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	Hancock Watch / Cool Temperate Rainforest
		Rainforest is the most complex and diverse ecosystem on earth, home to more than half of the world's plant and animal species and a valuable source of cultivated plants, drugs and medicines.
		Rainforest in the headwaters of Merriman's Creek, South Middle Creek, Jack River, Albert River, Dingo Creek and much of the rainforest in the Agnes and Franklin headwaters is situated in Hancock Victorian Plantations Pty.
		Rainforest can be defined as follows: Rainforest is defined ecologically as closed broadleaved forest vegetation with a more or less continuous rainforest tree canopy of variable height, and with a characteristic composition of species and life forms.
	www.hancock.forests.org.au /docs/rainforest.htm (3510 words)

	DPIWE - Cool Temperate Rainforest
		Cool temperate rainforest is a verdant,silent, cool, dark and damp place where both the trunks of trees and the forest floor are usually festooned with a luxuriant carpet of mosses and lichens.
		In autumn and early winter in particular, the rainforest floor is dappled with an array of brightly coloured fungi.
		Rainforest is also used by bee keepers to produce leatherwood honey, and of course, rainforest is very popular with tourists.
	www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au /inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-54744C?open (1182 words)

	Rainforest Biome
		The largest temperate rainforests are on the pacific coast in North America, stretching from Alaska to Oregon.
		The average temperature in tropical rainforests ranges from 70 to 85° F. The environment is pretty wet in tropical rainforests, maintaining a high humidity of 77% to 88% year-round.
		Temperate rainforests are a lot cooler than tropical rainforests, but the temperatures are still mild.
	www.nceas.ucsb.edu /nceas-web/kids/biomes/rainforest.htm (1451 words)

	Inland temperate rainforest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		British Columbia’s inland temperate rainforest is globally unique--a region where wet old-growth forests of cedar, hemlock and spruce cloak a landscape of deep mountain valleys and crystal clear streams.
		The Inland temperate rainforest provides habitat for a rich diversity of plants and wildlife and is a natural heritage that is critical for the maintenance of the biological diversity, economic strength, and future of Canadians and Americans.
		The inland temperate rainforest of the Columbia Mountains is unique in its diversity of plants and animals.
	www.mountaincaribou.org /rainforest.html (776 words)

	Temperate Forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The world's temperate rainforests are found in the middle latitudes of both the northern and southern hemispheres.
		In the temperate rainforests of New Zealand and Australia, several giant species of eucalyptus, leatherwood, sassafras, and species of pine once flourished, while Sitka spruce, cedar and hemlock towered in the coastal forests of British Columbia and southeastern Alaska.
		One of the most fascinating aspects of the coastal temperate rainforest is the blurred boundary between terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
	www.davidsuzuki.org /Forests/Forests_101/Temperate_Forests.asp (521 words)

	Rainforest Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		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.
		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.
		Rainforests represent a store of living and breathing renewable natural resources that for eons, by virtue of their richness in both animal and plant species, have contributed a wealth of resources for the survival and well-being of humankind.
	www.rain-tree.com /facts.htm (8354 words)

	Rainforest - Enchanted Learning Software
		In temperate rainforests, most of the animals are ground dwellers and there are fewer animals living in the forest canopy.
		Temperate rainforests are found along the Pacific coast of the USA and Canada (from northern California to Alaska), in New Zealand, Tasmania, Chile, Ireland, Scotland and Norway.
		Temperate rainforests have soil that is richer in nutrients, relatively young and less prone to damage.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/rainforest/Allabout.shtml (710 words)

	From Rainforest to Grassland, Temperate Rainforests
		Most of the rainforest communities around the world are restricted to warm, tropical areas, and they are typically dominated by evergreen trees that are flowering plants.
		Like other rainforests, the temperate rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula are rarely disturbed by fires; their trees are evergreen rather than deciduous (that is, they do not lose all of their leaves at the same time each year); they have abundant epiphytes (plants that live on other plants); and they have a dense, shrubby understory.
		The temperate rainforest communities of the Olympic Peninsula are most well developed in the valleys of the Bogachiel, Hoh, Queets, and Quinault Rivers.
	www.wsu.edu /~wsherb/edpages/raingrass/temperate.html (400 words)

