Rainforest Articles

• Nature
  Ecology
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  Endangered Plants
  Rainforests
  Forest
   
  

  Vegetation

  Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants, and is, by far, the most abundant biotic element of the biosphere. Vegetation serves ... > more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Earthquakes
  Ecology
  Exotic Species
  Rainforests
   
  

  Wildland fire suppression

  Wildland fire suppression is a unique aspect of firefighting. Wildland firefighting requires different tactics, equipment, and training from the normal structure fire fighting found in populated ... > more
• Grassland
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Endangered Plants
  Soil Types
  Nature
   
  

  Prairie Restoration

  Prairie Restoration is an ecologically friendly way to restore some of the prairie land that was lost to industry, farming and commerce. Ecologically, prairie restoration aids in conservation of our ... > more
• Tundra
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Geography
  Forest
  Rainforests
   
  

  Tundra

  In physical geography, tundra is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. There are three types of tundra: Arctic tundra, Antarctic tundra, and alpine ... > more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Rainforests
  Ecology Research
  Forest
  Ecology
   
  

  Wildfire

  A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, brush fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume ... > more
• Nature
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
  Global Warming
  Ecosystems
  Rainforests
   

  Homeostasis

  Homeostasis is the property of an open system, especially living organisms, to regulate its internal environment to maintain a stable, constant condition, by means of multiple dynamic equilibrium ... > more
• Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Severe Weather
  Storms
  Rainforests
  Geomagnetic Storms
  Earth Science
   
  

  Cyclone Mala

  Cyclone Mala, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Mala, was the strongest tropical cyclone of the 2006 North Indian cyclone ... > more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Hurricanes and Cyclones
  Invasive Species
  Ecology Research
  Severe Weather
   
  

  Bushfire

  A bushfire is a wildfire that occurs in the bush (collective term for forest, scrub, woodland or grassland of Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia). In southeast Australia, bushfires tend to be most ... > more
• Water
  Oceanography
  Landslides
  Global Warming
  Floods
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Erosion

  Erosion is the displacement of solids (soil, mud, rock and other particles) by the agents of wind, water or ice, by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity or by living organisms (in ... > more
• Seeds
  Botany
  Nature
  Endangered Plants
  Ecology
  Agriculture and Food
   

  Seedbank

  Seedbanks store seeds as a source for planting in case seed reserves elsewhere should be destroyed. The seeds stored may be various in nature, such as those of food crops or those of rare species, to ... > more

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