rain forest ecology

Provides an introduction to rain forest ecosystems, explains what food chains are, follows the food chain in a rain forest habitat from the sun, to plants, to herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and scavengers, examines a rain forest food web, and looks at threats to rain forests.

Photographs and text provide information about tropical rain forests, explaining where they are found, discussing the conditions that exist in tropical rain forests, and describing some of the unique plants and animals found in the humid habitats. Includes a glossary.

Describes the importance of rain forests, their plant and animal populations, and how they are threatened by deforestation. Focuses particularly on the damage humans have caused to rain forests and what can be done to save them. An African tale at the end encourages readers to apply their knowledge of rain forests.

Provides information about rain forests and their importance to life on Earth, discusses the dangers posed to the planet by the loss of rain forest ecosystems, and looks at what is being done in countries around the world to save these vital environments.

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.

Describes a fieldtrip that eighteen students and seven adults took to study the ecosystems of a tropical rain forest and a coral reef in Belize.

Describes the oldest and most complex of ecosystems, the tropical rainforest--its wonders, its importance, its people, and the threats against which we must protect it.

Examines how mankind has exploited the rain forest environment and how the forest resources should be managed.

Describes the tropical rainforest and the life found there.

Presents an introduction to rain forests, and provides interesting facts about the plants and animals that live in rain forest environments.