	The Great Bear Rainforest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Coastal temperate rainforests are primarily found in the coastal regions of North America, New Zealand, Tasmania, Chile and Argentina.
		One of the largest contiguous tracts of temperate rainforest left in the world is on British Columbia's mainland coast in the Great Bear Rainforest.
		BC's coastal temperate rainforests are characterized by some of the oldest and largest trees on Earth, the most common of which are Sitka spruce, red cedar, western hemlock, amabilis and Douglas fir.
	www.raincoast.org /GBR (412 words)

	Rainforest Types of the Central Eastern Rainforests of Australia
		Sub-tropical rainforests are generally found where the rainfall is more than 1300mm annually and growing in fertile eutrophic parent rocks (basalt and rich shales), you'll most likely find subtropical rainforest favouring sheltered gullies from sea level to about 900 metres.
		Dry Rainforest types are distinguished from Subtropical rainforest by scattered emergent species such as Hoop Pine, Teak (Flindersia australis) and Lacebark (Brachychiton discolor) trees in the upper canopy, and 10 to 30 species in the lower canopy.
		Although Warm Temperate rainforest is predominant in the parks south of Coffs Harbour, examples can be found in all the World Heritage National Parks of the Tweed (Wollumbin) Volcano region between 450 to 1200 metres, with major stands to be found in the Border Ranges and Mount Warning National Parks.
	www.bigvolcano.com.au /natural/rftypes.htm (1259 words)

	Rainforest of Tasmania
		Cool temperate rainforest is characterised by an open and verdant, cathedral-like quality; a silent, cool, dark and damp place where both the trunks of trees and the forest floor are festooned with a luxuriant carpet of mosses and lichens.
		The definition of rainforest is arbitrary, and is taken as rainforest species with 5% cover of eucalypts.
		Most rainforest grows in Tasmania's north-west, though it is also found throughout the western half of the State, and in patches in the north-east highlands.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /veg/rainfor.html (990 words)

	temperate rainforest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Temperate rainforest is most extensive in western Tasmania and in the north east highlands.
		Temperate rainforest can also be seen along many of the roads in the north east highlands, at Mt Field, and at locations on the east coast such as the Sandspit Forest Reserve.
		Although there has been some clearing of temperate rainforest for forest plantations on private land in recent years, the vegetation type is well reserved.
	www.bushcare.tas.gov.au /info/rainfor.htm (357 words)

	The Great Bear Rainforest: A Report on the Ecology and Global Importance of Canada's Temperate Rainforest: The Coastal ...
		The defining characteristics of temperate rainforests are: they exist between 32 and 60 degrees latitude in areas with moderate climates and few temperature extremes; receive at least 192 centimetres (80 inches) of rain every year; have a high frequency of clouds and fog, and are located very close to both mountains and oceans.
		Worldwide temperate rainforests are not distinguished by the species of plants and animals that live in them but rather by similarities in climate and geography.
		For instance, the Chilean temperate rainforest is dominated by deciduous trees whereas most of the trees in the rainforest in British Columbia are evergreens.
	archive.greenpeace.org /comms/97/forest/gbr_coastal.html (2097 words)

	The Temperate Rain Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The temperate rain forests of the Pacific Northwest developed where moisture-rich air masses from the Pacific Ocean rise and become trapped by the coastal mountain ranges in Oregon and Washington state.
		A temperate rain forest is defined as any forest in the mid-latitudes that receives more than 50-60 inches of rainfall a year.
		A trip to the temperate rain forests of the Pacific Northwest fills the visitor with awe at the enormity of the plant life and with a respect for nature that Native Americans of the area have held for centuries.
	scsc.k12.ar.us /2001Outwest/PacificNaturalHistory/Projects/LachowskyR (1700 words)

