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Tropical Rainforests by Seymour Simon, 2010-09-01
Learn About: Rainforests by Jen Green, 2008-07-28
Rainforest Bird Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife (Firefly Animal Rescue) by Linda Kenyon, 2006-09-12
A Different Kind of Hero (an illustrated children's environmental fable about a monkey protecting the rainforest) by Leah Beth Evans, 2007-08-14
The Brazilian Amazon Rainforest by Luiz C. Barbosa, 2000-01-12
Securing the Wet Tropics - a Retrospective on Managing Australia's Tropical Rainforests by Marcus B. Lane, Geoff McDonald, 2000-04
Watch Me Draw: The Rainforest by Jenna Winterberg, 2006-09-14
Animales de la Selva Tropical/ Rainforest's Animals (Benchmark Rebus (Spanish)) (Spanish Edition) by Sharon Gordon, 2008-10
Scary Creatures of the Rainforest (Scary Creatures)
Herbal Secrets of the Rainforest : Over 50 Powerful Herbs and Their Medicinal Uses by Leslie Taylor, 1998-09
The Rainforest Race (Go, Diego, Go! Ready-to-Read)
Rivers in the Rainforest (Deep in the Rain Forest) by Saviour Pirotta, 1998-05-31
Growing Up Yanomam'o: Missionary Adventures in the Amazon Rainforest by Mike Dawson, 2009-05-01
Story Place: Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest

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Ecoplants USA Inc. Wholesale Flowers, Tropical Flowers And Plants
A wholesaler of tropical plants, foliage and flowers direct from the rainforests. Special pricing on full and half cases of flowers.
http://www.ecoplants-usa.com
Rainforest Preservation Partnership
An organization promoting rainforest conservation by placing tropical rainforest into private ownership. Information about rainforests an membership.
http://www.rainforest-conservation.com
Rainforest Facts
The Disappearing rainforests. We are losing Earth s greatest biological of natural resources. rainforests, Pharmacy to the World. It is estimated
http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm

Extractions: The Disappearing Rainforests We are losing Earth's greatest biological treasures just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value. Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface; now they cover a mere 6% and experts estimate that the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years One and one-half acres of rainforest are lost every second with tragic consequences for both developing and industrial countries. Rainforests are being destroyed because the value of rainforest land is percieved as only the value of its timber by short-sighted governments, multi-national logging companies, and land owners. Nearly half of the world's species of plants, animals and microoganisms will be destroyed or severely threatened over the next quarter century due to Rainforest deforestation. Experts estimates that we are losing 137 plant, animal and insect species every single day due to rainforest deforestation. That equates to 50,000 species a year. As the rainforest species dissapear, so do many possible cures for life-threatening diseases. Currently, 121 prescription drugs sold worldwide come from plant-derived sources. While 25% of Western pharmaceuticals are derived from rainforest ingredients, less that 1% of these tropical trees and plants have been tested by scientists. Most rainforests are cleared by chainsaws, bulldozers and fires for its timber value and then are followed by farming and ranching operations, even by world giants like Mitsubishi Corporation, Gerogia Pacific, Texaco and Unocal.
VirtualRainForest-an Online Tour
Learn about rainforests by taking a virtual tour or watching an online slide show.
http://www.msu.edu/~urquhar5/tour/

Extractions: Welcome to the V i r t u a l R a i n F o r e s t You can choose between two online tours of the rainforest, filled with beautiful pictures and interesting facts. The Virtual Rainforest was designed for all ages, but with particular emphasis on teaching children about tropical rainforests. Designed by Dr. Gerald Urquhart, a tropical ecologist, the site is scientifically accurate and explores a wide variety of rainforest topics. Click below to start: The second option is a directed toura slide showleading you through the rainforest step by step. It runs a little faster than the VirtualRainforest and has some different information. Consumer Guide to Purchasing Tropical Wood Products Information for Teachers - Coming Soon!
Rainforest: About
ABOUT rainforests Is the Amazon a jungle or a rainforest? Where are the rainforests of the world? Where are the rainforests in South Central America?
http://www.ladatco.com/rf-abt.htm

Extractions: soon covers the gap created by the disturbance. Another explanation: A tropical rainforest has more kinds of trees and other plant life than any other area of the world. Most trees in the tropical rainforest are broad leaf trees that grow closely together. The tallest trees may grow as tall as 200 feet. The tops, called crowns, form a covering of leaves about 100-150 feet above the ground. This cover is called the upper canopy. The crowns of the smaller trees form one or two lower canopies. These canopies share the forest floor so that it receives less than one percent as much sunlight as does the upper canopy. As a result, only ferns and other plants requiring little sunlight grown on the forest floor. This makes it possible for a person to easily walk through most parts of a tropical rainforest.
News
rainforests of the sea ravaged overfishing and pollution kill 80% of coral on Caribbean reefs. By Michael McCarthy Environment Editor. 18 July 2003.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/environment/story.jsp?story=425342
Zamia%20skinneri
Is primarily found in rainforests from northern to central Atlantic Panama at elevations from 50 to 750 meters and contains a massive trunk, leaves, and strobili.
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Zamia skinneri
News
is sinking. Entire rainforests set to disappear in next decade. By Marie Woolf, Chief Political Correspondent. 05 July 2003. More than
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/environment/story.jsp?story=421842
Cycas%20macrocarpa
Lives mainly in rainforests, which puts it at risk for extinction by habitat reduction. Illustrations, etymology, structural details, and extensive historical notes.
http://plantnet.rbgsyd.gov.au/cgi-bin/taxon.pl?name=Cycas macrocarpa
Rainforests - EPA/QPWS
rainforests. As Australia drifted towards the tropics and conditions became drier, the Gondwanan rainforests almost disappeared.
http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/nature_conservation/habitats/rainforests/

