carry information about Australian Tropical Rain Forest Plants. In particular, it will carry information on the various projects on plant taxonomy and biogeography being undertaken at La Trobe University and the Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research , many of which are included within the Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management ( Rainforest CRC ). These projects include the development of interactive keys to Australian tropical rain forest plants, the study of plant biogeography in Australian tropical rain forests, and the development of an online web site for Australian tropical rain forest plants. Australian tropical rain forests General Information on Australian Tropical Rain Forests Information on the Australian Tropical Rain Forest key Information on biogeography Families and genera of rain forest plants Links Department of Botany home page La Trobe University home page Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research home page CSIRO Tropical Forest Research Centre home page ... CRC for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management This page is maintained by

82. Bulletin No.37 The tropical forests of China include rain forests and seasonal rain forests . Small areas of rain forest and seasonal rain forests exist in the southern http://www.um.u-tokyo.ac.jp/publish_db/Bulletin/no37/no37006.html

The Forest Diversity in China Ling-zhi Chen and Qing-lang Chen Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Nanxincun 20. Xiangshan, Beijing 100093, China Key words. forests, diversity, China, conservation, nature reserves The status of China's forest types The different forest types are distributed from north to south in China according to climatic zones. The mountains within each climate zone also support clearly defined vertically distributed belts of vegetation. Some forest types among the components of the vertical vegetation belts on some mountains can also be found within several climate zones. (1) Boreal Forests The boreal forests of China can be classified into 5 different forest types: 1) larch (Larix spp.) forests; 2) spruce (Picea spp.) forests; 3) fir (Abies spp.) forests; 4) pine (Pinus spp.) forests; and 5) Sabina spp. forests. These forests usually occupy cold, moist sites, usually on hills or on low to high mountains. Larch forests. There are 10 species and 2 varieties of Larix in China, or more than half of all species of Larix worldwide. Nine types of larch forests are dominated by different species of Larix. Larch, an important timber tree in China, is characterized as a pioneer species in burned or cleared areas, and by species with seeds capable of being dispersed over long distances, the germination capacity of which is strong. Larch plantations are being developed rapidly in China (Zhou, 1991). Pine forests. There are two types of pine forests in the cold temperate region of China, one with P. sylvestris var. mongolica, the other with P. pwnila. Forests of P. sylvestris var. mongolica occur in the northeastern part of China. The P. pumila forests are not extensive, occurring only in a narrow area along the top of the Great Xingan mountain range.

83. Rain Forest Report Card Throughout the tropics, rain forests are being cut down. By different methods and Global alarm has arisen because of tropical rain forests destruction. http://www.bsrsi.msu.edu/rfrc/deforestation.html

84. The Rain Forests Of Home: An Atlas Of People And Place The coastal rain forests of temperate latitudes are a study in contrasts. Coastal temperate rain forests contain a similarly disproportionate share of http://www.inforain.org/rainforestatlas/

The Rain Forests of Home: An Atlas of People and Place Page 1 : Coastal Temperate Rain Forests Page 2 : The Rain Forests of Home, A Review of the Research Page 3 : First Nations of the Coastal Temperate Rain Forest Page 4 : Original Distribution, Current Forest Status Page 5 : Watershed Condition, The Research Challenge Page 6 : Sustaining the Rain Forests of Home Page 7 : Data Sources, References Download this Atlas as an Adobe pdf file. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Rain Forests of Home: An Atlas of People and Place FOREWORD People and place - indigenous cultures and an extraordinarily rich forest and marine bioregion -developed together in the coastal temperate rain forests of North America in the millennia following the most recent Ice Age. The unusual diversity and abundance of fish, shellfish, wildlife, and forest resources that characterize this bioregion supported one of the densest populations of non-agricultural peoples known anywhere on earth. Native languages proliferated and distinct cultures arose up and down the coast partly in response to the local variations in resource abundance. The south-to-north sweep of the western industrial economy that followed settlement has diminished both indigenous cultural and ecological integrity. Languages, art, and an irreplaceable legacy of cultural knowledge of the environment have been lost as fast or faster than plant and animal species. Today both Native and non-Native coastal communities, and the ecosystems that sustain them, face new challenges. The rela-tionship between people and place, once synergistic, is now at risk.

