query: What city in Australia has rain forests?

title: Queensland tropical rain forests

text: Rainforest north of the Daintree River it was decided by the Government of Queensland in 1993 to halt the spread of the electricity network north of that point, providing a limit to tourist development. Protected areas include the following: The forests, together with the Great Barrier Reef, have been identified and promoted as a major tourist attraction of Tropical North Queensland, one of five within the state. One of the most significant tourist attractions in the rain forests is the Skyrail Rainforest Cableway. Queensland tropical rain forests The Queensland tropical rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion located in northeastern Australia

title: Queensland tropical rain forests

text: Queensland tropical rain forests The Queensland tropical rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion located in northeastern Australia and belonging to the Australasian ecozone. The forest contains the world's best living record of the major stages in the evolutionary history of the world’s land plants. The history of the evolution of marsupials and songbirds is also well represented. The ecoregion covers of northeastern coastal Queensland, from the coast up a series of plateaus and tablelands to the mountains behind the coast. The ecoregion comprises three separate sections. The northern area, which includes Cairns, is the largest, from 15°30’ to 19°25’ south

title: Queensland tropical rain forests

text: have retreated considerably since the arrival of the aboriginals' ancestors 50,000 years ago, and are presently limited to isolated pockets comprising less than 2% of the continent's area. These forests are particularly interesting because of their southern location and the high degree of endemism of their plant and animal species. Deforestation caused by logging, road building and farming has led to habitat fragmentation and diminishing populations of species such as spotted-tailed quoll "(Dasyurus maculatus)", cassowary "(Casuarius casuarius)", and ring-tail possum "(Hemibelideus lemuroides)". Introduced species also pose a serious threat to many native species. In an effort to preserve the Daintree

title: New Caledonia rain forests

text: drier; the humid Antarctic flora from Gondwana retreated to the east coast and Tasmania, while the rest of Australia became dominated by "Acacia", "Eucalyptus", and "Casuarina", as well as xeric shrubs and grasses. Humans arrived in Australia 50-60,000 years ago, and used fire to reshape the vegetation of the continent; as a result, the Antarctic flora, also known as the "rainforest flora" in Australia, retreated to a few isolated areas composing less than 2% of Australia's land area. The New Caledonia rain forests are made up of three predominant forest types. The lowland rain forests cover the Loyalty Islands, and

title: Solomon Islands rain forests

text: Solomon Islands rain forests The Solomon Islands rain forests are an terrestrial ecoregion covering most of the Solomon Islands archipelago. Included are the islands of Bougainville and Buka, which are part of Papua New Guinea and most of the islands within the nation of Solomon Islands. Excluded are the eastern islands of the nation of Solomon Islands, the Santa Cruz Islands, which lie in the Vanuatu rain forests ecoregion together with the neighbouring archipelago of Vanuatu. Both ecoregions are part of the Australasia ecozone, which also includes the neighbouring Bismarck Archipelago and New Guinea, as well as New Caledonia, Australia

title: Queensland tropical rain forests

text: latitude. This northern section is also known as the Wet Tropics bioregion. The Queensland tropical rain forests are designated one of the Global 200 ecoregions. The ecoregion is the largest remnant of Australia's rain forest flora, home to ancient assemblage of plants, called the Antarctic flora, presently characteristic of New Zealand and southern Chile. Fossil pollen records indicate closed forest covered most of Australia between 50 and 100 million years ago. These forests represent the closest living remnant of the vegetation type from which all of Australia's unique marsupials developed. The vegetation remained across Australia and Antarctica until about 15

title: Trobriand Islands rain forests

text: Trobriand Islands rain forests The Trobriand Islands Rain Forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southeastern Papua New Guinea. The ecoregion includes several island groups lying east of the eastern peninsula of the island of New Guinea, within Milne Bay Province, including the D'Entrecasteaux Islands and Trobriand Islands archipelagoes, and Woodlark Island. The largest portion of the ecoregion and the nearest to the New Guinea mainland is made up of three principal islands of the D'Entrecasteaux group: Goodenough Island, Fergusson Island, and Normanby Island. In 1998 the Trobriand Islands Rain Forests and Louisiade Archipelago Rain Forests (of the

title: Sri Lanka montane rain forests

text: brings most of the rain from May to September, but the north-eastern monsoon contributes a fair amount of rain as well. All of the island's major rivers arise in the central highlands, and montane rain forests act as the main catchment area. The vegetation of this ecoregion is determined by the climate and the elevation. Montane moist forests vegetation is dominated by "Dipterocarpus" while montane savanna and cloud forests with "Rhododendron". Canopies of "Shorea-Calophyllum-Syzygium" community can be seen in submontane forests. The Understory of the higher elevation is dominated by "Strobilanthes". The Peak Wilderness of all montane rain forests possibly

title: Solomon Islands rain forests

text: and New Zealand. The Solomon Islands rain forests are a tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion, also known as a tropical rainforest. The rainforests of this region are under threat as the governments of both Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rely on logging for revenue, plan to expand farm land and to develop roads. Solomon Islands rain forests The Solomon Islands rain forests are an terrestrial ecoregion covering most of the Solomon Islands archipelago. Included are the islands of Bougainville and Buka, which are part of Papua New Guinea and most of the islands within the nation of

title: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests

text: is the home of the jungle shrew, a small endemic mammal of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka has the highest density of amphibian species worldwide. Many of these, including 250 species of tree frogs, live in these rain forests. The lowland rain forests cover in total and accounts for 2.14 percent of Sri Lanka's land area. Wet monsoon forests receive of annual rainfall and are situated belove of altitude. Kanneliya, Viharakele, Nakiyadeniya, and Sinharaja, which is a world heritage site are the forests that represent this ecoregion. Bambarabotuwa, Morapitiya Runakanda, Gilimale and Eratne are some of the other forest reserves. Even

title: Sri Lanka montane rain forests

text: trees are a common sight in these forests, together with many varieties of orchids, mosses and ferns. The trees of montane rain forests grow to a height 10–15 meters, shorter than the lowland rain forest trees. These high altitude forests are the catchment area for most of Sri Lanka's major rivers. Sri Lanka's montane forests are located above 1220 m. The montane rain forests cover 3099.5 ha in total, or 0.05 percent of Sri Lanka's total area. These forests are found in the mountain tops, such as Pidurutalagala, Kikilimana, Meepilimana, Agrabopaththalawa, Adam's Peak and Hakgala. In lower elevations, at altitudes

title: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests

text: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests The Sri Lanka lowland rain forests represents Sri Lanka's Tropical rainforests below in elevation in the southwestern part of the island. The year-around warm, wet climate together with thousands years of isolation from mainland India have resulted in the evolution of numerous plants and animal species that can only be found in rain forests in Sri Lanka. The thick forest canopy is made up of over 150 species of trees, some of the emergent layer reaching as high as . The lowland rain forests accounts for 2.14 percent of Sri Lanka's land area. This ecoregion

