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A Place Out of Time: Tropical Rainforests - Their Wonders and the Perils They Face. Information on rainforests, biodiversity, and environmental concerns.

CONSERVATION BIOLOGY FOR ALL Free full-text download | Buy print copy Chapters - free download Front materials [PDF - 135 KB] Introduction Navjot S. Sodhi and Paul R. Ehrlich [PDF - 181 KB] . Conservation biology: past and present Curt Meine [PDF - 268 KB] ; Biodiversity Kevin J. Gaston [PDF - 420 KB] ; Ecosystem functions and services Cagan H. Sekercioglu [PDF - …

Borneo's forests are some of the most biodiverse on the planet. According to WWF, the island is estimated have at least 222 species of mammals (44 of which are endemic), 420 resident birds (37 endemic), 100 amphibians, 394 fish (19 endemic), and 15,000 plants (6,000 endemic) — more than 400 of which have been discovered since 1994.

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Amazon -- Rio Negro & Amazon River The Amazon River Basin is home to the largest rainforest on Earth. The basin -- roughly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States -- covers some 40% of the South American continent and includes parts of eight South American countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname.

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Image Directory Other pictures can be found at the following links: Australia [1989], Botswana [1994], Peru [1995], Costa Rica [1995], Malaysia [1996], Venezuela [1996], Madagascar [1997], Belize [1998], Brazil [1999], Costa Rica [2001], New Zealand & Australia [2001], Cambodia & Thailand [2003] Animals BOTSWANA WILDLIFE 1994