85. The Rainforest Foundation - Homepage An international organization working with indigenous peoples to conserve theworld s rain forests and uphold their human rights. http://www.rainforestfoundationuk.org/

Select language: English French Home Support Us ... Forum Join Our Forest Community Register to receive Foundation news and latest developments concerning the world's rainforest and their peoples. Have your say! Post and answer questions or debate hot topics in the Rainforest forum Take Action! Sign the petition to the World Bank on Congo forests. Can you save the Congo rainforest? Play our great on-line game, Raiders of the Lost Bark This site provides information about the work of the Rainforest Foundation UK, and more generally about the world's rainforests and the people who live in them. The Rainforest Foundation supports indigenous people and traditional populations of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfil their rights. Featured campaign The Rainforest Foundation is working with Congolese environmental, developmental and human rights groups to try and prevent the carve-up of the world's second biggest rainforest Stop the carve up of the Congo forests Latest news Connect with the Rainforest Foundation The Rainforest Foundation has teamed up with Good Connection, an Internet Service Provider (ISP) offering connection options that allow people to surf the web while supporting our work.

86. EPA's Clean Air Market Programs - Effects Of Acid Rain: Forests Effects of Acid Rain forests. Over the years, scientists, foresters, and othershave watched some forests grow more slowly without knowing why. http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/acidrain/effects/forests.html

Clean Air Markets - Environmental Issues Recent Additions Contact Us Print Version Search: EPA Home Clean Air Markets Environmental Issues Acid Rain ... Students and Teachers Effects of Acid Rain: Forests Over the years, scientists, foresters, and others have watched some forests grow more slowly without knowing why. The trees in these forests do not grow as quickly at a healthy pace. Leaves and needles turn brown and fall off when they should be green and healthy. In extreme cases, individual trees or entire areas of the forest simply die off without an obvious reason. Acid Rain on the Forest Floor How Acid Rain Harms Trees How Acid Rain Affects Other Plants Acid Rain on the Forest Floor How Acid Rain Harms Trees Acid rain does not usually kill trees directly. Instead, it is more likely to weaken trees by damaging their leaves, limiting the nutrients available to them, or exposing them to toxic substances slowly released from the soil. Quite often, injury or death of trees is a result of these effects of acid rain in combination with one or more additional threats. Scientists know that acidic water dissolves the nutrients and helpful minerals in the soil and then washes them away before trees and other plants can use them to grow. At the same time, acid rain causes the release of substances that are toxic to trees and plants, such as aluminum, into the soil. Scientists believe that this combination of loss of soil nutrients and increase of toxic aluminum may be one way that acid rain harms trees. Such substances also wash away in the runoff and are carried into streams, rivers, and lakes. More of these substances are released from the soil when the rainfall is more acidic.

87. Save America's Forests Yasuni Rainforest Campaign the most biodiverse forest in the world Help savethe US rainforest. Help save forests and endangered species. http://www.saveamericasforests.org/

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88. Untitled Document Rain forests are filled with plants of different heights. As the sunlight is filtered There are two kinds of rain forests tropical and temperate. http://www.world-builders.org/lessons/less/biomes/rainforest/rainintro.html

Home Science Notes Web Links Biomes ... Science Notes Rain Forests Rain forests receive over 60 inches of rain a year. That is five feet of water! These forests are found next to oceans, where evaporation fills the air with water vapor. As the ocean air sweeps over the land, the moisture comes down as rain. Rain forests are filled with plants of different heights. As the sunlight is filtered through the leaves, sometimes the air looks almost green! There are two kinds of rain forests: tropical and temperate. Tropical rainforests are found near the equator. They have very rich ecosystems, with many kinds of plants and animals living together. Temperate rainforests are cooler, and have fewer species living in them. They provide ideal conditions for conifers, mosses, ferns, and fungi. Tropical Rain Forests Temperate Rain Forests Tropical Rain Forest Food Web Temperate Rain Forest Food Web ... Temperate Rain Forest Food Pyramid Photograph from ArtToday eviau@earthlink.net

