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Tropical rainforests are home to thousands of species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes. Scientists suspect that there are many species living ... There are areas of rainforests where plants are densely packed. ... Rainforests get their name because they receive a lot of rain - an average of 80 inches (203 cm) a year!
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/rainforest.html
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/rainforest.html
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; Temperate forest in the Great Smoky Mountains (Tennessee, U.S.); Click on image for full size (206K JPG); DAAC-Oak Ridge National Laboratory / NASA ... Temperate forests are found all over the world, but they are not all the same. Some forests have trees that lose their leaves in the winter. These trees are called...
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/forest_eco.html&e...
www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/forest_eco.html&edu=elem
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Microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and protists, are the most numerous and the most diverse of the life forms that make up any forest ecosystem. The structure and functioning of forests are dependent on microbial interactions.
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www.answers.com/topic/forest-ecosystem
www.answers.com/topic/forest-ecosystem
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Investigate an Ecosystem; Open the door and step into your ecosystem. Go outside and investigate the closest ecosystem. ... World Conservation Monitoring Centre Forest Conservation Archives Biodiversity for Kids...
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www.fi.edu/tfi/units/life/habitat/habitat.html
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The Forest Ecosystem Dynamics (FED) Project is concerned with modeling and monitoring ecosystem processes and patterns in response to natural and anthropogenic effects. ... Welcome to the Forest Ecosystem Dynamics (FED) Project WWW Server;
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An ecosystem (EK-oh-sis-tuhm) is made up of groups of living things, ... For example, there are many species of tropical plants and animals that thrive in rain forest ecosystems, but would not be able to survive in other places. Plant and animal populations interact with each other in many different ways.
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www.glynn.k12.ga.us/~katiea/teacherwebpgs/davisecosyste...
www.glynn.k12.ga.us/~katiea/teacherwebpgs/davisecosystems.html
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These often-considered lesser species can have the same function as a canary in a coal mine, warning us when human activities are undermining the forest ecosystem. And in order to protect valuable species - like spotted owls or marbled murrelets - we must protect their forest habitat.
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www.davidsuzuki.org/Forests/Forests_101/Forest_Ecology....
www.davidsuzuki.org/Forests/Forests_101/Forest_Ecology.asp
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A multi-disciplinary research center within the USGS Biological Resources Division. ... The USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center provides research and technical assistance in support of sound management and conservation of biological systems in the western United States.
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