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	A Student Guide to Tropical Forest Conservation
		Mangrove forests grow in the swampy, intertidal margin between sea and shore and are often considered part of the rain forest complex.
		Tropical forests are home for tribal hunter-gatherers whose way of life has been relatively unchanged for centuries.
		Forest nurseries must be established, and planting techniques and cultural practices (spacing and thinning, pruning, fertilization, insect and disease control, and genetic improvement) must be developed.
	www.fs.fed.us /global/lzone/student/tropical.htm (5254 words)

	Tropical Rainforests: Research Links for Students (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Rainforest is a type of tropical forest that is dominated by closely spaced trees forming an unbroken canopy..
		Where the rainfall is also spread evenly throughout the year, tropical rainforests occur; where precipitation levels vary and there is a pronounced dry season, tropical moist forests grow, and in areas with less moisture are dry forests and savannas.
		Tropical Rainforests are moist, densely wooded areas usually found in a warm, tropical wet climate.
	www.cdli.ca /CITE/rainforest_what.htm (788 words)

	Tropical Rain Forests - In The Wild Spotlight - Bagheera
		Although tropical rain forests now cover just 2 percent of the globe, they are home to more than half the world’s living plant and animal species.
		The defining characteristics of tropical a rain forest are temperature and rainfall.
		Rain forests experience from 40 to 400 inches (100 to 1000 cm) of rain a year and an average temperature of about 80° F (26° C), with no pronounced cold or dry spells.
	www.bagheera.com /inthewild/spot_sprain.htm (463 words)

	Welcome to the PECWS Tropical Rain Forest Page
		The edges of a tropical rain forest may be a thick wall of plants; this thick growth at the light-rich forest edge is called a jungle.
		The soils of the tropical rain forest are typically nutrient-poor; all of the nutrients are held in the living organisms.
		Tropical deciduous forests are like tropical rain forests, but have a pronounced dry season which causes the trees to lose their leaves.
	www.poconoweb.com /bulletin-board/pecws/rain-forest.html (1441 words)

	Earth Floor: Biomes
		The tropical rainforest is a hot, moist biome found near Earth's equator.
		Tropical rainforests receive from 60 to 160 inches of precipitation that is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year.
		But in the tropical rainforest, plants grow so fast that they rapidly consume the nutrients from the decomposed leaf litter.
	www.cotf.edu /ete/modules/msese/earthsysflr/rforest.html (230 words)

	Tropical rain forest
		Tropical forests are disappearing at a rate that will have a dramatic impact on our planet.
		Tropical rainforest is the natural vegetation in the humid parts of the tropics.
		Tropical forests includes, in addition to rainforests, the endangered mangrove forests, dry defoliating forests, humid defoliating forests, and evergreen forests in the tropics.
	jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu /FieldCourses00/TropEcoCostaRicaArticles/Tropicalrainforest.html (3537 words)

	The Forest Biome
		However, forests are becoming major casualties of civilization as human populations have increased over the past several thousand years, bringing deforestation, pollution, and industrial usage problems to this important biome.
		Tropical forests are characterized by the greatest diversity of species.
		They occur near the equator, within the area bounded by latitudes 23.5 degrees N and 23.5 degrees S. One of the major characteristics of tropical forests is their distinct seasonality: winter is absent, and only two seasons are present (rainy and dry).
	www.ucmp.berkeley.edu /glossary/gloss5/biome/forests.html (915 words)

	Tropical Rain Forest
		The tropical rain forest is an ecosystem which can be called a tropical paradise.
		Tropical rain forests are normally located near the equator, keeping average temperatures around 25 degrees Celsius year round.
		Rain forests are comprised of layers of vegetation, and if found around a water source, can be dense jungle.
	www.parisisd.net /parishigh/web_of_life/tropical_rain_forest.htm (216 words)

	Tropical Forest Resources
		When we speak of the depletion in the tropical forests, are we talking about a reduction of forest areas or only of a reduction in the growing stock through logging, which (is it necessary to repeat?) is an integral part of forest management and development.
		The term "forest" for example does not imply the same formations in moist tropical countries as it does in countries where conditions are arid and more precautions than one would think are often necessary in order to eliminate all of the effects of such different (albeit natural) viewpoints[5].
		In the case of tropical America the tables concerning bamboo forests (1c and 7c) and those related to open broadleaved forests formations (1e and 7e) are not shown since the areas of the former have not been estimated and those of the latter have not been broken down by category in all countries.
	www.ciesin.org /docs/002-113/002-113.html (18985 words)

	Tropical Rain Forest
		Four plants in kingdom Plantae that live in a tropical rain forest are Lianas, the strangler fig, the Lophira procera, and the tropical orchid.
		Two types of fungi that live in a tropical rain forest are the stinkhorn fungus and the bracket fungus.
		An example of symbiosis in a tropical rain forest is the relationship between the strangler fig and the trees that make up the rain forest.
	nhs.needham.k12.ma.us /cur/Bio96_97/P5/rainf/T_Rain_Forest.html (890 words)