title: North Western Ghats montane rain forests

text: North Western Ghats montane rain forests The North Western Ghats montane rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern India. It covers an area of , extending down the spine of the Western Ghats range, from southernmost Gujarat through Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka. The montane rain forests are found above 1000 meters elevation, and are surrounded at lower elevations by the North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests. Unlike the lowland forests, which are composed largely of deciduous trees, the montane rain forests are predominantly evergreen laurel forest, dominated by trees of the laurel family (Lauraceae), including "Litsea",

title: Forests of Australia

text: Forests of Australia Australia has many forests of importance due to significant features, despite being one of the driest continents. , Australia has approximately 147 million hectares of native forest, which represents about 19% of Australia's land area. The majority of Australia's trees are hardwoods, typically eucalypts, rather than softwoods like pine. While softwoods dominate some native forests, their total area is judged insufficient to constitute a major forest type in Australia's National Forest Inventory. The Forests Australia website provides up-to-date information on Australia's forests. Detailed information on Australia's forests is available from Australia's State of the Forests Reports that

title: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests

text: to the coastlines are a distinct habit area within the ecoregion. "Avicennia-Rhizophora-Sonneratia" dominated mangroves fringe the coastlines. Almost all the endemic flora and fauna of Sri Lanka are confined to the southwestern rain forests. Due to the warm and moist climate and long physical isolation, wet forest adopted species have promoted a high degree of endemism and specialization. More than 60 percent of 306 endemic tree species of Sri Lanka are restricted to this ecoregion. A further 61 species are shared with the montane rain forests and dry forests. The dominant tree family in Asian rain forests, the family Dipterocarpaceae

title: Sri Lanka montane rain forests

text: Sri Lanka montane rain forests The Sri Lanka montane rain forests are an ecoregion found above 1000 m in the central highlands of Sri Lanka. Owing to their rich biodiversity, this region considered a super-hotspot within the endemism hotspot of global importance. These forests are cooler than lowland forests and therefore they have ideal conditions for growth of cloud forests. Half of Sri Lanka's endemic flowering plants and 51 percent of the endemic vertebrates are restricted to these forests. More than 34 percent of Sri Lanka's endemic trees, shrubs, and herbs can only be found in this ecoregion. Twisted, stunted

title: Borneo montane rain forests

text: refuges for wildlife as lowland habitats are being systematically removed. Borneo montane rain forests The Borneo montane rain forests are an ecoregion, of cloud forest, within the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, of the island of Borneo in south-east Asia. This ecoregion consists of tropical mountain cloud forest and laurel forest. In the higher elevations, above 1000 m, in the centre of Borneo with sections in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei-owned territories of the island. These cooler and moister slopes stick up out of the carpet of thick rainforest that covers the warmer lowlands below, and as well as

title: Borneo montane rain forests

text: Borneo montane rain forests The Borneo montane rain forests are an ecoregion, of cloud forest, within the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, of the island of Borneo in south-east Asia. This ecoregion consists of tropical mountain cloud forest and laurel forest. In the higher elevations, above 1000 m, in the centre of Borneo with sections in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei-owned territories of the island. These cooler and moister slopes stick up out of the carpet of thick rainforest that covers the warmer lowlands below, and as well as additional rainfall also derive moisture from low cloud. Soils are

text: Gubbi reiterated the call to include these reserve forests in the protected area, and said that "a conspiracy to make money in the name of mini-hydel projects" was the reason for the Karnataka state government's refusal to redesignate these reserve forests as a wildlife sanctuary or national park. North Western Ghats montane rain forests The North Western Ghats montane rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern India. It covers an area of , extending down the spine of the Western Ghats range, from southernmost Gujarat through Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka. The montane rain forests are found

title: South Western Ghats montane rain forests

text: the southern portion. South Western Ghats montane rain forests The South Western Ghats montane rain forests are an ecoregion of southern India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats range in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, at elevations over 1000 meters. They are cooler and wetter than the lower-elevation South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, which surround the montane rain forests. The ecoregion is the most species rich in peninsular India, and is home to numerous endemic species. It covers an area of . It is estimated that two-thirds of the original forests have been cleared, and only 3,200

text: South Western Ghats montane rain forests The South Western Ghats montane rain forests are an ecoregion of southern India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats range in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, at elevations over 1000 meters. They are cooler and wetter than the lower-elevation South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, which surround the montane rain forests. The ecoregion is the most species rich in peninsular India, and is home to numerous endemic species. It covers an area of . It is estimated that two-thirds of the original forests have been cleared, and only 3,200 square kilometers, or

title: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests

text: late Miocene Epoch. Due to climatic changes, an intermittent drier region emerged between the moist forests in southwest Sri Lanka and the Western Ghats in India, the closest other moist forests. Although the island has been connected with the mainland repeatedly by land bridges since the initial separation, Sri Lanka's moist forests and its wet forest-adapted biota have been identified as being ecologically isolated. The ecoregion partially encircles the Central Massif, which reach above and detached Knuckles Mountain Range. These mountains are represented by their own ecoregion, Sri Lanka montane rain forests. The type of the soil of the ecoregion

title: New Caledonia rain forests

text: the Iles des Pines and the lower elevations of Grand Terre. Montane forests cover the higher elevations of Grand Terre. The wet maquis forests of Grand Terre are low shrub forests found on rocky soils derived from ultramafic rocks. The predominant flora of New Caledonia rain forests is derived from the Antarctic flora of ancient southern Gondwana. Like the Australian rainforests and the temperate forests of New Zealand, conifers of the Southern Hemisphere families Araucariaceae and Podocarpaceae are mixed with angiosperm trees, including the Southern Hemisphere genus "Nothofagus" and trees and shrubs of families Myrtaceae and Proteaceae. The lowland forests

title: New Caledonia rain forests

text: could be extinct but many believe that it still persists. Both the New Caledonian owlet-nightjar and the New Caledonian lorikeet are believed to persist under similar circumstances. There are also another twenty or so endemic birds on the island, including the tool-using New Caledonian crow. See Endemic birds of New Caledonia for more details. The seashells from New Caledonia are in great demand by collectors. Biodiversity of New Caledonia Flannery, Tim (1994). "The Future Eaters". Grove Press, New York. New Caledonia rain forests The New Caledonia rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion, located in New Caledonia in the South Pacific.