	Nature Works - Rainforests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Trees in temperate and tropical rainforests have trunks that flare out at the bottom and both types of rainforests are endangered biomes.
		Because temperate rainforests are near oceans, they are wet and cool and can receive up to 100 inches of rain a year.
		The moisture and the warm temperatures in the tropical rainforest are perfect for sustaining lots of different species of plants and animals.
	www.nhptv.org /natureworks/nwep8e.htm (411 words)

	Forests and Rainforests
		Dry Rainforest Restoration and Rehabilitation Project - The Grafton Dry Rainforest Remnant is located on the lower slopes of the floodplain of the Clarence River north of Grafton.
		Great Bear Rainforest - A non-profit, conservation and research society dedicated to ensuring the survival of wildlife in the Great Bear Rainforest, and thereby ensuring the protection of this ancient temperate rainforest.
		Rainforest Action Network - Works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
	www.savetheenvironment.com /forestsandrainforests.htm (2632 words)

	Temperate rainforest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The Hoh rainforest is in the northwest section of Washington state.
		This is a graph of the average monthly rainfall from the reporting station nearest to the Hoh Rainforest.
		This is one of the streams that feeds into the protected rivers of the rainforest, the Quinault, the Queets, and the Hoh rivers.
	www.riverdale.k12.or.us /~dnebert/biome/hollistv.htm (343 words)

	The Temperate Rain Forest
		Temperate rain forests are found on the western edge of North and South America, where moist air from the Pacific Ocean drops between 60 and 200 inches of rain a year.
		Compared to the tropical rain forest, the temperate rain forest has a less complex ecology.
		For example, the topmost layer of the temperate rain forest on the western edge of North America is dominated by four kinds of tall coniferous trees.
	curriculum.calstatela.edu /courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/rainforest/temp_rain/temprain.html (576 words)

	temperate rainforest
		The results indicate how scarce this forest (the northern, ancient, temperate rainforest) actually is, occurring only in latitudes from thirty-two to sixty degrees north in a narrow band between ocean and coastal mountains.
		Temperate rainforest total only about seventy-five million acres worldwide, two-thirds of it along North America's Northwest coast.
		Chile, New Zealand, and southern Australia are the other major locations of temperate rainforest.
	www.cotf.edu /ete/modules/temprain/trtemprain.html (277 words)

	Plant species of the cool temperate rainforest
		The diversity of species in cool temperate rainforests is considerably lower than that of the tropical rainforests of northern Queensland.
		It is widespread throughout the temperate regions of the southern hemisphere.
		The trunk of the tree fern is greatly increased in diameter by the outgrowth of fibrous rootlets.
	www.parks.tas.gov.au /veg/rainspp.html (995 words)

	Temperate Rainforest--Quinault Rainforest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		he Quinault Rainforest is found in the southern part of the Olympia National Forest.
		Temperate rainforests cover only 75 million acres of earth.
		Temperate rainforests -- like the Quinault -- get about 100 inches or more of rain each year.
	mbgnet.mobot.org /sets/rforest/temprf/quin.htm (139 words)

	Rainforest Secrets Byron Bay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Set amongst thousands of regenerated rainforest trees Rainforest Secrets is a place dedicated to educating visitors about one of Australia's richest biodiverse environments - the Mount Warning volcanic region.
		The diverse landscape around the volcanic plug of Mount Warning gives rise to the local subtropical, warm temperate and cool temperate rainforest types that are the original natural source of amazing flora such as Macadamia Nuts and Davidson's Plums.
		In 1984 Noel and his wife Gwen, using entirely their own resources, began planting over 16,000 native rainforest and koala food trees on the 80 hectare (200 acre) beef and banana farm.
	www.rainforestsecrets.com.au (395 words)

	temperate rain forest - new temperate rain forest site information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		All the temperate rain forest information you need to know about is right here.
		rainforest - a forest with heavy annual rainfall rain forest timberland, woodland, forest, timber - land that is covered with trees and shrubs temperate rain forest - a rain forest
		The temperate rain forest resources below will assist you in your efforts to find the information that you are looking for.
	www.southernkayaks.com /paddling/rainforest/temperate-rain-forest/index.php (377 words)

