rain forest ecology

Describes the climatic conditions of the rain forest as well as the different layers of plants and animals that comprise the ecosystem.

Documents the experiences of a group of seventh and eighth graders from Michigan who traveled to the Amazon to learn first-hand about biological diversity and what it is like to survive in the rain forest.

Discusses where tropical rain forests are found and what kind of life they support.

Describes the work of Meg Lowman in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown species of plants and animals.

Presented in the form of a scrapbook, describes the author's exploration of a temperate rain forest in North America, located in Washington State, and the plants and animals she found there.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce readers to the complex web of life that exists inside the world's rain forests, describing the plants, animals, birds, and insects that rely on one another to survive in the rain forests.

Describes the numerous plants and animals that live in the Brazilian rain forest and their ecological and economic importance.

Explores the rain forest ecosystem, explaining what rain forests are and where they are found, looking at plant and animal life in each of the four layers of the rain forest, and discussing threats to rain forest environments.

Describes various aspects of the rainforest, including such topics as forest layers, variety of life there, plants of the rainforest, and much more.

A geographic survey of the earth's rainforests, their climate and ecological importance.