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Author : Barbara Gibson,Peggy D. Winston
Publisher : National Geographic Children's Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Ecology
ISBN : 0870447572
Text and pop-up illustrations depict the rich variety of plant and animal life found in a tropical rain forest.
Author : Linda Tagliaferro
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0736864075
Discusses the plants, animals, and characteristics of the tropical rain forest biome.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:901523015
Author : Marius Jacobs
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642727931
In recent years, tropical forests have received more attention and have been the subject of greater environmental concern than any other kind of vegetation. There is an increasing public awareness of the importance of these forests, not only as a diminishing source of countless products used by mankind, nor for their effects on soil stabilization and climate, but as unrivalled sources of what today we call biodiversity. Threats to the continued existence of the forests represent threats to tens of thousands of species of organisms, both plants and animals. It is all the more surprising, therefore, that there have been no major scientific accounts published in recent years since the classic handbook by Paul W. Richards, The Tropical Rain Forest in 1952. Some excellent popular accounts of tropical rain forests have been published including Paul Richard's The Life of the Jungle, and Catherine Caulfield's In the Rainforest and Jungles, edited by Edward Ayensu. There have been numerous, often conflicting, assessments of the rate of conversion of tropical forests to other uses and explanations of the underlying causes, and in 1978 UNESCO/UNEPI FAO published a massive report, The Tropical Rain Forest, which, although full of useful information, is highly selective and does not fully survey the enormous diversity of the forests.
Author : Peter Benoit
Publisher : Scholastic
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Rain forest ecology
ISBN : 0531205541
How much rain does a tropical rain forest receive each year? At least 100 inches (254 centimeters) of rain fall each year They're called rain forests for a reason! Inside, You'll Find: How rain forests are important to the health of the entire planet; Maps, a timeline, photos-and peoples who live in or near rain forests; Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you! Book jacket.
Author : Kari Schuetz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Amazon River Region
ISBN : 0531223914
"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to life in a tropical rain forest. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
Author : Mark B. Bush,John Flenley
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 427 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783540239086
The goal of this book is to provide a current overview of the impacts of climate change on tropical forests, to investigate past, present, and future climatic influences on the ecosystems with the highest biodiversity on the planet.Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change will be the first book to examine how tropical rain forest ecology is altered by climate change, rather than simply seeing how plant communities were altered. Shifting the emphasis onto ecological processes e.g. how diversity is structured by climate and the subsequent impact on tropical forest ecology, provides the reader with a more comprehensive coverage. A major theme of this book that emerges progressively is the interaction between humans, climate and forest ecology. While numerous books have appeared dealing with forest fragmentation and conservation, none have explicitly explored the long term occupation of tropical systems, the influence of fire and the future climatic effects of deforestation, coupled with anthropogenic emissions. Incorporating modelling of past and future systems paves the way for a discussion of conservation from a climatic perspective, rather than the usual plea to stop logging.
Author : Michael Allaby,Richard Garratt
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781438100678
Describes the tropical rain forest biome, including climate, geology, geography and biodiversity.
Author : Madeleine Dunphy
Publisher : Web of Life Children's Book
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780988330306
Lyrical words and lush, naturalistic paintings introduce children to the tropical rain forest and the animals that live within its wet, green world. From swinging monkeys and upside-down-hanging sloths to graceful caimans and stalking jaguars, Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest envelops young readers in a stunning jungle while teaching them an important lesson about the ecosystem. Madeleine Dunphy’s rhythmical, cumulative text shows how each plant and animal of the rain forest is inextricably linked with the others in a chain of life. Michael Rothman’s deeply hued and shadowed paintings brilliantly evoke this singular environment.
Author : Bonnie Worth
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-18
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780593126462
The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for an “umbrella-vator” ride through the understory, canopy, and emergent layers of a tropical rain forest, encountering a host of plants, animals, and native peoples along the way.
Author : Mark W. Moffett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Forest canopy ecology
ISBN : UOM:39015026870694
"Loaded with aerial plants and the millions of creatures dependent upon them, tropical tree crowns are the last and greatest ecological frontier. Hundreds of species - earthworms, frogs, flowers, shrubs - never descend to earth during their lifetimes. Eight out of ten remain unnamed and unclassified by science." "In The High Frontier, Mark W. Moffett does for the tropical rainforest canopy what Jacques Cousteau did thirty years ago for undersea life. Donning rock climbing gear to join researchers working 150 feet and more above the ground, Moffett photographed strangler trees in Borneo, giant squirrels in India, and canopy bears in Colombia. He entered the terrifying world of arboreal spiders and ants, photographing them under extreme magnification. His coverage of this new science is unparalleled in any other field." "Described as a "world-roving zoologist" by National Geographic magazine for his work on five continents, Moffett has documented virtually every major active canopy research site. The immediacy of his writing and the intelligence of his photography make the canopy's fantastic architecture and unearthly inhabitants accessible to the general reader. In the tradition of the great nineteenth-century explorers, he captures the struggles of the individual scientists and the passions that enable them to brave perilous situations in pursuit of their work. The High Frontier is a modern classic of scientific discovery."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Jaboury Ghazoul,Douglas Sheil
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780198897064
Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial proportion of the world's population and are the source of many internationally traded commodities. They remain (despite decades of conservation attention) increasingly vulnerable to degradation and clearance, with profound though often uncertain future costs to global society. Understanding the ecology of these diverse biomes, and peoples' dependencies on them, is fundamental to their future management and conservation. Tropical Rain Forest Ecology, Diversity, and Conservation introduces and explores what rain forests are, how they arose, what they contain, how they function, and how humans use and impact them. The book starts by introducing the variety of rain forest plants, fungi, microorganisms, and animals, emphasising the spectacular diversity that is the motivation for their conservation. The central chapters describe the origins of rain forest communities, the variety of rain forest formations, and their ecology and dynamics. The challenge of explaining the species richness of rain forest communities lies at the heart of ecological theory, and forms a common theme throughout. The book's final section considers historical and current interactions of humans and rain forests. It explores biodiversity conservation as well as livelihood security for the many communities that are dependent on rain forests - inextricable issues that represent urgent priorities for scientists, conservationists, and policy makers.
Author : Carol Hand
Publisher : Essential Library
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Rain forest conservation
ISBN : 1532113161
Bringing Back Our Tropical Forests explains why tropical forests are at risk and how people are combating deforestation, encouraging sustainable agricultural practices, and preserving tropical forests. This title also explores the science behind tropical peatland forests and the layers of a rain forest. Features include a cause-and-effect flow chart, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : Rebecca L. Johnson
Publisher : Lerner Digital ™
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781728439877
An immersive, high-interest approach to the highly curricular topic of biomes
Author : Terry J. Jennings
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0863078214
Discusses tropical forests and their effect on the plants, animals, and humans interacting with them.