title: New Caledonia rain forests

text: New Caledonia rain forests The New Caledonia rain forests are a terrestrial ecoregion, located in New Caledonia in the South Pacific. It is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion, part of the Australasia ecozone. The ecoregion covers the windward eastern side of Grand Terre, New Caledonia's mountainous main island, as well as the smaller Loyalty Islands to the east and the Isle of Pines to the south of Grand Terre. The ecoregion covers an area of . Grand Terre is a long island that runs approximately north-south, with a mountain range down the center with five peaks that exceed 1500

title: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests

text: products (timber, firewood, medicinal plants) are a problem in almost all forest reserves. Nevertheless, if the existing forests are preserved the condition can be improved, as many of the species of this ecoregion have small habitat needs. There are several protected areas that overlap with the ecoregion. The two most notable are the world heritage site the Sinharaja Forest Reserve and the Peak Wilderness Sanctuary. Altogether, protected areas of this ecoregion accounts for only . Protected areas that overlap with the ecoregion: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests The Sri Lanka lowland rain forests represents Sri Lanka's Tropical rainforests below in

title: Trobriand Islands rain forests

text: species include: Animal species native to the ecoregion include: The main threats to the ecoregion include logging by foreign companies and conversion of habitat into agricultural lands. Trobriand Islands rain forests The Trobriand Islands Rain Forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southeastern Papua New Guinea. The ecoregion includes several island groups lying east of the eastern peninsula of the island of New Guinea, within Milne Bay Province, including the D'Entrecasteaux Islands and Trobriand Islands archipelagoes, and Woodlark Island. The largest portion of the ecoregion and the nearest to the New Guinea mainland is made up of three

title: Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes

text: release. They were added to the CD version several years later to give additional value. Production notes Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1985. "CMJ New Music" wrote that Fahey's "... newest work is slightly more subdued than last year's "Let Go", but equally as radiant. A nimble-fingered master... Fahey has continually created profound expressions on the acoustic guitar, in a mystical yet intimate setting". Side One Side Two Note that both "Layla" and "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise"

title: Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes

text: Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes Rain Forests, Oceans and Other Themes is an album by American fingerstyle guitarist and composer John Fahey, released in 1985. "CMJ New Music" wrote that Fahey's "... newest work is slightly more subdued than last year's "Let Go", but equally as radiant. A nimble-fingered master... Fahey has continually created profound expressions on the acoustic guitar, in a mystical yet intimate setting". Side One Side Two Note that both "Layla" and "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" were originally issued on the previous year's "Let Go" album, and did not appear on the vinyl

title: Trobriand Islands rain forests

text: Louisiade Archipelago) were made distinct ecoregions of the Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome. The islands of this ecoregion have been separated from mainland New Guinea since the Late Pleistocene, and much of the biota is unique, including four mammal species and two birds-of-paradise plant species. The ecoregion covers . The Trobriand Islands and Woodlark Island consist primarily of lowland rain forest on limestone substrates. Goodenough, Fergusson, and Normanby Islands consist mainly of lowland rain forest on acid soil. The major rain forest tree genera include "Pometia, Octomeles, Alstonia, Campnosperma, Canarium, Dracontomelon, Pterocymbium, Cryptocarya, Intsia, Ficus", and "Terminalia".<br> Tree

title: Sri Lanka montane rain forests

text: that are distinct from central massif. More than 34 percent of Sri Lanka's endemic trees, shrubs, and herbs are only found in these forests. Montane rain forests harbours eight near-endemic mammals, and five are strict endemics. Small mammals in Sri Lanka shows a great degree of diversity, such as rodents, shrews and bats. Of these mammals 70 percent are smaller than a small cat. This area is an atypical habitat to the largest carnivore of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka leopard. The leopard has categorised as threatened. Another five rodents listed endangered. The near-endemic and strict endemic mammals harbours in the

title: Sri Lanka montane rain forests

text: be the only forest area dominated by endemic "Stemonoporus" of Dipterocarpaceae family. Rhododendron species thrive in the wet montane grasslands known as wet "pathanas" in Sinhalese. Asian elephant, who roamed freely in these forests, is now locally extinct. Knuckles Range's vegetation differ from the rest of the central highlands because of the geographical detachment, is having a "Myristica-Cullenia-Aglaia-Litsea" community. The montane forests accommodate more endemic species than the lowland rain forests. Half of the country's flowering plants and 51 percent of the endemic vertebrates are confined to these forests. The isolated Knuckles range harbours several relict, endemic flora and fauna

title: Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests

text: and Finisterre Mountains, rise from the lowlands; these ranges are home to distinct montane rain forest ecoregions. The ecoregion is drained by several of New Guinea's large rivers, including the Mamberamo, Sepik, and Ramu, and Markham. Wikramanayake, Eric; Eric Dinerstein; Colby J. Loucks; et al. (2002). "Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: a Conservation Assessment." Island Press; Washington, DC. Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests The Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of northern New Guinea. The Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests extend across

title: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests

text: shows a special endemicity. All but one species of the 58 species of the family Dipterocarpaceae can only be found in these rain forests, including two endemic genera, Shorea and Stemonoporus. "Anoectochilus setaceus" or "Wanaraja" (Sinhalese for "King of forest"), an endemic orchid, is only found in undisturbed forests of this ecoregion. Several plant species show highly localized distribution. The lowland and sub montane forests are the floristically richest in Sri Lanka and of all South Asia. Sri Lanka lacks the land area to support large animals. Although fossil records of ancestral forms of rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, and lions have been

title: Sri Lanka montane rain forests

text: large scale threatens clearing of the forest. Invasive exotic plant species such as Mist Flower ("Ageratina riparia"), Purple Plague ("Miconia calvescens"), Blue Star ("Aristea ecklonii") and Coster's Curse ("Clidemia hirta") that increasingly spread into otherwise well protected mountain forest areas and crowd away the native Sri Lankan flora are a major threat, if not the largest one, to Sri Lankan montane rain forest flora and fauna. Currently the ecoregion is being protected by five protected areas. Those protected areas together accounts only 457 km of area. These protected areas are; Sri Lanka montane rain forests The Sri Lanka montane rain

title: New Caledonia rain forests

text: of the central mountain range, are much drier, and are home to the New Caledonia dry forests ecoregion. New Caledonia is an ancient fragment of Gondwana, the southern supercontinent. It separated from Australia 85 million years ago, and remained attached to New Zealand until 55 million years ago. It has been islolated from other land masses since then, although a number of plants and animals have been able to cross the straits separating New Caledonia from neighboring islands. The forests are made up of laurel-leaved evergreen hardwood trees, reaching up to 40 m in height. Many of the species are

text: Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests The Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of northern New Guinea. The Northern New Guinea lowland rain and freshwater swamp forests extend across the northern lowlands of the island of New Guinea, lying between the New Guinea Central Range to the south and the Pacific Ocean to the north. It extends from the eastern shore of Cenderawasih Bay in Indonesia's Papua Province east to Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea. Several east-west mountain ranges, including the Van Rees Mountains, Torricelli Mountains,

title: New Caledonia rain forests

text: cover 149,5 km. The laurifolia appears in mountains of the coastal strip of New South Wales in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. The laurel forests of Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand are home to species related to those in South Africa, Macaronesia, Madagascar, South Japan, Jeju island in Korea, Taiwan, South China coast, North America coasts to Panama and the Valdivian laurel forests, including southern beech ("Nothofagus") through the connection of the Antarctic flora. Other typical flora include Winteraceae, Myrtaceae, southern sassafras (Atherospermataceae), conifers of Araucariaceae, Podocarpaceae, and Cupressaceae, and tree ferns. New Caledonia was an

