Each tropical rainforest canopy layer harbors its own unique plant and animal species interacting with the ecosystem around them. The primary tropical rainforest is divided into at least five ...

A healthy tropical rainforest is the world's most spectacular example of a living, functioning ecosystem and the ultimate example of biodiversity. Just How Diverse are Tropical Rainforests?

Nowadays, the southern Ivory Coast is a tropical rainforest ecosystem, but until now, it was unclear whether it was still a wet tropical forest 150,000 years ago. These discoveries indicate that ...

Across the globe, up to 20 percent of tropical ... global rainforest challenges,” Covey says. “Widespread deforestation paired with a rapidly changing climate are notably impacting ecosystem ...

"This transformation is steadily enhancing the diversity, stability, and sustainability of the tropical rainforest ecosystem," he said. Hainan province has positioned the national park as one of ...

However, a new study has reveals that lost rainforest could be brought back across 20% of Great Britain. There are two types of rainforests - temperate rainforests and tropical rainforests.

Tropical forests could be approaching their temperature limit. While only a fraction of leaves are thought to be at imminent risk of dying, the wider ecosystem could be under ... which can build up ...