Rainforests

Rainforests are forests characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can generally be classified as tropical rainforests or temperate rainforests, but other types have been described.

large rainforest in South America

specific ecosystem

type of tropical climate in which there is no dry season

portion of a plant community or crop formed by plant crowns

protected area and national park in Montenegro

biome

1992 film by Bill Kroyer

nonprofit organization in New York, United States

extinction event; occurred ca. 305 Ma at the end of the Moscovian in the Carboniferous; altered the vast coal forests that covered the equatorial region of Euramerica, fragmenting them into ‘islands’, causing dwarfism and extinction of many species

non-profit organization in the USA

wildlife sanctuary in Assam, India

Maquipucuna is a 6,000 hectare (14,820 acre) cloud forest reserve in Ecuador. Located in the Pichincha Province, it is the closest pristine rainforest to Quito, Ecuador's capital. The reserve consists of primary and secondary montane rain forest and cloud forest. The Maquipucuna Reserve is located in the parish of Nanegal, within the Metropolitan District of Quito.

Intergovernmental organization