title: Forests of Australia

text: are published every five years. There are 457 forest communities distributed across Australia. These have been grouped into the following seven native forest types, which are characterised by dominant species and the structure of the forest: "Plantation forests" (softwood and hardwood) have been defined as an eighth group that covers trees planted for commercial use. In Australia the states and territories are responsible for managing forests. Guidance is primarily provided by the 1992 National Forest Policy Statement (NFPS). The NFPS allows for the inclusion of Regional Forest Agreements, which are 20-year plans for the management of native forests. Forests of

title: New Caledonia rain forests

text: ancient fragment of the supercontinent Gondwana. Unlike many of the Pacific Islands, which are of relatively recent volcanic origin, New Caledonia is part of Zealandia, a fragment of the ancient Gondwana super-continent. Zealandia separated from Australia 60–85 million years ago, and the ridge linking New Caledonia to New Zealand has been deeply submerged for millions of years. This isolated New Caledonia from the rest of the world's landmasses, preserving a snapshot of Gondwanan forests. New Caledonia and New Zealand are separated by continental drift of Australia 85 million years ago. The islands still shelters an extraordinary diversity of endemic plants

title: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests

text: found. Despite the small number of species, this ecoregion is home to several near-endemic mammals, including one strict endemic species, the jungle shrew. The two endemic shrews, the Asian highland shrew and the jungle shrew are listed as vulnerable and endangered respectively. The Sri Lanka leopard, the largest carnivore of the island, is identified as threatened. Asian elephants live in small numbers in these rain forests and are listed as endangered. Unlike in dry-zone forests, where they live in large numbers, this ecoregion's elephant population is faced with habitat loss and fragmentation. The Indian hare, fishing cat and rusty-spotted cat

title: Sri Lanka montane rain forests

text: area listed below. Strict endemic species marked with an asterisk. Sri Lanka montane rain forests includes in EBA Sri Lanka. Out of twenty near-endemic birds, five of the bird species are strict endemic. Reptiles in Sri Lanka show more endemism than birds and mammals. Frogs and lizards are among the species is still being newly discovered, along with fishes and crabs. The 15 years from 1990 to 2005 Sri Lanka showed one of the highest deforestation rates of primary forests in the world. During that period almost 18 percent of Sri Lanka's forest cover was lost, while the deforestation rate

title: Forests Department (Western Australia)

text: Forests Department (Western Australia) The Forests Department was a department of the Government of Western Australia created in 1919 under the first Conservator of Forests Charles Lane Poole, that was responsible for implementing the State's Forests Act (1918-1976) legislation and regulations. The Forests Department was incorporated all together with National Parks Authority and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife on 21 March 1985 forming the Department of Conservation and Land Management. Forest policies covered by the Forests Department involved the following management objectives: The Department had also several tree nurseries to help with these objectives in Hamel, Manjimup, Narrogin, Broome

title: Forests Department (Western Australia)

text: pumpers and tankers and other equipment relating to operations involving fire spotting and firefighting. In 1984-85, the Forests Department’s fleet of 9 Piper Super Cub aircraft was flown for approximately 5 600 hours to provide aerial surveillance of the State Forest and nearby Crown Lands and private properties. Four lookout towers were used to maintain a continuous watch on important pine plantations, whilst another 20 towers were maintained as a back-up to spotter aircraft. Forests Department (Western Australia) The Forests Department was a department of the Government of Western Australia created in 1919 under the first Conservator of Forests Charles

title: New Caledonia rain forests

text: are a generally a mixed-species composition, interspersed with some single species stands. The predominant conifers are "Araucaria columnaris", "A. bernieri", "Agathis lanceolata", "A. ovata" (Araucariaceae), and "Dacrydium araucarioides", "Dacrycarpus vieillardii" and "Falcatifolium taxoides" (Podocarpaceae). Predominant angiosperm trees include "Montrouziera cauliflora", "Calophyllum neocaledonicum", "Dysoxylum" spp., "Neogullauminia cleopatra", and "Hernandia cordigera", together with species of the Proteaceae genera "Kermadecia, Macadamia," and "Sleumerodendron". "Araucaria", "Callistemon", and "Nothofagus" predominate in the single-species stands. The Montane rain forests are also mixed-species, predominantly the conifers "Araucaria", "Agathis", "Podocarpus", "Dacrydium", "Libocedrus", and "Acmopyle", and the angiosperms "Metrosideros", "Weinmannia", "Quintinia", and "Nothofagus" There are rutaceas in New Caledonia

title: What Have They Done to the Rain

text: What Have They Done to the Rain "What Have They Done to the Rain" is a song by Malvina Reynolds. Composed in 1962 and first entitled "Rain Song", it was written as part of a campaign to stop nuclear testing in the atmosphere, which was producing fall-out. The song was recorded by The Searchers, reaching number 29 on the U.S. charts and number 13 in the UK in 1965. It has been recorded by many other artists including Esther & Abi Ofarim (1965), who also recorded a version in French 'Tout est étrange sous la pluie' the same year. The

title: Rain City Superhero Movement

text: statements while swinging a golf club. On May Day, 2012, El Caballero, Midnightjack and Phoenix Jones confronted vandals damaging an old federal courthouse. On May 29, 2014, Phoenix Jones officially declared that the Rain City Superhero Movement was over. Rain City Superhero Movement The Rain City Superhero Movement was a Seattle-based organization in the U.S. state of Washington. It was composed of costumed activists who describe themselves as a crime-fighting brigade. Witnesses have reported that the group has intervened in crimes on several occasions, while the police maintained they would prefer that individuals other than sworn officers not place themselves

title: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests

text: is red-yellow podzolic soil. The extended Southwestern monsoon in May to September brings more than of rainfall to the ecoregion. The temperature remains constantly between throughout the year. Due to the proximity to the Indian Ocean daily temperatures are relieved by the ocean breezes. Relative humidity ranges between 75%-85%. The vegetation of the region is determined primarily by climate, with topography and edaphic conditions contributing secondarily. Two floral communities dominate in the Sri Lankan lowland rain forests - the "Dipterocarpus"-dominated (Sinhalese ""Hora"") community and the "Mesua-Shorea" community (Sinhalese ""Na-Doona""). The "Dipterocarpus" community comprises "Dipterocarpus zeylanicus", "Dipterocarpus hispidus", "Vitex altissima", "Chaetocarpus

title: Valdivian temperate rain forest

text: Valdivian temperate rain forest The Valdivian temperate forests (NT0404) is an ecoregion on the west coast of southern South America, in Chile and extending into Argentina. It is part of the Neotropical ecozone. The forests are named after the city of Valdivia. The Valdivian temperate rainforests are characterized by their dense understories of bamboos, ferns, and for being mostly dominated by evergreen angiosperm trees with some deciduous specimens, though conifer trees are also common. Temperate rain forests comprise a relatively narrow coastal strip between the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the southern Andes Mountains to the east, from roughly

