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Hidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained–the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens. Ninety-six percent of the ancient redwood forests have been destroyed by logging, but the untouched fragments that remain are among the great wonders of nature. The biggest redwoods have trunks up to thirty feet wide and can rise more than thirty-five...
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English
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"The world's tropical rain forests are being destroyed. But you can help! Navigate through three different stories in this rain forest rescue mission. With dozens of possible story outcomes, it is up to you to save the rain forests before they disappear forever. The planet needs you. Will YOU CHOOSE to help?"--
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
These giant trees stretch more than 300 feet above the ground, with hidden gardens and mysterious predators thriving within their canopy. Obsessive redwood climber Steve Sillett of Humboldt State University investigates their monster crowns, tallying biological material and discovering new record-breaking trees, while escaping falling branches and crashing trees in the process. Explorer-in-Residence Mike Fay charts the redwood range.
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Publisher
Dash! Leveled Readers, an imprint of Abdo Zoom
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This title explores the layers of the rain forest and what animals and plants can be found in each layer. This title is at a Level 2 and is written specifically for emerging readers. Aligned to Common Core Standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO."--Provided by publisher.
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NIST technical note volume 2039
Publisher
U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Author
Series
Research paper PSW volume 238
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Author
Series
General technical report SRS volume 135
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Author
Series
General technical report SRS volume 127
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
15) Urban and community forests of the South Central West Region: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oaklahoma, Texas
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Series
General technical report NRS volume 59
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Author
Series
Research paper PSW volume 227
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Author
Series
General technical report RMRS volume GTR-24
Publisher
United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
Pub. Date
April 1999.
Language
English
Author
Series
General technical report NRS volume 50
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
19) Canopy structure on forest lands in western Oregon: differences among forest types and stand ages
Author
Series
General technical report PNW volume 794
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Canopy structure is an important attribute affecting economic and ecological values of forests in the Pacific Northwest. However, canopy cover and vertical layering are rarely measured directly; they are usually inferred from other forest measurements. In this study, we quantified and compared vertical and horizontal patterns of tree canopy structure and understory cover along a successional gradient of forests and among stands with different thinning...
20) Connecting people with ecosystems in the 21st century: an assessment of our nation's urban forests
Series
General technical report PNW volume 490
Publisher
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English