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Once damaged, the soil of a tropical rainforest takes many years to recover. Temperate rainforests have soil that is richer in nutrients, relatively young and less prone to damage. The Importance of Rainforests;
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www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/Allabout....
www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/rainforest/Allabout.shtml
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Raintree's rainforest website features indepth information on the problems and solutions of Rainforest deforestation ... Rainforest Action ... One and one-half acres of rainforest are lost every second with tragic consequences for both developing and industrial countries.
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www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
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Also, by absorbing carbon dioxide, the rainforests help deter the greenhouse effect. The trees of the rainforest store carbon dioxide in their roots, stems, branches, and leaves. The plants and animals of the rainforest also provide us with food, fuel wood, shelter, jobs, and medicines.
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www.davesite.com/rainforests/review2.shtml
www.davesite.com/rainforests/review2.shtml
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Tropical rainforest soils are very old and have been impoverished by eons of high rainfall leaching away their mineral nutrients. The forests have evolved to cope with this by rapidly recycling nutrients. Forest litter, and the droppings and remains of animals are quickly decomposed, releasing nutrients for uptake.
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www.rainforestinfo.org.au/good_wood/the_imp.htm
www.rainforestinfo.org.au/good_wood/the_imp.htm
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Return to Education Supplement Contents; Rainforest Information Centre Educational Supplement ... 1. The Importance of Rainforests; 1.1 Biodiversity; 1.2 Medicines; 1.3 Food Diversity; 1.4 Climate; 1.4.1 Water and Temperature; 1.4.2 The Greenhouse Effect; 1.5 Watersheds; 1.6 Homeland for Forest Peoples; 1.7 Non...
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www.rainforestinfo.org.au/background/rainfwld.htm
www.rainforestinfo.org.au/background/rainfwld.htm
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Importance of the amazon rain forest, and its people ... For the indigenous population the Amazon rainforest is important because it is their home and their culture is closely related to the forest, rivers and fauna . If you destroy the forest you also destroy all the indigenous people that are left. ... Economic Importance;
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www.amazon-rainforest.org/amazon-importance.html
www.amazon-rainforest.org/amazon-importance.html
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Subject: Importance of Rain Forests ; and; Subject: Saving Rain forests ... Thus, rainforest loss is typically permanent. The global coverage by rain forests is dimished each year by human activities in order to support things such as agriculture, mineral resource exploitation, the hardwood lumber industry...
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www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/rainforest.html
www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/ASK/rainforest.html
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Read and discuss The Great Kapok Tree to learn about the importance of the rainforest. ... The Importance of the Rainforest ; Grade Level(s): 1-2, 3-5 ; By: Charlene Afflitto, Second Grade Teacher...
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www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/395.shtml
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RAINFOREST The beauty, majesty, and timelessness of a primary rainforest are indescribable. It is impossible to capture on film ... Shvoong Home>Books>THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RAINFOREST Summary...
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www.shvoong.com/books/1691189-importance-rainforest/
www.shvoong.com/books/1691189-importance-rainforest/
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