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Life On Earth Rain Forests
1,287 wordsLong ago, the Earth had a green belt of rain forests around its middle that covered almost twelve percent of the earth's land surface. (Miller & Berry 3) Today, the rain forest covers two percent of the earth's land surface and it is declining rapidly. The following will be a description of the rain forest, factors in its destruction, and if there are any answers to slow or halt the process. "Today, as we enter the last decade of the twentieth century, we have reached a turning point; we can no ...
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Plants And Animals Rain Forests
1,046 wordsRain forests occur throughout the world where both heavy rains occur and where forests grow. By definition, a rain forest needs to receive more than eight feet of rain annually. Rain forests cover seven percent of the Earths land surface, and two percent of its total surface. Although they cover only a small portion of the Earth, rain forests are home to over fifty percent of the worlds plants and animals. Rain forests are concentrated around the equator, occurring between the Tropics of Cancer ...
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Tropical Rain Forest Tropical Forests
2,490 wordsAguilar, S. and R. Condit. In press. Uso de abodes nation por una comunidad de campesinos en Panama. Biotropica. Appanah, S. and G. Weinland. 1993. A Preliminary Analysis of the 50 -hectare Pasoh Demography Plot: I. Dipterocarpaceae. Research Pamphlet No. 112. Kepong, Malaysia: Forest Research Institute of Malaysia. Appanah, S. , A. H. Gentry, and J. V. La Frankie. 1993. Liana diversity and species richness of Malayan rain forests. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 6 (2): 116 - 123. Ashton, P. ...
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Tropical Rain Forest Kuala Lumpur
2,502 words... modeling: Conceptual Background and Old World Case Studies. Man and the Biosphere Series, Volume 20. Paris, France: Parthenon Publishing. Hall, P. and K. S. Bawa. 1993. Methods to assess the impact of extraction of non-timber tropical forest products on plant populations. Economic Botany 47: 234 - 247. Hamrick, J. L. and J. D. Nason. In press. Gene flow in forest trees. In T. J. B. Boyle, A. Young, and D. Boshier (Eds. ). Forest Conservation Genetics: Principles and Practice. Australia: CIFO...
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Couple Of Years Rain Forest
1,634 words"We know there will be problems in environmental terms, many serious problems, but it is a matter of economics. There won't be any complete disaster, and what we cannot solve, well, that's the price we have There is a constant war that is being fought in the rainforests of South America. The death toll is one that far surpasses any other war in history. Vietnam and World War II had minimal loss of life compared to this never ending battle. It is predicted that by the year 2020, the casualties wi...
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Rain Forests Tropical Rain
609 wordsRain forests may be grouped into two major types: tropical and temperate. Tropical rain forest is evergreen trees that form a closed canopy, below which is found a zone of vines and epiphytes where plants grow on trees, a relatively open forest floor, and a very large number of species of both plant and animal life. The largest trees have buttressed trunks above the continuous canopy, while smaller trees form a layer of more shade-delicate species beneath the upper canopy. The maximum height of ...
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Ran As Fast Rain Forest
1,908 wordsI awoke, there was a crash on the upper deck. I heard a thunderous crackling from my head above. I ran up the stairs and what I saw devastated me. The small wooden boat was completely coated in billowy flames. "Help, help, somebody please!" I slowly moved towards the sound being careful to dodge flames as much as possible. The smoke was choking me. I could see a faint outline of a face across the deck. It was Tom, my lifelong friend and companion. He was completely surrounded by the bright flame...
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Rain Forests Major Threat
1,200 wordsIn this melanistic form the cats are more difficult to separate, however the jaguars large head and stocky forelimbs are often a good way to differentiate between the two cats. In the wild, identification would not be an issue as the cats inhabit different continents - the jaguar is the only member of the panther family to be found in the Americas and its is by far the biggest cat on the continent. The Jaguars range, which once spanned from the southern states of the USA down to the tip of South...
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Technology Impact On The Rain Forest
1,658 wordsWith all the technological advancements, the rain forest has been greatly effected. Not only have the trees been cut down but also there have positive aspects to the technology concerning this precious resource. Peter White, a chief writer for National Geographic magazine once said, " The tropical rain forest may well be nature's chief liberty of experience from which all of humanity can learn, not only how to do things but also what a vast variety of things may be possible" (24). We all can lea...
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Tropical Rain Forest Plants And Animals
1,722 wordsA decade ago the rain forests seldom came up in every day conversation. Today the tropical woodland is the theme and setting for popular movies such as the Medicine Man, and Arachnophobia. In addition there is an International restaurant chain called the Rain Forest Caf, the caf has a rain forest theme, and is located in such countries as the United States, England, and Australia. The Rain Forest Cafe actually donates a percentage of their profits toward rain forest conservation. Rain forests ar...
