The tropical forest biome is estimated to contain over half of the terrestrial species on Earth. Approximately 170,000 of the 250,000 described species of vascular plants occur in tropical biomes.

Smith, who has studied in natural rainforests as a tropical ecologist, said researching in the rainforest biome at the Biosphere 2 – so named because Earth is the original biosphere – facility ...

KS3 / GCSE Geography. Ecosystems and biomes. Ferne Corrigan explores the physical geography and wildlife in ten biomes around the globe. BBC Teach.

The study, published April 17 in the journal Ecology Letters, found that cooler forests (below 68 degrees F on average), which make up only about 5 percent of the tropical forest biome, seemed to ...

In fact, Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests have only been recognized as a worldwide biome recently and taxonomic studies focusing on its endemic plant species are imperative for conservation management.

The Amazon rainforest is a carbon sink, absorbing more CO2 than it emits (Picture: Getty) Tropical forests lose their ability to absorb carbon when conditions become exceptionally hot and dry due ...

James D. Nations, Ronald B. Nigh, The Evolutionary Potential of Lacandon Maya Sustained-Yield Tropical Forest Agriculture, Journal of Anthropological Research, Vol. 36, No. 1 (Spring, 1980), pp. 1-30 ...

Ecologists studying the tropical rainforest biome in Biosphere 2 near Tucson say it’s similar to being in natural rainforests, which absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen on a grand scale.