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	Cardamom Mountains rain forests - Encyclopedia of Earth
		It is separated from the nearest other rain forest by the vast, dry Khorat Plateau in central Thailand to the north and east and by the Gulf of Thailand in the west.
		The Cardamom Mountain rain forests are considered by some to be one of the most species-rich and intact natural habitats in the region, but they are also one of the least explored.
		A distinctive dwarf forest 5-10 meters in height is present on the acid and skeletal soils on the sandstone plateau of the southern Elephant Mountains.
	www.eoearth.org /article/Cardamom_Mountains_rain_forests (1607 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Cardamom Mountains rain forests (IM0106)
		Sitting astride the Cardamom Mountains and the Elephant Range in southwestern Cambodia and southeastern Thailand, and separated from other rain forests by the vast, dry Khorat Plateau, this ecoregion is relatively isolated and largely unexplored.
		Shrubs, climbers, and lianas prosper in the dense understory.
		The upper montane forests are less rich, but they do support patches of dwarf rain forest trees only half the height of their counterparts at lower elevations.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0106.html (443 words)

	Special Places in Nature
		Cardamom Mountains rain forests, Cambodia: The Cardamom Mountains Rain Forests ecoregion sits astride the Cardamom Mountains (locally known as Kravanh) and the Elephant Range (locally known as Dom rei) in southwestern Cambodia and extends slightly across the border into southeastern Thailand.
		Jian Nan subtropical evergreen forests, Yangtze River Basin: This ecoregion consists of extensive low mountains that separate the coastal plains of southern China from the basin of the lower Changjiang (Yangtze) River and support luxuriant subtropical forest vegetation.
		Malabar Coast moist forests, India: Many years ago, the Malabar Coast Moist Deciduous Forests ecoregion was a swath of lush tropical evergreen forest that extended along the western coast of the Deccan Peninsula between the Western Ghats Mountains and the Indian Ocean (Champion and Seth 1968).
	www.stevenredhead.com /Natures-Places/gloryofnature.html (1020 words)

	Ecosystem Profile: Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests
		The Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests of Tanzania and Kenya hotspot (hereafter referred to as the Eastern Arc Mountains and Coastal Forests hotspot) is one of the smallest of the 25 global biodiversity hotspots*.
		The original forest cover (2,000 years ago) on the Eastern Arc Mountains is estimated at around 23,000 km², of which around 15,000 km2 remained by 1900 and a maximum of 5,340 km² remained by the mid-1990s (Newmark 1998; GEF 2002).
		Amongst the vertebrates, 7 percent of forest mammals, 10 percent of forest birds, 57 percent of forest reptiles and 36 percent of forest amphibians are endemic (Burgess 2000).
	www.cepf.net /xp/cepf/where_we_work/eastern_arc_mountains/full_strategy.xml (18890 words)

	Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Summary
		The layered communities of a tropical rain forest are directly related to the gradual lessening of light, from the brightness of the canopy to the dense shade of the forest floor.
		The constant rain of detritus and litter that falls to the ground is quickly decomposed by populations of fungi and bacteria that flourish in the warm, moist environment.
		Tropical rain forests are called the "jewel of the earth", the "Earth's lungs", and the "world's largest pharmacy" because of the large amount of natural medicines discovered there.
	www.bookrags.com /Tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests (2326 words)

	Floridata: Elettaria cardamomum
		Cardamom grows wild in the Ghat Mountains on the Malabar Coast of SW India, in an area known as the Cardamom Hills.
		Cardamom is a principal ingredient in curry powders, and is used to flavor confectioneries, liqueurs and chewing gums.
		Cardamom is grown commercially in plantations under the shade of tall forest trees.
	www.floridata.com /ref/E/elet_car.cfm (523 words)