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Rain Forests Biological Diversity
934 wordsDestruction of the Rainforests TABLE OF CONTENTSPAGETITLE 1 Title Page 2 Table of Contents 3 What is Happening 4 Other Effects 5 The problem of Protecting the Forest 6 What is Being Done for the Forest 7 Bibliography DESTRUCTION OF THE RAIN FORESTS The destruction of the rainforests is happening at a great rate and must be stopped now. A delegate from U. S. Congress, Al Gore, says 1 / The devastation of the rainforest is just unbelievable. Its one of the great tragedies of all history. Last year...
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Couple Of Years Rain Forest
1,672 wordsHome Submit and Request Essays Link Help Contact Us THE DESTRUCTION OF MAN KIND We know there will be problems in environmental terms, many serious problems, but it is a matter of economics. There wont be any complete disaster, and what we cannot solve, well, thats the price we have to pay. Eduardo Albuquerque Barbosa There is a constant war that is being fought in the rainforests of South America. The death toll is one that far surpasses any other war in history. Vietnam and World War II had mi...
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Rain Forest Forest Destruction
2,578 words" This land is where we know where to find all that it provides for us food from hunting and fishing, and farms, building and tool materials, medicines. This land keeps us together within its mountains; we come to understand that we are not just a few people or separate villages, but one people belonging to a homeland" (Colin's 32). The " homeland" is the Upper Mazaruni District of Guyana, a region in the Amazon rain forest where the Akawaio Indians make their home (32). The ...
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Carbon Dioxide Rain Forest
920 wordsThe film showed many problems occurring with the earth today and what the individual can do to correct them. It showed many simple things that anyone can do to help out the earth. The five main categories in the video were recycling, saving endangered species, saving energy, saving water, and protecting the ozone. The fist section of the film talked about what you can do to help reducing your waste. By buying products with little or no excess packaging you can lower the amount of garbage you hav...
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Percent Of The World Rain Forests
484 wordsThe discussions these days are why are the rain forests depleting? Well this research will help change the opinions of many people. Some facts about rain forests are, ? Tropical rain forests occupy about 7 percent of the earth? s surface but harbor as much as 50 percent of the world? s plant and animal species. Also about 57 percent of all rain forests remaining are in the tropics in the Western Hemisphere: 30 percent are in Brazil. At the current rate of deforestation, tropical rain forests cou...
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000 Square Miles Rain Forest
1,266 wordsIn 1980, the estimated amount of rain forests in the world was 40, 000 square miles. This number decreases each year by roughly 1, 000 square miles due to construction and the resources being used for profit. It is too bad, because the rain forest is one of the most beautiful places on earth. It is the most diverse, containing the most species of living things, much more than anywhere else, and most have yet to be identified. All rain forests are located on earths green belt, that is, the area r...
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Tropical Rain Forest Rain Forests
349 wordsJungle and rain forest are terms that are often used synonymously but with little precision. The more meaningful and restrictive of these terms is rain forest, which refers to the climax or primary forest in regions with high rainfall (greater than 1. 8 m/ 70 in per year), chiefly but not exclusively found in the tropics. Rain forests are significant for their valuable timber resources, and in the tropics they afford sites for commercial crops such as rubber, tea, coffee, bananas, and sugarcane....
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20 Th Century Panama Canal
949 wordsSpanish 111 March 26, 1999 Panama The Republic of Panama is located in Central America between North and South America. Its position between two continents and separating two oceans has had a major part in Panama s history to the present day. Covered with large areas of rain forest, Panama has two long coastlines with numerous islands and bays. Panama s population is largely of mixed Spanish, black, and Native American descent, but also includes immigrants from many parts of the world. Most of P...
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Rain Forests Ozone Layer
597 wordsRAIN FOREST JOURNAL ESSAY Every second, one acre of all the Earth s rain forests is destroyed. Already, half of all the rain forests have been destroyed. This is unacceptable and it must be stopped. We all must help with all our efforts to save the rain forests. If we keep on cutting down the rain forests at this pace, there will be no rain forests left in fifty years! A rain forest is a forest that gets a lot of rain and holds thousands of plants and animals. many which are not yet discovered R...
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Rain Forests Costa Rica
442 wordsRain forests are a critical part of everyday life. Even if you dont live near a rain forest, you still can feel the effects of the rain forest. Take a deep breath. The air you are breathing comes from the rain forests, as they are known as the lungs of the world. Rain forest destruction is a hotly debated topic all over the world. The farmers want the land for more crops; the ecologists want to save the rain forests because of endangered species. It is said that more wood is burned just to make ...
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