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Author: Barbara Taylor
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Published: 2006-12-15
Total Pages: 44
ISBN-13: 9780836872576
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIntroduces the plants and animals that live in temperate forests around the world, showing how their physical characteristics and behaviors help form an ecosystem.
Author: Bobbie Kalman
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780778729518
DOWNLOAD EBOOKYoung readers will be delighted to learn all about temperate mixed forests. Full-color pictures and illustrations help explore finding food in forests, forest homes, and hibernation and migration.
Author: Heather Moore Niver
Publisher: Britannica Educational Publishing
Published: 2018-12-15
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 1508106711
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForests fascinate readers and hikers alike. And the deciduous forest, perhaps the "classic" forest biome, fills our stories and is the go-to spot for many outdoor activities. This informative book describes the forest many think they know, presenting the abundant life within, including trees, animals, plants, and even moss. Readers will learn about its iconic four seasons, as well as why trees drop their leaves and change from green to the brilliant hues of autumn. Thought-provoking sidebars prompt further investigation.
Author: Dominick A. DellaSala
Publisher: Island Press
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 1597266760
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTemperate rainforests are biogeographically unique. Compared to their tropical counterparts, temperate rainforests are rarer and are found disproportionately along coastlines. Because most temperate rainforests are marked by the intersection of marine, terrestrial, and freshwater systems, these rich ecotones are among the most productive regions on Earth. Globally, temperate rainforests store vast amounts of carbon, provide habitat for scores of rare and endemic species with ancient affinities, and sustain complex food-web dynamics. In spite of their global significance, however, protection levels for these ecosystems are far too low to sustain temperate rainforests under a rapidly changing global climate and ever expanding human footprint. Therefore, a global synthesis is needed to provide the latest ecological science and call attention to the conservation needs of temperate and boreal rainforests. A concerted effort to internationalize the plight of the world’s temperate and boreal rainforests is underway around the globe; this book offers an essential (and heretofore missing) tool for that effort. DellaSala and his contributors tell a compelling story of the importance of temperate and boreal rainforests that includes some surprises (e.g., South Africa, Iran, Turkey, Japan, Russia). This volume provides a comprehensive reference from which to build a collective vision of their future.
Author: Margaret Lowman
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2004-09
Total Pages: 543
ISBN-13: 0124575536
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe treetops of the world's forests are where discovery and opportunity abound, however they have been relatively inaccessible until recently. This book represents an authoritative synthesis of data, anecdotes, case studies, observations, and recommendations from researchers and educators who have risked life and limb in their advocacy of the High Frontier. With innovative rope techniques, cranes, walkways, dirigibles, and towers, they finally gained access to the rich biodiversity that lives far above the forest floor and the emerging science of canopy ecology. In this new edition of Forest Canopies, nearly 60 scientists and educators from around the world look at the biodiversity, ecology, evolution, and conservation of forest canopy ecosystems. Comprehensive literature list State-of-the-art results and data sets from current field work Foremost scientists in the field of canopy ecology Expanded collaboration of researchers and international projects User-friendly format with sidebars and case studies Keywords and outlines for each chapter
Author: Russell K. Monson
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2014-10-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781461475002
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, plant biology is considered from the perspective of plants and their surrounding environment, including both biotic and abiotic interactions. The intended audience is undergraduate students in the middle or final phases of their programs of study. Topics are developed to provide a rudimentary understanding of how plant-environment interactions span multiple spatiotemporal scales, and how this rudimentary knowledge can be applied to understand the causes of ecosystem vulnerabilities in the face of global climate change and expansion of natural resource use by human societies. In all chapters connections are made from smaller to larger scales of ecological organization, providing a foundation for understanding plant ecology. Where relevant, environmental threats to ecological systems are identified and future research needs are discussed. As future generations take on the responsibility for managing ecosystem goods and services, one of the most effective resources that can be passed on is accumulated knowledge of how organisms, populations, species, communities and ecosystems function and interact across scales of organization. This book is intended to provide some of that knowledge, and hopefully provide those generations with the ability to avoid some of the catastrophic environmental mistakes that prior generations have made.
Author: Rebecca Hogue Wojahn
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Published: 2009-01-01
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 0822574969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProfiles a variety of North American forest consumers, producers, and decomposers, explaining how each one fits into the region.
Author: Grace Hansen
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2016-08-15
Total Pages: 27
ISBN-13: 1680805576
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReaders will learn about the three major forest biomes, which are temperate, boreal, and rain forests. The text will focus on the climate, plants, and animals that are found in forests around the world. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
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Publisher: In the Hands of a Child
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Total Pages: 96
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lesley McFadzean
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2013-07-15
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1477714960
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForests cover 30 percent of Earths land surface and provide homes for countless animal and plant species. This beautifully illustrated book explores the plant life found within each of the six principal types of forest, using this framework to examine the ways that animals and humans interact with the resources that surround them. Colorful and easy-to-understand charts describe the scientific processes that sustain life in a forest ecosystem, while meticulously-rendered sidebars will excite students interest in the fascinating variety of animals and plants found in forests across the planet.