title: Chocó-Darién moist forests

text: elastica"), snakewood or bastard breadnut ("Brosimum guianense"), "Bombacopsis" species, kapok tree ("Ceiba pentandra") and tonka bean ("Dipteryx panamensis"). There are large emergent trees that rise above the canopy. The understory is rich is "Mabea occidentalis" and "Clidemia", "Conostegia" and "Miconia" species. Periodically flooded areas are often rich in cativo ("Prioria copaifera"). The southern part the rain forest has two strata of trees, and large emergent trees, with flourishing lianas and epiphytes. The central zone has rain forests at higher altitudes and wet or very wet forests lower down. Vegetation includes formations that would otherwise be found only in cloud forests,

title: Valdivian temperate rain forest

text: the temperature can drop below 7 °C (45 °F). Average annual temperatures are fairly uniform within the area, specially at coastal locations where annual temperature differences between localities never exceed 7 °C. The Valdivian temperate rain forests are temperate broadleaf and mixed forests. The Valdivian and Magellanic temperate rainforests are the only temperate rain forests in South America and one of a small number of temperate rain forests in the world. Together they are the second largest in the world, after the Pacific temperate rain forests of North America (which stretches from Alaska to northern California). The Valdivian forests are

title: Borneo lowland rain forest

text: Borneo lowland rain forest Borneo lowland rain forest is an ecoregion, within the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, of the large island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It supports approximately 10,000 plant species, 380 bird species and several mammal species. The Borneo lowland rain forest is diminishing due to logging, hunting and conversion to commercial land use. The World Wildlife Fund has divided Borneo into seven ecoregions: five areas of lowland forest; the central Borneo montane rain forests; and the Kinabalu montane alpine meadows. The lowlands are distinguished by climate (as the eastern side of the island is

title: Rain City Superhero Movement

text: Rain City Superhero Movement The Rain City Superhero Movement was a Seattle-based organization in the U.S. state of Washington. It was composed of costumed activists who describe themselves as a crime-fighting brigade. Witnesses have reported that the group has intervened in crimes on several occasions, while the police maintained they would prefer that individuals other than sworn officers not place themselves in danger, and act as good witnesses instead. In July 2011, local police recorded ten citizens patrolling the city of Seattle in superhero costumes, using the names Thorn, Buster Doe, Green Reaper, The Mantis, Prodigy, Gemini, No Name, Catastrophe,

title: Marañón dry forests

text: forests, and would displace indigenous people and other farmers and fishermen along the river. Marañón dry forests The Marañón dry forests (NT0223) is an ecoregion in northern Peru. It covers the lower valley of the Marañón River and its tributaries along the eastern edge of the Andes. It has a dry climate due to rain shadow from mountains further east. The habitat has long been modified by farming, ranching and logging and is now threatened by construction of hydroelectric and irrigation dams. The Marañón dry forests ecoregion in northwestern Peru has an area of . It extends along the upper

title: Sri Lanka lowland rain forests

text: forests were cleared for plantations, originally for coffee and cinchona and then tea and rubber. The remaining forests cover only 4.6 percent of the wet zone. Between 1990-2005, Sri Lanka has showed one of the highest deforestation rates of primary forests in the world. A survey carried out in 2005 found that 17 of Sri Lanka's frogs have become extinct in the past decade and another 11 species face imminent threat of extinction unless their habitat is secured. These remaining forests exist as highly fragmented patches. Most of them are less than in extent. Poaching and the extraction of forest

title: New Caledonia rain forests

text: meters elevation. The Loyalty Islands and Ile des Pins are much lower. New Caledonia lies astride the Tropic of Capricorn, between 19° and 23° south latitude, 1,200 km east of Australia and 1,500 km northeast of New Zealand. The climate of the islands is tropical, and rainfall is highly seasonal, brought by trade winds that usually come from the east. Rainfall averages about 1,500 mm yearly on the Loyalty Islands, 2,000 mm at low elevations on eastern Grand Terre, and 2,000-4,000 mm at high elevations on Grand Terre. The western slopes of Grand Terre, which are in the rain shadow

title: Magdalena Valley dry forests

text: less than of rain annually. Mean annual temperature is . Temperatures rise to about in July and August. The Magdalena Valley dry forests ecoregion is in the neotropical realm, in the tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests biome. The Magdalena Valley dry forests ecoregion is part of the Tumbesian-Andean Valleys Dry Forests global ecoregion, which holds six terrestrial ecoregions: Tumbes-Piura dry forests, Ecuadorian dry forests, Patía Valley dry forests, Magdalena Valley dry forests, Cauca Valley dry forests and Marañón dry forests. The fauna and flora of the global ecoregion have high levels of endemism. The climate has varied during the

title: What Have They Done to the Rain

text: Seekers, Marianne Faithfull,Joan Baez (1962), and Melanie. The song was also recorded by the composer and issued by Columbia on the 1967 album Malvina Reynolds Sings the Truth (reissued on CD by Omni in 2008). It was also covered by actress Lili Taylor in Nancy Savoca's film "Dogfight". Tout est étrange sous la pluie What Have They Done to the Rain "What Have They Done to the Rain" is a song by Malvina Reynolds. Composed in 1962 and first entitled "Rain Song", it was written as part of a campaign to stop nuclear testing in the atmosphere, which was producing

title: Valdivian temperate rain forest

text: agency remarked, "Ten years ago the existence of protected areas not owned by the government was unthinkable." Among the efforts supporting conservation, has been a growing ecotourism industry. Valdivian temperate rain forest The Valdivian temperate forests (NT0404) is an ecoregion on the west coast of southern South America, in Chile and extending into Argentina. It is part of the Neotropical ecozone. The forests are named after the city of Valdivia. The Valdivian temperate rainforests are characterized by their dense understories of bamboos, ferns, and for being mostly dominated by evergreen angiosperm trees with some deciduous specimens, though conifer trees are

title: Marañón dry forests

text: Marañón dry forests The Marañón dry forests (NT0223) is an ecoregion in northern Peru. It covers the lower valley of the Marañón River and its tributaries along the eastern edge of the Andes. It has a dry climate due to rain shadow from mountains further east. The habitat has long been modified by farming, ranching and logging and is now threatened by construction of hydroelectric and irrigation dams. The Marañón dry forests ecoregion in northwestern Peru has an area of . It extends along the upper valley of the Marañón River and its tributaries. To the north the ecoregion adjoins

title: Forests Department (Western Australia)

text: and Karratha for a total seedling production of 7 307 000 in 1985. The Forests Department had management responsibilities in: Some of the most severe West Australian wildfires, in chronological order, that the Department had to suppress: Earlier forms of forest management in Western Australia were under: Around 1968, The Forests Department then was in full control of its destiny as mentioned by a former forester and General Manager of Department of Conservation and Land Management: ""We were more akin to an old Army regiment, with our regimental headquarters in Perth and our divisional centres in the field, our long

title: Borneo montane rain forests

text: poorer and more acidic than the lowlands. The isolated higher and cooler forests of the island are home to a rich and distinctive set of plants of both Asian and Australian origin. There are especially large numbers of "Nepenthes" pitcher plants (>15 species), rhododendrons, and orchids. This ecoregion also contains important areas of forest on limestone upland, especially Mount Api which has clear altitudinal zones of differing vegetation. Long Pasia in the Meligan Range and the Usun Apau plateau have important areas of high-altitude wetland. The montane forests are home to a distinct fauna including large numbers of mammals such