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90. Rainforest Biomes Rain forests belong to the tropical wet climate group. The temperature in a rainforest All tropical rain forests resemble one another in some ways. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rainforest.htm

T. Sibona. F.A.O Plants Animals Climate Southeast Asian Rainforests The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth. An average of 50 to 260 inches (125 to 660 cm.) of rain falls yearly. Rainforests now cover less than 6% of Earth's land surface. Scientists estimate that more than half of all the world's plant and animal species live in tropical rain forests. Tropical rainforests produce 40% of Earth's oxygen. A tropical rain forest has more kinds of trees than any other area in the world. Scientists have counted about 100 to 300 species in one 2 1/2-acre (1-hectare) area in South America. Seventy percent of the plants in the rainforest are trees. About 1/4 of all the medicines we use come from rainforest plants. Curare comes from a tropical vine, and is used as an anesthetic and to relax muscles during surgery. Quinine, from the cinchona tree, is used to treat malaria. A person with lymphocytic leukemia has a 99% chance that the disease will go into remission because of the rosy periwinkle. More than 1,400 varieties of tropical plants are thought to be potential cures for cancer. All tropical rain forests resemble one another in some ways. Many of the trees have straight trunks that don't branch out for 100 feet or more. There is no sense in growing branches below the canopy where there is little light. The majority of the trees have smooth, thin bark because there is no need to protect the them from water loss and freezing temperatures. It also makes it difficult for

91. Tropical Rain Forests - In The Wild Spotlight - Bagheera Tropical rain forests once blanketed the Earth like a wide green belt around theequator. Now they re disappearing at a rate of 93000 square miles per year. http://www.bagheera.com/inthewild/spot_sprain.htm

Back to Spotlight Tropical Rain Forests Humans already have destroyed half of this forest area, with most damage occurring in the last 200 years. With just 2.5 million square miles (647 million hectares) of tropical rain forest remaining, we continue to lose an estimated 93,000 square miles (150,000 square km) a year. It is not only quantity of life, but diversity as well, that makes rain forests so vital. Some of the strangest and most beautiful plants and animals are found in rain forests, and undoubtedly there are just as many we do not even know about. Rain forests are being eliminated for timber, minerals, agriculture, and human settlement. Other motives, such as the desire to conquer nature or to control unoccupied territory, also are factors in deforestation. Overpopulation and peasant agriculture is often cited as the cause of deforestation. This may be true of some African and Asian countries, but generally countries with the most tropical rain forest are those with the lowest human population densities. It is not population pressure but the inequitable distribution of land ownership that creates the most pressure on tropical forests. In many developing countries the government and a very small percentage of people own the majority of the land. Logging, mining, and other industrial activities are not driven primarily by local population pressures. Industrial development and settlement often go hand in hand because roads give access to cleared land. Most attempts to turn tropical forest into farmland have failed, resulting in damaged soil and disrupted water systems, leaving settlers even more desperate for land.

92. The Fate Of The Rainforests Picture yourself in a beautiful green forest, surrounded by thousands of tall of forest products? (What kind of wood is available from rainforests? http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/Rainforests/

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.

