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Rainforest - Why is the Rainforest Fragile?
Learn about reasons why this type of forest is easily impacted by farming, clearing trees to make towns, mining, logging, recreational sports usage, and building roads. Also, has a section about the biodiversity of animals in this type of ecosystem.
www.szgdocent.org/

Frontier: Matt Stead Vietnam Rainforest Research
Details and results of Matt's part in a Frontier expedition to study and conserve biodiversity in northern Vietnam's rainforest.
www.mattsteadvietnam.50megs.com/

Rainforest Facts
Explains the problems and solutions of rainforest deforestation. Included are facts and figures, which describe the important uses of this type of ecosystem and the rapid loss of wildlife and plant species, if nothing is done about this situation.
www.rain-tree.com/

World Rainforest Movement: Causes of Deforestation
Contains articles about deforestation that is happening worldwide.
www.wrm.org.uy/

NASA Rainforest Deforestation Images
Several pictures from space showing what deforestation looks like.
www.solcomhouse.com/

Rainforest Conservation Fund
A non-profit organization that is dedicated to preserving the world's tropical forests.
www.rainforestconservation.org/

African Rainforest Conservancy
An organisation dedicated to conserving the Eastern Arc, a forest ecosystem in eastern africa. Information about the project, articles produced, a picture gallery and a gift shop are available.
www.africarainforest.org/

Freshwater Biodiversity: A Preliminary Global Assessment
This document provides information on inland waters and their biodiversity, and includes the first global assessment of areas of special importance for freshwater biodiversity, based on expert opinion and data. It also includes a first comparative analysis of major river basins, using indicators of biodiversity, the condition of catchment basins and pressures on water resources, in order to generate indices of importance and risk. (FTP site).
www.unep-wcmc.org/

Biodiversity and Its Value: Biodiversity Series, Paper No. 1
Outlines what biodiversity is, and the three levels at which it is usually defined: genetic, species and ecosystem.
www.ea.gov.au/

The Diversity of the Seas: A Regional Approach
A region-by-region account of select issues in marine biological diversity. Each account includes descriptive text on the oceanography, elements of biodiversity (including estimates of species richness and endemism), and a discussion of marine fisheries and their current status. (FTP site).
ftp.wcmc.org.uk/