title: Acid rain

text: is produced by volcanic eruptions. Acid rain has been shown to have adverse impacts on forests, freshwaters and soils, killing insect and aquatic life-forms, causing paint to peel, corrosion of steel structures such as bridges, and weathering of stone buildings and statues as well as having impacts on human health. "Acid rain" is a popular term referring to the deposition of a mixture from wet (rain, snow, sleet, fog, cloudwater, and dew) and dry (acidifying particles and gases) acidic components. Distilled water, once carbon dioxide is removed, has a neutral pH of 7. Liquids with a pH less than 7

title: Puerto Rican dry forests

text: The best example of dry forests in Puerto Rico (and probably, in the Caribbean as a whole) are in the Guánica State Forest ("Bosque Estatal de Guánica") outside the town of Guánica. This site has also been the focus of the vast majority of studies of dry forests. Puerto Rican dry forests The Puerto Rican dry forests are a subtropical dry forest ecoregion located in southwestern and eastern Puerto Rico and on the offshore islands. They cover an area of . These forests grow in areas receiving less than of rain annually. Many of the trees are deciduous, losing their

title: Puerto Rican dry forests

text: Puerto Rican dry forests The Puerto Rican dry forests are a subtropical dry forest ecoregion located in southwestern and eastern Puerto Rico and on the offshore islands. They cover an area of . These forests grow in areas receiving less than of rain annually. Many of the trees are deciduous, losing their leaves during the dry season which normally lasts from December to July. Dry forests exist in two areas on the island of Puerto Rico - along the south coast of the island (in the dry orographic rain shadow of the Cordillera Central) and in the northeastern corner of

title: Borneo lowland rain forest

text: drier) or separated by the large Kapuas River and Barito River, which prevent animals and reptiles from spreading freely around the island. The other lowland ecoregions, in addition to the Borneo lowland rain forests, are: The Borneo lowland rain forests described in this article consist of all lowland areas not clearly in one of the above categories. They cover an area of about 165,100 square miles (427,500 km), parts of which lie in all the political territories of the island: Kalimantan (Indonesia), Sarawak and Sabah (Malaysia) and Brunei. Lowland Borneo has a stable climate, with monthly rainfall exceeding 8 inches

title: Sri Lanka montane rain forests

text: ranging 1000–1500 m, submontane forests occur; those forests account for 1.04 percent of the nation's area, totalling 65,793.3 ha. Sri Lanka detached from the Deccan peninsula during the end of the Miocene epoch, but its origin lies within Gondwanaland. According to biogeographic patterns southwestern lowland wet forests became isolated from the nearest wet forests in the mainland soon after the separation when climatic changes created drier, warmer conditions in the lowland. Although the two lands bridged in the Pleistocene subsequently, intervening dry habitat prevented the exchange of wet climate adapted species with wet forests in India. This resulted in southwestern

title: Rain in England

text: entirely" from the rest of his work. In "Seattle Weekly", Eric Grandy called "Rain in England" an "oddity" and said Lil B's music is better served by randomly listening to him on YouTube then in a long-form album format. In a 2012 profile of Lil B's career so far, "The Wire"s Lisa Blanning said the album "feels like a new musical expression." Lil B himself described "Rain in England" as "my favorite work ... I think that's my most powerful work, to myself. ... That's my favorite, because I know no one else has done that, and that's what I'm

title: Southwest Amazon moist forests

text: seasonal northern forests ( of rain annually) share only 44 percent of the tree species with forests in the slightly drier, more seasonal southern region. This region receives from of rain annually, in different parts. Temperatures over the year range from . At first glance, large areas may appear to be homogeneous dense forests with a canopy high with some emergent trees to towering above the canopy. Structurally, this may be the case; however, the species composition reflects much the opposite: tree species variability reaches upwards to 300 species in a single hectare. There are a few exceptions to this

title: Central Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests

text: lies mostly within the states of Maharashtra and Telangana, extending into adjacent parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh. In Maharashtra, the Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests cover most of the Vidarbha region, including the city of Nagpur. In Telangana, the dry deciduous forests cover much of the state, including Hyderabad, the state capital, with a small portion extending across the Eastern Ghats to the Bay of Bengal in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh. The xeric Deccan thorn scrub forests lie to the west, south, and southeast, covering the drier portions of the plateau in the rain shadow

title: Euxine-Colchic deciduous forests

text: Fir ("Abies nordmanniana", the tallest tree in Europe at 78m), Caucasian Spruce ("Picea orientalis") and Scots Pine ("Pinus sylvestris"). The Colchic region has high rainfall, averaging 1,500-2,500 mm annually, with a maximum in excess of 4,000 mm, and is home to some of Europe's temperate rain forests. The drier Euxine or Euxinic forests lie west of the Melet River, and extend across the Bosporus along the Black Sea coast of European Turkey to Bulgaria. The Euxine forests receive an average of 1,000 to 1,500 mm precipitation annually. The Bulgarian part of the ecoregion lies within Strandzha Nature Park, where it

title: Lower Gangetic plains moist deciduous forests

text: have largely been replaced with intensive agriculture. The ecoregion is bounded on the east and northeast by montane tropical rain forests; the Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests lie in the Chin Hills and Chittagong Hills to the east, and the Meghalaya subtropical forests lie in the Khasi Hills and Garo Hills to the northeast. To the north, the ecoregion extends to the base of the Himalayas, where it is bounded by the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands. The upper portion of the Brahmaputra valley in Assam is home to the humid lowland Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests. To the northwest, the forests are bounded

title: Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests

text: the deciduous trees that characterize most other tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregions. The dry-zone dry evergreen forests most closely resemble the East Deccan dry evergreen forests of India's southeast coast. Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests The Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of the island of Sri Lanka. The ecoregion covers an area of , which includes most of the island of Sri Lanka, with the exception of the islands' southwestern corner and central highlands, home to the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests and Sri Lanka montane rain forests ecoregions, respectively, and

text: Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests The Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of the island of Sri Lanka. The ecoregion covers an area of , which includes most of the island of Sri Lanka, with the exception of the islands' southwestern corner and central highlands, home to the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests and Sri Lanka montane rain forests ecoregions, respectively, and the northern Jaffna Peninsula, part of the Deccan thorn scrub forests ecoregion. The Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests are made up mostly of evergreen trees, which distinguish them from

title: Acid rain

text: This occurs when particles and gases stick to the ground, plants or other surfaces. Acid rain has been shown to have adverse impacts on forests, freshwaters and soils, killing insect and aquatic life-forms as well as causing damage to buildings and having impacts on human health. Both the lower pH and higher aluminium concentrations in surface water that occur as a result of acid rain can cause damage to fish and other aquatic animals. At pHs lower than 5 most fish eggs will not hatch and lower pHs can kill adult fish. As lakes and rivers become more acidic biodiversity