93. Rain Forests Information on animals, biomes, rain forests from space, how to save the Background information on the destruction of rain forests around the world. http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Biomes/rainfrst.html

Home Page Ontario Curriculum Teacher Resources Libraries ... Themes Rain Forests Table of Contents Rain Forests Lesson Plans Rain Forests Amazon Interactive Animals of the Rain Forest This amazing web site was developed by the 1999 6th grade class at Midlakes Middle School. It came about as a direct result of their involvement in the Jason X Project. Information on animals, biomes, rain forests from space, how to save the rain forests and more. Bagheera - Tropical Rain Forests Background information on the destruction of rain forests around the world. Includes facts on rain forest animals. Cloud Forest Alive Explore the birds, bugs, and biology of Central America! Includes weekly lessons, quetzal and hummingbird cams, sounds, and a cloud forest library. DEFORESTATION IN COSTA RICA A report from a group of students who visited a rain forest in Costa Rica. Forest Conservation Portal Read past articles, past news stories, and learn what you can do to help at this site dedicated to protecting forests. Journey into Amazonia "Journey into Amazonia" features the swollen rivers, flooded forests and dense canopy of the vast rain forest recognized as one of Earth's natural wonders. This site from PBS is full of resources for learning about this area of the world.

94. More Greenhouse Gas Found In Rain Forests | CNET News.com More greenhouse gas found in rain forests Those bugs in the rain forest The rain forests of South America are holding onto carbon dioxide for a lot http://news.com.com/More greenhouse gas found in rain forests/2100-7337_3-580760

CNET News.com CNET tech sites: Product reviews Shop Tech news Downloads ... Advertising Track thousands of Web sites in one place: Newsburst Enterprise Hardware More greenhouse gas found in rain forests Published: July 27, 2005, 5:46 PM PDT By Michael Kanellos Staff Writer, CNET News.com TrackBack Print E-mail TalkBack The rain forests of South America are holding onto carbon dioxide for a lot less time than previously believed, which raises implications for how to deal with global warming, according to a new study. Most of the carbon dioxide being "exhaled" or released by wetlands and rivers has spent around five years sequestered in trees, according to a new study performed by researchers from the University of Washington, Rice University and the Stroud Water Research Center. The tropical forests in the 2.4 million square miles of the Amazon river basin gulp in carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. Scientists have long believed that most of the carbon dioxide ingested by the forest stays there until the trees decompose decades later. Carbon found in water samples have been shown to be 40 to 1,000 years old, according to Emilio Mayorga of the University of Washington. Because carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that can trap solar energy, many scientists postulated that the rain forests could help curb the impact of

95. Rain Forest - Olympic National Park other temperate rain forests are found in several isolated areas throughoutthe world. What defines a rain forest quite simply is rainlots of it. http://www.nps.gov/olym/edurain.htm

The Rain Forest go to biology Images Related Links: Forest comparison Olympic Rain Record Trees in Olympic Rain Forest Cross-section of Cryptogams Ocean-Born Forests The temperate rain forest in the valleys of the Quinault, Queets, and Hoh rivers are protected and contain some of the most spectacular examples of undisturbed Sitka spruce/western hemlock forests in the lower 48 states. This ecosystem stretches along the Pacific Coast from Oregon to Alaska; other temperate rain forests are found in several isolated areas throughout the world. What defines a rain forest quite simply is rain lots of it. Precipitation here ranges from 140 to 167 inches12 to 14 feetevery year. The mountains to the east also protect the coastal areas from severe weather extremes. Seldom does the temperature drop below freezing in the rain forest and summertime highs rarely exceed 80 F. The dominant species in the rain forest are Sitka spruce and western hemlock; some grow to tremendous size, reaching 300 feet in height and 23 feet in circumference. Douglas-fir, western redcedar, bigleaf maple, red alder, vine maple, and black cottonwood are also found throughout the forest. Nearly every bit of space is taken up with a living plant. Some plants even live on others. These are the epiphytes, plants that do not come into contact with the earth, but also are not parasites. They are partly responsible for giving the rain forest its "jungly" appearance. Mosses , lichens and ferns cover just about anything else. Oregon oxalis is also a common ground cover. But because of this dense ground cover it is hard for seedlings to get a start. Many seedlings germinate on fallen, decaying trees. As they grow they send their roots down the log to the ground. Eventually the log rots completely away and a row of young trees is left, up on stilt-like roots, all in a row. The thick and protective vegetation also provides excellent habitats for the animals of the rain forest. In turn, they contribute to the health of the forest by keeping the rampant vegetation under control by browsing.