Extractions: Access keys Skip to primary navigation Skip to secondary navigation Skip to content ... Library services Rainforests Wildlife Biodiversity Plants Nature refuges ... Habitats From the mist-shrouded forests of the border ranges to the stunted scrubs of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland has the most diverse rainforests in the world. As Australia drifted towards the tropics and conditions became drier, the Gondwanan rainforests almost disappeared. Grasslands and woodlands took over from rainforests. But scattered rainforest pockets remained in refuges on mountain tops and in protected valleys. In the two centuries since Europeans came to Australia, half the rainforest has been cleared for farms, mines, plantation forests, towns and resorts. Rainforest types
Possum - Spotted Cuscus
Spotted Cuscus is a member along with its more common brother the Grey Cuscus of the phalanger, a possum type, family found in Northern Australian rainforests. With links to other species.
http://home.mira.net/~areadman/cuscus.htm
Rainforest Field Trip
rainforests have been around for millions of years, and yet in the very brief span of half a century, mankind has destoyed a huge portion of the world s
http://www.field-trips.org/sci/rainforest/

Extractions: Trailhead Teacher's Resources Start Field Trip Rainforests have been around for millions of years, and yet in the very brief span of half a century, mankind has destoyed a huge portion of the world's rainforests. On a daily basis, acres and acres more disappear. This field trip takes a look at what a rainforest is and why it is an important ecosystem, the animals and peoples of the rainforest, what types of rainforests there are, and provides some ideas that students can do to actively participate in protecting the remaining rainforests. Objectives Students will learn about what defines a rainforest. Students will learn about the environmental impact of eliminating rainforests. Students will learn about what animals live in the rainforest. Students will learn about the Inidigenous people of the rainforest.
Family Scarabaeidae - Introduction
Photos and information on various kinds of scarab beetles, especially those from tropical rainforests.
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/9191/Scarabaeidae.htm
New Scientist
The World s No.1 Science Technology News Service. Destruction of Amazon rainforests accelerating. 1701 27 June 03. NewScientist.com news service.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993883
Bryomonitor
Information about, and software for, a computer program for biomonitoring disturbance and regeneration of neotropical rainforests using bryophytes as indicators.
http://home.t-online.de/home/drehwald/bryomon1.htm

Extractions: Versión en español Home Introduction The indicator species Application of the biomonitoring system The computer program ... Contact A Biomonitoring Program for Neotropical Rainforests All rights reserved BRYOMONITOR is a computer program for biomonitoring disturbance and regeneration of neotropical rainforests using bryophytes as indicators. It has been developed using field data from Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Argentina and is designed for use in neotropical rainforests at altitudes of up to 2000 m. The objective was to develope a biomonitoring system that can be applied relatively easily and at a low cost in different parts of the Neotropics and allows the comparison of very different forest types. The program may be used and distributed free of any cost as long as it remains absolutely unchanged (see license agreement). All rights of the program are reserved by the author. The program was developed in the course of the project Zonas de amortiguamiento como instrumento para manejar la biodiversidad en los bosques tropicales (Buffer zones as an instrument for sustainable use of rainforest biodiversity in three countries on the eastern slope of the Andes) financed by the European Community under the INCO-DC program (Contract number IC18CT980259).
New Scientist
Pristine Amazonian rainforests are changing. Changes to apparently pristine parts of the Amazonian rainforests have been revealed by a survey of trees.
http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994766
Domain Of Arbeitsgemeinschaft Regenwald Und Artenschutz (ARA) E.V./ Germany
Consultant in tropical ecology, with applications to development projects. Offers knowledge in agroforestry and ecophysiology of rainforests, pressures on ecosystems, indigenous people and forests. Based in Hamburg, Germany.
http://hometown.aol.com/araoffice

Extractions: The site of ecologist Christian Offer has moved to/die Adresse des Ökologen Christian Offer hat sich geändert: http://hometown.aol.com/kreischioffer Kooperationen und Kontakt/ Cooperations and contact -Nichtregierungsorganisationen im Entwicklungs- und Umweltbereich/ NGOs of development and environment -Entwicklungsprojekte weltweit/ international development projects
SciCentral: Selected Rainforests Resources
K12 Science Main Page . rainforests. Rainforest Action Network; Rainforest Alliance; RainForestWeb; The Rain Forest; All About rainforests;
http://www.sciquest.com/k12/K-rainfo.html
Cape Tribulation Research Station
In Queensland, Australia, this is the only research facility in the coastal lowland seasonallywet tropical rainforests of Australia. The dominant forest type is complex mesophyll vine forest. Opportunities exist for research, volunteers and study.
http://www.austrop.org.au

Extractions: The new baby batty born on 10th of August 2002 New lab (left) joined to old lab with breeze-way Nico and Marsha do electro-physiology in the new lab Hugh and Sunshine inspect the radar dish for the orchard protection system The Cape Tribulation Tropical Research Station is an independent research facility operated by the Australian Tropical Research Foundation (AUSTROP) based in Far North Queensland, Australia. We offer use of the facilities to researchers and students and accept volunteers and interns to work at the Station and on its ongoing projects. We use a flexible and progressive approach to a wide variety of scientific research projects and conservation activities. The station's unique location, within the Daintree World Heritage lowland rainforest and less than a kilometer from the coast and the Great Barrier Reef, offers vast potential for research on biological, biodiversity and biogeographical issues. We also run an environmental information and interpretation facility
Research Starters: Rainforests
spruces. Wildlife includes hawks, owls, wolves, and martens. Here are some topics to explore that relate to rainforests. Looking
http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/rainforests/

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