title: Harvest Rain Theatre Company

text: Harvest Rain Theatre Company Harvest Rain Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Brisbane, Australia, known for presenting professional musical theatre. Since its inception in 1985, Harvest Rain has produced theatre productions at a range of venues throughout Brisbane. From 1985 to 2008 the company operated out of the Sydney Street Theatre in New Farm. Now, Harvest Rain presents most of its major productions at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre at South Bank. Harvest Rain's CEO and Artistic Director is Tim O'Connor. Harvest Rain began in 1985 as a small drama group in New Farm, Queensland, Australia. The founding

title: Jamaican dry forests

text: Jamaican dry forests Jamaican dry forests are subtropical dry forests located in southern Jamaica. The most extensive dry forests are in the limestone hills of the Hellshire Hills in St. Catherine and Portland Ridge in Clarendon in southern Jamaica. These areas are dry because they lie in the orographic rain shadow of the Blue Mountains. The Hellshire Hills have been described as one of the last substantial areas of primary, undisturbed dry forest in the Caribbean. Jamaican dry forests are dominated by plants in the Rubiaceae, the Euphorbiaceae and the Myrtaceae. In this regard they are similar to Puerto Rican

title: Acid rain

text: Soil chemistry can be dramatically changed when base cations, such as calcium and magnesium, are leached by acid rain thereby affecting sensitive species, such as sugar maple (Acer saccharum). Adverse effects may be indirectly related to acid rain, like the acid's effects on soil (see above) or high concentration of gaseous precursors to acid rain. High altitude forests are especially vulnerable as they are often surrounded by clouds and fog which are more acidic than rain. Other plants can also be damaged by acid rain, but the effect on food crops is minimized by the application of lime and fertilizers

title: Rain on the City

text: Rain on the City Rain on the City is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston. It was released in 2010 on Bar/None Records. It is Johnston's first album of original material since 2001's "Right Between the Promises". AllMusic's Mark Deming said the album "strikes a more comfortable balance between the bright and blue sides of Johnston's musical personality, and in terms of getting a sound that suits his songs, this is his most effective set since "This Perfect World" in 1994." He continues that "Johnston also seems to have gotten his stride back as a songwriter, and these

title: Madagascar subhumid forests

text: . The highlands catch the wet northeast trade winds, while the areas to the south, west, and north lie in the drier rain shadow of the highlands. The subhumid forests are bounded by the humid Madagascar lowland forests along the coastal strip to the east, by the Madagascar dry deciduous forests to the north, northwest and west, and by the sub-arid Madagascar succulent forests and Madagascar spiny thickets to the southwest and south. In four areas above elevation, the subhumid forests yield to the montane Madagascar ericoid thickets. Montagne d'Ambre near the northern tip of the island, contains a significant

title: Rain on the City

text: 11 tunes are full of the sharp but thoughtful wordplay and unique characters that make his best work so pleasurable." And concludes "this collection is a beautiful example of Johnston playing to his strengths and reminding us why he's one of the best and most singular American songwriters at work today. With any luck, it won't take quite so long for him to make something this comfortable but pleasantly surprising again." All songs written by Freedy Johnston. Rain on the City Rain on the City is the eighth studio album by singer-songwriter Freedy Johnston. It was released in 2010 on

title: Madagascar lowland forests

text: where a narrow belt of dry transitional forest marks the transition to the dry spiny forests ecoregion in the mountains' rain shadow. The lowland forests are characterized by dense evergreen forests, 82% of which is endemic species, with a canopy exceeding . Typical canopy species include "Dalbergia, Diospyros, Ocotea, Symphonia", and "Tambourissa"; emergents of "Canarium, Albizia," and "Brochoneura acuminata" rise above the canopy. The lowland forests have a rich diversity of "Pandanus", palm, bamboo, and epiphytic orchid species. At higher elevations the trees become shorter and have a denser undergrowth. The lowland forests represent a great reservoir of diversity and

title: Rain in July

text: Rain in July Rain in July is the first EP by Welsh pop punk band Neck Deep. Vocalist Ben Barlow met lead guitarist Lloyd Roberts when Barlow's older brother, Seb, was recording the Wrexham hardcore band Spires that Roberts played in. At the time, Ben Barlow wrote pop punk songs on his own for fun. On 19 April 2012 the duo posted the song "What Did You Expect?" online under the name Neck Deep. According to Roberts, Barlow "literally said, 'What about Neck Deep [as the band name]?' and that was that." The name comes from the Crucial Dudes' song

title: Queensland tropical rain forests

text: million years ago. Conifers of the southern hemisphere family Araucariaceae are the characteristic tree species. In the northern section of the ecoregion, Kauri commonly form the forest canopy, with "Agathis robusta" most common at lower elevations, and "A. microstachya" and "A. atropurpurea" predominant at higher elevations. In the southern sections, "Araucaria cunninghamii" is predominant, with "Araucaria bidwillii" dominant in two small areas. Conifers in the family Podocarpaceae are also present, including genera "Podocarpus" and "Sundacarpus". The forests are thick with vines, ferns, epiphytes, and palms. These forests are limited to areas of high rainfall and good soils. In waterlogged soils,

title: Borneo montane rain forests

text: as civets (such as the rare Hose's civet "Diplogale hosei", endemic to these montane forests), tree shrews, squirrels, and rats and primates such as orangutan ("Pongo pygmaeus"), gibbons, and langurs. Although most of these primates prefer lower elevations there are especially good numbers of the large macaque monkeys and as the forests are less-disturbed at higher elevations larger animals such as orangutans and Sumatran rhinoceros ("Dicerorhinus sumatrensis") have retreated here from the lowlands. Although there are fewer birds in the Bornean mountains than in the lowlands there is a higher proportion of endemic species, indeed most of Borneo's unique birds

title: Juruá-Purus moist forests

text: nutrients. The Juruá-Purus moist forests ecoregion is in the neotropic ecozone and the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome. It is part of the Southwestern Amazon Moist Forests global ecoregion, which also includes the Southwest Amazon moist forests, Purus-Madeira moist forests and Madeira-Tapajós moist forests. The Köppen climate classification is "Af": equatorial, fully humid. Average temperatures are throughout the year. Annual precipitation averages , with as much as in some places. Monthly rainfall is typically , with least rain falling in July. The ecoregion is almost completely covered in evergreen tropical rainforest. The forests have a high level of

title: Cauca Valley dry forests

text: Cauca Valley dry forests The Cauca Valley dry forests is a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in Colombia. The Cauca Valley dry forests occupies an area of , extending in a long, narrow strip along the Cauca River. The Cauca Valley is nestled between the Cordillera Occidental and Cordillera Central in the northern Andes. These ranges create a rain shadow, which makes the Cauca Valley drier than the surrounding forests. The Cauca Valley dry forests lie below 1000 meters elevation; the higher slopes are occupied by the distinct Cauca Valley montane forests. Most of these forests have been cleared for