	Western Ghats @ CES : Biology of Western Ghats
		There are tropical evergreen forests in the central and southern regions; semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests, wherever left untouched, clothe the mountains almost all along their length; dry deciduous forests of teak and associated species clothe the coastal plains in the northern and central regions as also along the eastern rain-shadow slopes.
		There are montane 'shola' forests, riverine or swamp forests and nearly half a dozen other evergreen-species associations, mostly observed in the southern half of the Zone, where numerous ancillary mountain ranges converge to produce a region of exceptional diversity.
		The associated mountain ranges such as the Anamalais, the Nilgiris and the Agastyamalais are all separated by clear-cut barriers and besides the interesting floral speciation, a distinct faunal endemism and/or local speciation, is also found.
	ces.iisc.ernet.in /biodiversity/documents/biology.htm (709 words)

	Rain
		Pacific temperate rain forests - The Pacific temperate rain forests of Canada and the United States are the largest temperate rain forest zone on the planet.
		The Pacific temperate rain forests occur on west-facing coastal mountains along the Pacific coast of North America, from Kodiak Island in Alaska to northern California, and are part of the Nearctic ecozone.
		Wilson, internationally regarded as the Rain forest, witness to the ocean: temperate Rain forests, and Northern California coastal forests Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Cong...
	www.aquasome.com /Rain.html (1436 words)

	Visit Sri Lanka : Wildlife : Forests and other vegetation types
		The montane forests are characterized by dense growth of epiphytes and lichens.
		The scrub and regenerating forests are characterized by Bauhinia racemosa, Pterospermum suberifolium, Cassia fistula and Dichrostachys cineria.
		These forests are located in the transition zone or between the tropical rain forests and dry mixed evergreen forests.
	www.angelfire.com /planet/wildlifesl/articles/dn_forests.htm (3428 words)

	Feature
		The tropical or lowland semi-evergreen forests at the lowlands or foothills; between montane rain-forests and lowland are tropical mid-elevational evergreen forests; the dry sub-montane evergreen rain forests in the drier slopes and upper montane rain forests are unique to the Dumbara hills.
		The soil and forest conditions in the Ambagallena, Thangappuwa, Kalupahana, Gonawala, Dawatagala, Kumbela, Garandithalawa, Alugallena in the central region of the Knuckles range have contributed to the extensive planting of Cardamoms.
		Cardamom requires a shady landscape and is grown as an undergrowth plant.
	www.dailynews.lk /2005/06/04/fea05.htm (1373 words)

	Hotspots Revisited
		The Eastern Arc Mountains component is by far the biologically richer and, from north to south, includes the Taita Hills in Kenya, the North and South Pare, the East and West Usambaras, the Nguu, the North and South Ngurus, the Ukaguru, the Rubeho, the Uluguru, the Udzungwas, and Mahenge in Tanzania.
		The majority of the biodiversity of this region is concentrated in the Eastern Arc Mountains, from the Taita Hills in Kenya to the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania (Rodgers and Homewood 1982a, b; Lovett and Wasser 1993; Burgess et al.
		A particularly important use of the forests is as a source of firewood for cooking and for heating during the cold season (Hymas 2000, 2001).
	www.biodiversityscience.org /publications/hotspots/EasternArcandSouthernRift.html (5225 words)

	Rain Moist Forests
		Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests - Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, also known as tropical rain forests, are a tropical and subtropical biome.
		North Western Ghats montane rain forests - The North Western Ghats montane rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern India.
		The temperate coniferous rain forests Philippines Malabar Coast moist forests India Cardamom Mountains rain forests depend on the planet, the Pacific temperate rain forests may be predominantly coniferous, broadleaf, or mixed forests, and occur in the South American country of Brazil.
	www.marmaris-ws.com /Rain/Moist-Forests.html (1138 words)

	ngr (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Lowland rain forest occurs between 300-900 m in valleys of the eastern slopes, between 300 and 900 m altitude.
		Submontane forest covers a large area between 900 and 1400 m in the eastern valleys with fragments on the western slopes at 1400-1500 m.
		The threats to the Nguru forests are agricultural encroachment and under planting of forest with cardamom and banana, pit sawing of timber and fires.
	www.easternarc.or.tz /ngr.htm (314 words)

	Western Ghats Summary
		The largest city within the mountains is the city of Pune, in the Desh region on the eastern edge of the range.
		The mountains intercept the rain-bearing westerly monsoon winds, and are consequently an area of high rainfall, particularly on their western side.
		The dense forests also contribute to the precipitation of the area by acting as a substrate for condensation of moist rising (orographic) winds from the sea, and releasing much of the moisture back into the air via transpiration, allowing it to later condense and fall again as rain.
	www.bookrags.com /Western_Ghats (1838 words)