	Hancock Watch - Merrimans Creek Rainforest
		The section of rainforest at Merrimans Creek does not extend very far down the creek but is very wide, extending high up the slope on the eastern side.
		The western side of the creek was cleared for plantation purposes in late 1998 and no buffer was left for the rainforest.
		Hancock have since sacked the forester responsible for this blatant disregard for adequate protection of cool temperate rainforest.
	www.hancock.forests.org.au /docs/merrimans.htm (263 words)

	The Environment Directory - Science:Agriculture:Forestry:Rain Forests
		Rainforest Action Network works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.
		Rainforest Alliance - The Rainforest Alliance is an international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests.
		Rainforest Preservation Foundation - a non-profit organization that purchases and preserves rainforest, then teaches farmers how to live there without destroying it.
	www.webdirectory.com /Science/Agriculture/Forestry/Rain_Forests (854 words)

	Open Directory - Science: Environment: Forests and Rainforests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Palm oil - rainforest in your shopping - Demand for palm oil, a vegetable oil present in many of the goods we buy, is contributing to the destruction of the world's most precious rainforest.
		The Rainforest Alliance - An international nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation of tropical forests. Their mission is to develop and promote economically viable and socially desirable alternatives to rainforest destruction through education, research and cooperative partnerships with businesses, governments and local peoples.
		Rainforest Concern - Conserving and protecting threatened natural habitat, particularly rainforests and the biodiversity they contain in Ecuador, Sri Lanka, the Amazon, Costa Rica and other parts of Central and South America.
	dmoz.org /Science/Environment/Forests_and_Rainforests (3057 words)

	Travel News - Travel PR - Exclusive Tour of World's Largest Remaining Coastal Temperate Rainforest
		From the majestic scenery, to the abundant wildlife, and the culture of those who have inhabited it for over 8,000 years, this unique excursion is guaranteed to leave you feeling closer to nature.
		Designed around the world’s largest remaining Coastal Temperate Rainforest, the expedition will take you to places where very few, and in some cases no one has ever been before.
		Just in the one year it took to design the basic expedition, the members of our small team were party to discovering several new plant forms and many new surface and underground cave features.
	www.ttgweb.com /cms/539.html (608 words)

	Nathan Hurst: Temperate rainforest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Rainforests are always an inspiring place to visit.
		In Australia we have a huge range of rainforests, ranging from the tropical variety most people are familiar with up in Cairns, through to monsoon jungle in Darwin, vine forest on Fraser Island, warm temperate rainforests in NSW, cool temperate rainforest in Victoria and Tassie and bottle rainforest in the arid interior of Qld.
		I have selected a style of rainforest that suits Melbourne's ENSO driven weather and the availability of water.
	hawthorn.csse.monash.edu.au /~njh/garden/rainforest (89 words)

	The Temperate Rainforest - Selected Resources For The Temperate Rainforest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		IPOH, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- The Royal Belum rainforest park is among three areas in Perak identified by the European Union (EU) as having the potential to be developed for eco-tourism.
		A world-class facility with tastefully designed rooms, a pavilion with recreational amenities, set against the backdrop of a rainforest and Antipolo s serene hills has become an idyllic venue that celebrates nature and creates a conducive atmosphere for young and old to pursue learning outside the confines of their offices or classrooms.
		THE VILLAGES - A trip to the Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville yielded a bounty of images for resident shutterbugs.
	southernkayaks.com /outdoors/rainforest/the-temperate-rainforest.php (578 words)

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