Rain Forests

Rain Forests book cover — Research on the EDGE RAIN FORESTS LOUISE SPILSBURY Smart Apple Media

Rain Forests — page 1 — WORKING IN A RAIN FOREST Hot steamy rainy overgrown muddy v Scientists research tropical rain forests to try thorny full of biting insects and other to improve our understanding of the unique plants and animals in this amazing ecosystem animals that can cause harm Rain forests are extreme environments yet some scientists work there every day researching plants animals soils and other aspects of these wild remote places TNT DANGER A Study in Biodiversity Rain forests are natural laboratories with incredible biodiversity from enormous trees to tiny orchids and millions of different animals living in on or among the plants Scientists study in rain forests to learn more about the remarkable organisms that live there and how they interact They also hope to discover new species partly because these discoveries may help scientists develop new medicines and materials Tens of millions of species of insects live in rain forests Some are just iritating but others can harm researchers For example tiny sweat bees crowd onto any uncovered flesh to lick salt from Sweat while bot flies lay their eggs under human skin Stings from wild rain forest bees and bullet ants are extremely

Rain Forests — page 2 — What Scientists II Study Scientists also find out how the changes to forests that are caused by people such as deforestation affect the climate and the forest water supply Working with foreign governments and local people scientists use their findings to conserve rain forests worldwide In this book we will look at how the scientists carry out their research what they do with their results and some of the discoveries they have made Colourful pitcher plants grow on the mossy branches of rain forest trees Rhinoceros beetles look fearsome but they are harmless to people The male's large horns are used to fight other males in the rain

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