Title Life in the rainforest / John and Sue Erbacher

Published Cambridge ; New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Cambridge University Press, 1993

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Description 63 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 22 cm Series Life in the Contents What is a tropical rainforest? -- Types of rainforest -- Canopies -- Death of a tree -- Invaders of the gap - succession -- Buttresses -- Cauliflory -- Leaves -- Photosynthesis -- Food chains -- Fungi -- Lichens -- Lianes -- Stranglers -- Epiphytes -- Parasites -- Life at different levels -- Insects and snails -- Ant plants -- Frogs, fish and crustaceans -- Reptiles -- Birds -- Mammals -- Aborigines of the rainforest -- Introduced species -- Importance of rainforest -- Destruction of rainforest Summary Describes the delicately balanced life found in the Australian tropical rainforests and focuses on such issues as rainforest destruction, introduced species, and land use by indigenous people Analysis Australia Tropical regions Forests Ecology Notes Includes index Audience For early secondary school students aged 12-14 years Subject Rain forest animals -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Rain forest ecology -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Rain forest animals -- Australia. Rain forest ecology -- Australia. Rain forest ecology. Rain forest plants -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Rain forest plants -- Australia. Rain forests -- Australia -- Juvenile literature. Rain forests -- Australia. Ecology. Rain forest ecology -- Australia. Rain forests -- Australia. Author Erbacher, Sue, 1949- LC no. 92047105 ISBN 0521432383 0958762317

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