	Oxfam's Cool Planet - On the Line - tropical rain forests
		Although it is the forests of the Amazon which spring most readily to mind, it is important to remember that they also occur in parts of North America, Asia, Australia, and Africa, for the most part within a narrow band 4 degrees either side of the equator.
		These forests, with their mighty trees and extraordinary flora and fauna constitute the planet's richest habitats, and one of our most precious natural resources.
		This last proviso is very important because it is only to those tropical forests which experience little seasonal variation in terms of rainfall that the term rain forest can legitimately be applied.
	www.oxfam.org.uk /coolplanet/ontheline/explore/nature/trfindex.htm (272 words)

	Rainforest Biomes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth.
		Each rain forest has many species of monkeys, all of which differ from the species of the other two rain forests.
		A lot of the rain that falls on the rain forest never reaches the ground, instead it stays on the trees because the leaves act as a shield.
	www.blueplanetbiomes.org /rainforest.htm (2227 words)

	Rain Forests - Page 2 - Tropical RainForest Layers
		Tropical rain forest soils contain less organic matter than temperate forests and most of the available nutrients are found in the living plant and animal material.
		When tropical forests are cut and burned, heavy rains can quickly wash the released nutrients away, leaving the soil even more impoverished.
		This is both the forest's strength and its weakness: highly specialized organisms are particularly vulnerable to disturbance, because they cannot adapt fast enough to survive the change.
	www.geocities.com /RainForest/Canopy/1806/page2.html (519 words)

	Tropical Forest Conservation Act
		The Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) was enacted in 1998 to offer eligible developing countries options to relieve certain official debt owed the U.S. while at the same time generating funds to support local tropical forest conservation activities.
		To be eligible for TFCA, developing countries must have a tropical forest of global or regional significance and meet certain political and economic criteria established in the law.
		These include forest restoration, implementation of sound natural resource management systems, establishment and maintenance of parks and protected areas, training in conservation management, protection of animal and plant species, research on medicinal uses of tropical forest plants, and development and support of the livelihoods of people and local communities in or near a tropical forest.
	www.state.gov /g/oes/rls/fs/2003/22973.htm (520 words)

	Tropical Rain Forest Biome
		The Tropical Rain forest biome is located in Central and South America, Southeast Asia, Africa and Australia.
		The temperature in the Amazon's Tropical Rain forest is hotter than that outside of the rain forest.
		In the Tropical Rain Forest, there are orchids and moss which represent Plantae, for Monera, we choose to represent general bacteria.
	nhs.needham.k12.ma.us /cur/Bio96_97/P3/TropicalRF/cgdb3.html (498 words)

	ENVIRONMENTAL FOUNDATION Ltd Tropical Forest Conservation Act (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Grants for the conservation, maintenance and restoration of tropical forests in the debtor country would be made these funds, mainly to NGOs and other private entities.
		The forests are public assets for which the Government of Sri Lanka is merely the guardian; this doctrine was clearly explained in the Eppawela Phosphate case.
		Whether the public would lose its rights over tropical forest resources as a result of such an agreement and whether such an agreement could be entered into without public consultation are issues that must be dealt with.
	www.efl.lk /ppold.html (1728 words)

	EO Library: Tropical Deforestation Fact Sheet
		The clearing of tropical forests across the Earth has been occurring on a large scale basis for many centuries.
		If the current rate of deforestation continues, the world's rain forests will vanish within 100 years-causing unknown effects on global climate and eliminating the majority of plant and animal species on the planet.
		Most tropical countries are very poor by U.S. standards, and farming is a basic way of life for a large part of the population.
	earthobservatory.nasa.gov /Library/Deforestation (457 words)

	CFAN KIDS' PAGE - TROPICAL FORESTS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Forests cover almost one-third of the earth's land surface and play a major role in sustaining life.
		In the dryer tropical zones, desertification is affecting about one-sixth of the world's population in an area twice the size of the tropical forest.
		The wise use of the forests is as important for developing countries as it is for industrialized nations.
	www.rcfa-cfan.org /english/eforests.htm (489 words)

	Tropical Rainforest
		Bromeliads (pineapple family) are especially abundant in the neotropics; the orchid family is widely distributed in all three formations of the tropical rainforest.
		Where forests have long been cleared and laterites have developed to cause season waterlogging of the sub strate, tropical grasslands and palm savannas occur.
		Alpine expressions of the biome: A simplification of the tropical rainforest in species composition and in stratification occurs as elevation exceeds 3000 ft. Distinct communities are found at higher elevations, communities that do not replicate latitudinal changes in vegetation as do alpine communities in temperate zones.
	www.runet.edu /~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG235/biomes/rainforest/rainfrst.html (1088 words)

	USAID Environment: Forestry - Tropical Forest Conservation Act
		The Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) was enacted in 1998 to offer eligible developing countries options to relieve certain official debt owed the U.S. Government while at the same time generating funds in local currency to support tropical forest conservation activities.
		In addition to forest conservation and debt relief, TFCA is intended to strengthen civil society by creating local foundations to support small grants to NGOs and local communities.
		The EAI is limited to the eligible countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, but it is programmatically broader than the TFCA in that it supports a range of environmental activities, including tropical forest conservation, as well as programs in child survival and child development.
	www.usaid.gov /our_work/environment/forestry/tfca.html (530 words)

