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Introduction
what is a rainforest
Types of rainforests
tropical
temperate
other
Climate and Geography
rainfall and temperature
seasons
location
landform features
Layers of the Rainforest
forest floor
understorey
canopy
emergent
Plants and Animals
in tropical rainforests
in temperate rainforests
Benefits of the rainforests
human
environmental
Life without rainforests
threats
What can we do
Forest Floor
All about the forest floor
It's very dark down here. Almost no plants grow in this area. Since hardly any sun reaches the forest floor things begin to decay quickly. A leaf that might take one year to decompose in a regular climate will disappear in 6 weeks.