rain forest ecology

Introduces animals and plants of the rain forests of South America, Africa, and Asia and indicates how these forests differ from evergreen and deciduous forests.

Explores the characteristics of a rain forest environment and outlines the many types of food chains that compose the larger food webs of these regions. Details various threats to rain forests' safety and discusses what is being done to protect them. Includes full-color photographs and a glossary.

Tells the story of Randy Borman, the son of American missionaries who chose to stay and make his life with the Cofan people who live in the jungles of Ecuador, and is now, as their leader, spearheading the fight to keep oil companies from invading and destroying the rainforest.

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.

Discusses the adverse impact of development and other activities on the ecology of tropical forests, and considers the consequences of large-scale deforestation.

Provides an introduction to food chains and food webs, and looks at food chains in action in various rain forest habitats.

Investigates the interrelationship of the ecological processes that accommodate diversity and the evolutionary processes that generate it.

Looks at some of the plants and animals that live in the rain forest while counting to ten.

Photographs and illustrated instructions for creating eleven projects associated with the rain forest.

All about rainforests and how kids can help save them.