	Rain Country Resorts Lakkidi, Wayanad, Kerala, South India
		The vast stretches of mist - capped mountains green meadows of valleys, white water springs, blue water lakes and wild forest fabricate the splendid natural beauty of Wayanad.
		Wayanad is situated in an elevated picturesque mountainous plateau in Western Ghats.
		It is bound on the east by the Nilgiri and the Mysore districts of Tamilnadu and Karnataka respectively.
	www.hotelskerala.com /raincountry/about.htm (1924 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Cardamom Mountains rain forests (IM0106)
		A distinctive dwarf forest 5-10 m in height is present on the acid and skeletal soils on the sandstone plateau of the southern Elephant Mountains.
		The Cardamom Mountains Rain Forests [IM0106] ecoregion is one of the few ecoregions in Indochina with intact rain forests that still have potential for landscape-level conservation actions.
		Adjacent to this is the Cardamom Mountains subunit (05d), which also includes the freshwater swamp forests and mangroves of the Chao Phraya river and estuary (MacKinnon 1997).
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0106_full.html (1531 words)

	frizz restaurant, Cambodia - Cardamom Mountains: last true wilderness - rain forest
		The Cardamoms are part of the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot, one of 25 global hotspots that represent only 1.4 percent of the Earth's landmass but are home to more than 60 percent of all terrestrial species.
		Khmer Rouge guerrillas retreated to the Cardamoms after losing power in 1979, and for the next twenty years, no one wanted to enter that area for fear of the KR and the mines they placed in it.
		The Cardamoms are considered to represent Southeast Asia's greatest natural resources in terms of virgin forest and wildlife habitats that have never been fully explored and\or catalogued.
	www.frizz-restaurant.com /cardamom-mountains.html (681 words)

	Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests - Encyclopedia of Earth
		This ecoregion consists of the freshwater swamp forests in the lowland alluvial plains of the Chao Phraya River in central Thailand and extends north up the valleys of its major tributaries, the River Ping and River Nan.
		These forests and swamp vegetation formerly transitioned into mangroves toward the coast and along the lower reaches of major rivers.
		The tropical moist forests in the Cardamom and Elephant mountain ranges in southwestern Cambodia and parts of Thailand are included within the Cardamom Mountains rain forests.
	www.eoearth.org /article/Chao_Phraya_freshwater_swamp_forests (1797 words)

	Wikinfo \| Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests also known as Tropical rain forests are a tropical and subtropical biome.
		Huon Peninsula montane rain forests (Papua New Guinea)
		Trinidad and Tobago moist forests (Trinidad and Tobago)
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Tropical_and_Subtropical_Moist_Broadleaf_Forests (829 words)

	Conservation International - Regions - Asia-Pacific - Cambodia
		The Cardamom Mountains that sweep across southwestern Cambodia bear a reputation as the monsoon catcher of the Indo-Burma region.
		The Khmer Rouge controlled the Cardamom Mountains during the bloody conflicts that fractured Cambodia over the latter third of the 20th Century.
		Deforestation in the Cardamoms poses a major risk to Cambodia’s fisheries and rice-growing regions because the mountains form a crucial watershed for the country’s largest rivers.
	www.conservation.org /xp/CIWEB/regions/asia/cambodia.xml (545 words)

	Cardamom County Resort Thekkady, Resorts in Thekkady, Thekkady Resorts, Resort Booking for Cardamom County Resort, ...
		We at Cardamom County go further than the rest in letting you explore the virgin beauty of the rain forests, trekking through the depth of a tropical jungle for a view Periyar's magnificent wildlife at close quarters or visiting one of the myriad spice plantations nearby.
		We at Cardamom County consider ourselves as one of the best hosts at Thekkady and the staff at the Cardamom County will extend to you, along with genuinely friendly and efficient service - the kind of warmth and pride in hospitality synonymous with Kerala and her rich culture.
		Cardamom County Management and Staff are dedicated to your total relaxation, enjoyment and service.
	www.indiahotelsandresorts.com /thekkady-hotels/cardamom-country.html (874 words)

