Deciduous forests have been threatened by logging and agricultural expansion, but there are ways to restore them to their original condition, either actively or passively. The main disturbances ...

This chapter describes some of the major terrestrial biomes in the world; tropical forests, savannas, deserts, temperate grasslands, temperate deciduous forests, Mediterranean scrub, coniferous ...

Much like deciduous forests, tropical rainforests are made up of a number of layers. The ground layer is very dark and due to the heat is very steamy, with only 2% of light penetrating through.

Most of us, as early as in our school days, learnt about the Amazon being the largest rainforest in the world. But there's ...