rain forest ecology

Colorful photographs and simple text describe the different animals found in the rain forest, including freshwater dolphins, gorillas, leopards, monkeys, and butterflies.

Describes the characteristics, various forms of plant and animal life, and destruction of the world's rain forests.

Presents information on the location, plants and animals, resources, and endangered nature of the world's rain forests. Includes a multimedia disk containing activities, puzzles, games, and experiments.

Describes the work of researchers on Barro Colorado Island in Panama who are studying the behavior of the various species of bats living in the rain forests there.

Examines the various animals that inhabit the world's rainforests and discusses the food chain and what happens to a food web when a food chain breaks down as well as methods that can be taken to protect the rainforest food chain.

Full-color, illustrated photographs that describe the many mysteries of tropical rainforests and the connections between plants and animals.

Visits Costa Rica and its lush rain forest, home to more than 50 percent of the world's wildlife. Shows the animals and plants which give such color and beauty to tropical rain forests and jungles.