title: East Deccan dry evergreen forests

text: East Deccan dry evergreen forests The East Deccan dry evergreen forests are an ecoregion of southeastern India. The ecoregion includes the coastal region behind the Coromandel Coast on the Bay of Bengal, between the Eastern Ghats and the sea. It covers eastern Tamil Nadu, part of Puducherry and south eastern Andhra Pradesh. The East Deccan dry evergreen forests cover lie in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats, which block the rain-bearing summer southwest monsoon. The ecoregion covers an area of , extending from Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu to Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh. Much of

title: New Caledonia rain forests

text: microenvironments of the coast and coastal mountains of the mainland, but the forests have been much reduced in extent by logging, clearance for agriculture and grazing, and the invasion of exotic species. The decline of much of the endemic fauna and flora is largely due to deforestation to accommodate agricultural expansion. This is accompanied by displacement of native flora by invasive alien weeds and crop plants. The most famous "laurisilva" forests remain on Madeira, where they are found between 300 m and 1400 m altitude on the northern slope, and 700 m to 1600 m on the southern slope, and

title: Borneo peat swamp forests

text: Borneo peat swamp forests The Borneo peat swamp forests ecoregion, within the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, are on the island of Borneo, which is divided between Brunei, Indonesia and Malaysia. Peat swamp forests occur where waterlogged soils prevent dead leaves and wood from fully decomposing, which over time creates thick layer of acidic peat. The peat swamp forests on Borneo occur in the Indonesian state of Kalimantan, the Malaysian state of Sarawak and in the Belait District of Brunei on coastal lowlands, built up behind the brackish mangrove forests and bounded by the Borneo lowland rain forests

title: Borneo lowland rain forest

text: 2010." Although this forecast has not been fulfilled, in 2008 the IUCN Red List reported a 2005 prediction that "forest cover on the island of Borneo, if current deforestation rates continue, is projected to decline from 50% to less than one-third by 2020". Large nature reserves in Borneo include: Borneo lowland rain forest Borneo lowland rain forest is an ecoregion, within the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests biome, of the large island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It supports approximately 10,000 plant species, 380 bird species and several mammal species. The Borneo lowland rain forest is diminishing due to

title: North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests

text: North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests The North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern India. The North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests lies in the northern portion of the Western Ghats (Sahyadri) range. It extends from southeastern Gujarat through Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Maharashtra, Goa, and Karnataka. It covers the eastern and western slopes of the range between 250 and 1000 meters elevation, and surrounds the North Western Ghats montane rain forests ecoregion, which lies above 1000 meters elevation. The ecoregion has an area of . It is bounded on the west

title: Tropical Evergreen forests of India

text: rain shadow of the hills and the Western Ghats with their dense; luxuriant forests – all provide fascinating variations in habitats. These forests sustain 350 species of mammals, 2,100 kinds of birds (both local and migratory), nearly 350 species of reptile and countless insects. Conservation preserves the ecological diversity and our life support systems-water,air and soil. It helps reserve the genetic diversity of plants and animals for better growth of species. The need for conservation of the environment and the forests has exercised the minds of Indian rulers from the earliest of times. In recent times, it was the administrators

title: Rain in July

text: talent here to make it count." Personnel adapted from the booklet/sleeve of the "Rain in July / A History of Bad Decisions" compilation. Rain in July Rain in July is the first EP by Welsh pop punk band Neck Deep. Vocalist Ben Barlow met lead guitarist Lloyd Roberts when Barlow's older brother, Seb, was recording the Wrexham hardcore band Spires that Roberts played in. At the time, Ben Barlow wrote pop punk songs on his own for fun. On 19 April 2012 the duo posted the song "What Did You Expect?" online under the name Neck Deep. According to Roberts,

title: New Caledonia rain forests

text: as Citrus macroptera Montr. Melodinus insulae-pinorum Boiteau, Melodinus phylliraeoides Labill. The Maquis forests hold a great variety of species, with many endemics. The ultramafic rocks, which formed in the deep ocean, are rich in metals, including nickel, magnesium, chromium, and manganese, which are toxic to many plants. The predominant trees are stunted Araucarias. New Caledonia has one of the most enigmatic birds of the world, the endangered kagu. It is related to the cranes and it lives very hidden. It is also the heraldic bird of the island. Another endemic bird is the New Caledonian rail. This critically endangered bird

title: Queensland tropical rain forests

text: the rainforest flora gives way to "Melaleuca" thickets, and on poor soils and in drier areas "Eucalyptus" becomes dominant. The rainforest flora is intolerant of fire, and where periods of drought have allowed devastating fires, the rainforest flora has retreated, allowing fire-tolerant "Eucalyptus" to become established. If a relatively wet period persists, the rainforest flora may reestablish itself. It is thought that the land management practices of the aboriginal Australians, which involve setting regular fires to keep the eucalyptus woodlands open, may have encouraged the expansion of eucalyptus forests at the expense of the rainforest flora. These rainforests seem to

title: Santa Marta montane forests

text: These tropical rain forests at altitudes up to have trees that may reach in height depending on rainfall. The understory contains tree ferns and grasses with large leaves. There are some endemic species, but relatively low diversity compared to other neotropical ecoregions. These forests are considered to be a Pleistocene refuge. There are few species in common with the cloud forests higher up, but there are similarities to wet forests elsewhere in Colombia, in Panama and Venezuela, and at a family level to forests in the Amazon. On the drier western side forests at elevations from above sea level have

title: Ecuadorian dry forests

text: more rain. The Köppen climate classification is "Aw": equatorial, dry winter. At a sample location at coordinates average monthly temperatures ranged from in June to in February. Mean annual temperature was about . The Ecuadorian dry forests are in the neotropical realm, in the tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests biome. The ecoregion is part of the Tumbes-Chocó-Magdalena biodiversity hotspot, one of 25 biogeographic regions globally that have with a significant reservoir of biodiversity under threat from humans. The ecoregion is part of the Tumbesian-Andean Valleys Dry Forests global ecoregion, which holds six terrestrial ecoregions: Tumbes-Piura dry forests, Ecuadorian dry

title: Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests

text: Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests The Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests is an ecoregion that covers most of the island of Taiwan, with the exception of the southern tip of the island, which constitutes the South Taiwan monsoon rain forests ecoregion. The island's concentrated steep mountains host a range of forest types, from subtropical forests in the lowlands to temperate and alpine or montane forests. The coastal plains and lower elevations are covered by evergreen laurel-"Castanopsis" forests, dominated by Chinese Cryptocarya ("Cryptocarya chinensis") and "Castanopsis hystrix", with scattered stands of the subtropical pine "Pinus massoniana". At higher elevations, Japanese blue oak ("Quercus

title: Sparkle in the Rain

text: Sparkle in the Rain Sparkle in the Rain is the sixth studio album by Scottish rock band Simple Minds, released in February 1984 by record label Virgin in the UK and A&M in the US. A breakthrough commercial success for the band, the record peaked at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart on 18 February 1984, and reached the top 20 in numerous other countries around the world, including New Zealand, Netherlands, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, and Australia. Receiving mostly positive reviews in the United Kingdom and the United States, "Sparkle in the Rain" was ultimately certified double