	Tropical Montane Cloud Forest
		Tropical montane cloud forests are a rare type of evergreen mountain forest found in tropical areas where local climatic conditions cause cloud and mist to be regularly in contact with the forest vegetation.
		These forests support ecosystems of distinctive floristic and structural form and contain a disproportionately large number of the world’s endemic and threatened species.
		The Mountain Cloud Forest Initiative aims to stimulate wider cooperation and greater action to promote the conservation, restoration and sustainable development of mountain cloud forests everywhere.
	sea.unep-wcmc.org /forest/cloudforest/index.cfm?/english/homepage.htm (143 words)

	NPP Tropical Forest: Pasoh, Malaysia
		Biomass and productivity of a lowland tropical forest in the Pasoh Forest Reserve, Malaysia, were determined from 1971 to 1973, under the auspices of the International Biological Programme.
		The Pasoh Forest Reserve study site (2.98 N 102.31 E) is located about 8 km from the town of Simpang Pertang, approximately 70 km southeast of Kuala Lumpur (140 km by road).
		With an area of 2,450 ha, the Pasoh Forest Reserve is surrounded on three sides by oil palm plantations and joined to virgin hill dipterocarp forest on its northeastern boundary.
	www-eosdis.ornl.gov /NPP/site_des/psh_des.html (457 words)

	Welcome to Tropical Forest Trust
		Visit the website at www.timbertradeactionplan.info to find out more about this EC financed joint initiative of the Tropical Forest Trust and members of European timber trade organizations in Belgium, The Netherlands and the UK with the aim to increase the volume of European trade in verifiably legal timber and timber products.
		The Tropical Forest Trust (TFT) and the Soil Association’s Woodmark Programme today announce a partnership through which the Soil Association will monitor progress at TFT forest project sites.
		Forest For Future BV, a European venture established to support the production, marketing and sales of sustainable timber, is now a TFT member.
	www.tropicalforesttrust.com (443 words)

	Tropical Forest Products
		Gathered from wild bees deep in the remote miombo forests of NW Zambia, where beekeepers hang their barkhives in the trees out of reach of honey badgers and army ants.
		All the above honeys are available in 454g jars and are packed in cases of 6 with the exception of our Organic Forest honey which is available in 3.18 kg tubs (clear and set) and 25kg drums (clear).
		Gathered from the wild bees deep in the remote miombo forests of North West Zambia, where beekeepers hang their bark hives high in the trees out of reach of honey badgers and army ants.
	www.tropicalforest.com (750 words)

	Rainforest Alliance
		In the 10 years since it began working with SmartWood, Bolivia has certified more tropical forests than any other country, stemming destruction of Amazon forests while improving the livelihoods of forestry workers.
		A natural forest concession in Central Kalimantan has earned SmartWood certification, expanding the reach of responsible forest management in Indonesia.
		In more than 50 countries around the world, we are helping businesses, governments and communities change their land-use practices and set standards for the long-term use of resources and the conservation of the planetâs great wealth of biodiversity.
	www.rainforest-alliance.org (647 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Monteverde: Ecology and Conservation of a Tropical Cloud Forest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Roughly 40,000 ecotourists visit the Cloud Forest each year, and it is often considered the archetypal high-altitude rain forest.
		Ecologists, tropical biologists, and natural historians will find this volume an indispensable resource as will all those who are fascinated by the magnificent wonders of the tropical forests.
		Monteverde has been variously described as a virgin tropical cloud forest, a Quaker dairy community, an artists' commune, a haven for those seeking spirituality, a model for tropical rain forest conservation, and a "forest in the clouds" where the sound of the bellbird's call and images of mist-enshrouded trees long linger in visitors' minds.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0195133102?v=glance (763 words)

	Caribbean National Forest - Welcome!
		As Forest Supervisor and as a native of Puerto Rico, I cordially invite you to visit our exciting tropical rain forest and to experience the wonders of this eco-tourism paradise.
		Rain forests provide a haven for the largest diversity of plants and animals on Earth.
		Join scientists, researchers, and students and explore the tropical rain forest in the Caribbean National Forest in Puerto Rico and the temperate rain forest in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
	www.fs.fed.us /r8/caribbean (526 words)

	Tropical Forests (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Based on a long-term commitment to education, Busch Gardens strives to increase every student's knowledge and awareness of wildlife and to engender an appreciation of nature and a commitment to its conservation.
		Specific learning goals for Tropical Forests are that...
		Students will learn that tropical forests form layers of habitats.
	www.seaworld.org /infobooks/TropicalForests/home.html (135 words)

	Tropical Treasure Hunt
		Imagine you are a rain forest animal that has been given the power of speech.
		In the lower corner of a large sheet of paper or poster board, draw a small picture of your favorite rain forest animal.
		Be sure to tell why the rain forest is important and what should be done about the rain forest problem.
	home.att.net /~candlers/tropical.htm (345 words)

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