96. Rain Forests 2 So, where can we find rain forests? Rain forests are near the Equator. Thus, we can find rain forests there. The Amazon of South America is the http://www.edhelper.com/AnimalReadingComprehension_28_1.html

Sample Rain Forests Worksheet Animal Worksheets Return to Rain Forests edHelper.com Subscribers: Build a printable worksheet with the complete story and puzzles Build a proofreading activity With just one subscription, you will have access to the math, spelling, vocabulary, and critical thinking worksheets! Sign up now for the subscriber materials! Rain Forests The rain forest is the liveliest ecosystem on earth! Trees here have leaves so densely packed that they look like a large, green blanket in mid-air. Sunlight can hardly penetrate through this natural "green blanket", making the ground very shady. Weather here is hot and humid all year round - the average temperature is 77 degrees Fahrenheit, and the average monthly rainfall is 4 inches. Warm climate and plentiful rains create a perfect environment for plants and animals to thrive. At least 50% of all the plant and animal species in the world are in the rain forest. So, where can we find rain forests? Rain forests are near the Equator. Regions in Asia, Africa, Australia, Central America, and South America all have the Equator nearby. Thus, we can find rain forests there. The Amazon of South America is the world's largest rain forest, and it covers an area of more than 1.5 million square miles. In fact, the Amazon is so large that its size is about half of the combined coverage of all the rain forests. Paragraphs 3 to 4: For the complete story: (edHelper subscribers) click here for printable story and worksheets.

97. Rainforests.net - Rainforests Biodiversity Scale Of Destruction By Mark R. Elsis The Omega Point For Homo Sapiens Will Occur When The 10% Virgin Rainforest Area50% Rainforest Species Safeguard Threshold Providence Is Broken In 2014. http://www.rainforests.net/

EcoHumane Health People Phenomena ... Dictionary Rainforest Acres Cut This Year Species Extinctions This Year RAINFORESTS BIODIVERSITY SCALE OF DESTRUCTION The Number One Issue Facing Humanity by Mark R. Elsis At Our Current Rate Of Mass Species Extinctions Due To Rainforests Destruction Omega Point For Homo Sapiens Will Occur Between 2012 - 2016 This we know: The earth does not belong to man, man belongs to the earth. All things are connected like the blood that unites us all. Man did not weave the web of life, he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself. Chief Seattle Dear Citizen of Earth November 1, 1999

98. Rain Forests Of The World This is the introduction lesson for a unit on rain forests of the world. In this first lesson, students will learn where the rain forests of the world http://fga.freac.fsu.edu/misc/rain.htm

Part of the Florida Geographic Alliance's collection of lesson plans RAIN FORESTS OF THE WORLD BRENDA WARD Table of Contents: Introduction Tropical Trek Kids Teaching Kids Rain Forest Facts Pygmies of the Ituri ... Rain forest Dodecahedron INTRODUCTION Grade Level: Time: 1 period Theme Regions Purpose This is the introduction lesson for a unit on rain forests of the world. The students will be doing research and activities and all will be put together in book form. Each student will be responsible for making a book and decorating the front cover. In this first lesson, students will learn where the rain forests of the world are located, the four layers of the rain forest, and content information on rain forests. Objectives Locate areas of rain forests of the world. Label continents that contain rain forests. Identify the layers of a rain forest. Be able to define the term rain forest. Materials rain forest location world map colored pencils identification sheet: rain forest layers content information sheet: What is a Rain Forest? atlases Procedures Introduce topic, give a brief overview of book project.

99. Children's Tropical Forests (UK) Rainforest Preservation Charity. http://www.tropical-forests.com/

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100. School Assignments After choosing tropical or temperate rain forests, you may go to a page for rainforest animals. Rainforest Sites for Kids http://longwood.suffolk.lib.ny.us/jschoolassignment.html

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