Amazon: 1% of tree species store 50% of region's carbon,
April 28, 2015,
By Mark Kinver,
Environment reporter, BBC News,
Although the region is home to an estimated 16,000 tree species, resear READ MORE http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32497537
NASA Satellites Detect Extensive Drought Impact on Amazon Forests
Released: 3/29/2011,
Source: Boston University College of Arts & Sciences,
Newswise.com
Article with two maps; click to enlarg READ MORE http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/574953
New Research Explains Why More Species Live in the Amazon Rainforests
Released: 5/3/2011,
Source: Stony Brook University,
Newswise.com
Article with one photo; click to enlarge. READ MORE http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/576383
Bruce Parry's Amazon - About the Journey,
BBC,
"In 2007 explorer Bruce Parry embarked on an epic journey down the Amazon to discover the stories of the people who live along the greatest river on READ MORE http://www.bbc.co.uk/amazon/sites/journey/index.shtml
Virtual Rainforest,
Copyright Dr. Gerald R. Urquhart,
Michigan State University,
Great site! At first glance all you see is a nice picture of a rainforest, but move your mouse over the picture an READ MORE https://www.msu.edu/user/urquhart/rainforest/
Journey Into Amazonia
PBS.org
"Journey into Amazonia" features the swollen rivers, flooded forests and dense canopy of the vast rain forest recognized as one of Earth's natural wonders. For thre READ MORE http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/
Amazon Rainforest - The Largest Forest in the World
By: C.M.Shorter
TigerHomes.org
The Amazon Rainforest is not only the largest forest in the world - it is often called the Lungs of the World READ MORE http://www.tigerhomes.org/animal/amazon-rainforest.cfm
Rainforest Facts
Raintree Nutrition, Inc.
The Disappearing Rainforests
* We are losing Earth's greatest biological treasures just as we are beginning to appreciate their true value. Rainforest READ MORE http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm
The Amazon Rainforest
Rhett A. Butler
Mongabay.com
The Amazon: The World's Largest Rainforest
The Amazon River Basin is home to the largest rainforest on Earth. The basin -- roughly the size o READ MORE http://rainforests.mongabay.com/amazon/
Welcome to My Jungle! Lesie Taylor's Personal Website
Welcome to my homepage about the Amazon Rainforest! My name is Leslie Taylor. I spend a lot of time in the Amazon jungle where I research med READ MORE http://www.leslietaylor.net/
Amazon Rainforest
Rainforestanimals.net
Overview
The Amazon Rainforest is fed by the Amazon River and its tributaries. This area is known as the Amazon River Basin. The river begins in the Pe READ MORE http://www.rainforestanimals.net/amazonrainforest.html
BBC | Science & Nature | Giant river otter
Giant river otter
Pteronura brasiliensis
Photos and information on the otter's habitat, distribution, and behavior. READ MORE http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Giant_Otter
Amazon Interactive
Eduweb.com
Explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon through online games and activities. Learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home. Discover the w READ MORE http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
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