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Rainforest

A forest with heavy annual rainfall.A type of biome found in the tropical latitudes classed as a rainforest if rainfall exceeds 2.5 metres a year. rainforests in Nigeria are characterised by heavy rainfall. cool temperature and the vegetation is arranged in storeys , layers or strata. i.e. in canopies. . and the trees produce flowers on their stems (cauliflory). they have stomata and lenticels for gaseous exchange.


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Replication of Photosynthesis

... of rain. It is the water. Water has 13 million joules per liter! (In case you didn't realize this, the pacific northwest is a "temperate rainforest" and the cry to save the rainforest can happen right in America and not in the tropics. I am sure there are other temperate rain forests ...

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by bellyjelly
Tue Jul 12, 2011 8:17 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Replication of Photosynthesis
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Biodiversity biology project

I take it you've seen these on your searches? http://www.mattsteadvietnam.50megs.com/intro.htm http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/profiles/documents/vietnam_coffee_profile.pdf http://www.coolearth.org/component/topiccoding/355/view/rainforest-communities-2.html?limit=10&limitstart=60 ...

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by Julie5
Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:43 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Biodiversity biology project
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Views: 1963

Biodiversity biology project

... on a biodiversity project for my biology class. I'm having a hard time finding articles on how to prevent biodiversity loss in the tropical rainforest in Viet Nam. Species diversity in Viet Nam are going to extinction due to human revolution and unneccessary hunting of animal species for ...

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by truongvu0909
Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:36 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Biodiversity biology project
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growth in dark

i think for that you must refer to or look into the plants that grow in rainforest in darkness, help it will.

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by jwalin
Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:41 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: growth in dark
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WHAT KIND OF SPIDER IS THIS????

It is probable Rainforest or Wolf Spider; mainly Arctosa sapiranga of lycosidae family.

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by dipjyoti
Wed Jul 29, 2009 5:18 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: WHAT KIND OF SPIDER IS THIS????
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