	10/02/00 -- Creatures long thought to be extinct found in SE Asia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The expedition, to a forested, mountainous region close to the Thai border occupied by remnants of the Khmer Rouge, discovered the wolf snake and large numbers of Siamese crocodile, long thought to be extinct in the wild.
		Dr Daltry said the Cardamom mountains, in the south-west of the country, were even richer in biodiversity than Malaysia, which is seen as a hot spot.
		"The Cardamom range is attracting the attention of logging companies and poachers and there is a real risk that this wonderful wilderness could be destroyed in a matter of years," she said.
	forests.org /archive/asia/crlongth.htm (608 words)

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		Verdant rain forests with imposing mountain peaks as majestic backdrops, placid lakes and reservoirs make Munnar the most scenic mountain resort in Kerala.
		Sprawling across 777 sq.kms of the Cardamom Hills of the Western Ghats, Thekkady is home to one of the largest wildlife reserves in India "Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary".
		The Periyar lake is a man made reservior and the only way to see and enjoy the wildlife is by taking a boat cruise on the lake either early morning or in the evening when animals come out to drink at the water's edge.
	www.sundale.com /html/s0100mbb.htm (2328 words)

	Wildlife in Kerala,Wildlife Kerala Guide,Kerala Wildlife Guide,Kerala India Wildlife
		From cozy cottages nestled in rain drenched valleys to luxury bamboo houseboats that float on the blue lagoons to the most comfortable and staid, from the most luxurious to the most inexpensive, Kerala offers a range of hotels to suit your needs.
		Amidst the forests, along the backwaters and lakes exists another ecosystem, here the tropical evergreen and deciduous forests, bamboos, reed banks and savannah's spread over a vast area of hills, valleys, plains and waterlogged land.
		Periyar lies in the cardamom hills in the Idukki district, its 26-sq km long lake and surrounding forestland host a large variety of wildlife.
	www.hotelsofkerala.com /wildlife.html (647 words)

	Cardamom and Elephant Mountains (Cambodia) - ADB.org
		Overall, the Cardamom Mountain rain forests are considered to represent one of the most intact and species-rich extents of rain forests in the region and is very suitable for landscape conservation.
		The elephant population is thought to be one of the largest in Indochina, and the forests have been recognized as a Level I Tiger Conservation Unit.
		Immigration and subsequent settlement and agriculture are beginning to fragment the forests, especially in the lowlands.
	www.adb.org /Projects/GMS-biodiversity/cardamon.asp (258 words)

	Feature
		The flora in these upper montane forests is quite different to anything you will see in the rainfed forests of the lowlands.
		In addition to rain - of which they have plenty - they are able to "fix" the moisture from the mist and fog that blows their way from the clouds above.
		This flora is typical of other such upper montane forests found at the highest altitudes in the central mountains e.g.
	www.dailynews.lk /2005/05/14/fea10.htm (693 words)

	KTT Group - Itineraries
		Surrounded by snowcapped mountains, with forests abound with flowers, fruit and medicinal herbs, the path continues to Ngang Yul, Swan Land, an area that was originally inhabited by swans.
		The route is sparsely inhabited, filled with spectacular rhododendron forests which bloom in May. Late autumn and winter the views are crystal clear and this route provides amazing views of the Himalayas.
		An arid landscape with villages huddled at the base of mountains, prayer flags fluttering in the wind and ancient monasteries jutting from craggy perches, all the while passing nomads of sheep and yak herders, as you continue onto Tingri, an old trading town.
	www.kttgroup.com /itineraries.htm (3234 words)

	:: APMN \| mountains - Peninsular ::
		Their western slopes receive nearly 5,000 mm of rain annually from the south-west monsoon.
		The western slopes receive nearly 3,000 mm of rain, while it is about 1,500m on the east side.
		The ranges are under dense tropical rain forests which are home to small groups of indigenous people (Orang Asli) of the Negrito type.
	www.mtnforum.org /apmn/new_website/mountains/ch6_peninsular.php (466 words)

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