How to Time Your Trip to Hawaii
Hawaii - the name alone conjures up images of perfect beaches, tropical flowers, lush rain forests and iridescent sunsets. These Pacific islands might be the closest thing to paradise on earth. Decide which island you want to see. Would you ... [... more]
eHow |
Trinidad
Rachael Ray shows viewers how to get the most out of a visit to Trinidad -Tasty Travels style! From dancing in the streets to hiking in lush rain forests, Trinidad has something for everyone. And with so many diverse cultures in one place, dining ... [... more]
Food Network |
To save big, dream bigger
Imagination is the key to setting goals that will motivate you to make small sacrifices today for the dreams of tomorrow. When he was 31, George Kinder fulfilled a longtime dream of vacationing on Maui. For him, the Hawaiian rain forests were ... [... more]
Money Central |
Christmas cactus bloomed early
Yours is probably the Thanksgiving cactus rather than the Christmas cactus. There are two common species and many varieties in the genus Schlumbergera. This is an interesting group of cacti native to New World tropical rain forests. Because they ... [... more]
New Mexico State University |
Giant Heavy-Lifting Gyroplanes: June 2004 Cover Story
Some of the world's most valuable resources are in the last places on Earth. The wastelands of Siberia, the rain forests of Brazil and the deserts of Antarctica hold vast stores of rare metals, oil and natural gas. Despite their value, these ... [... more]
Popular Mechanics |
How to Grow Bird's Nest Fern Houseplants
Turn your home into a tropical forest with an addition of a Bird's Nest Fern. The moisture-loving fern grows wildly throughout the world's biggest rain forests on trees, rocks or other vegetation. The Bird's Nest Fern also grows well in homes. ... [... more]
eHow |
African Elephant Facts - African Culture
African Elephant (includes Forest Elephants and Savannah Elephants) Tembo or Ndovo (Swahili), Ndovu (Kikuyu), Indlovu (Zulu), Olifant (Afrikaans), Indofu (Luhya) Rain forests to desert-like habitats, swamps, seashores, and edges of mountain ... [... more]
Bella Online |
Origin and Evolution of Tropical Rain Forests
 Superb summary of a world of data: I love the one previous review--I wish my kids would review my books! But perhaps we need more detail here.... This is a truly superb integration of a mass of data, much of it unpublished palynological material from oil [... more]
$275.00
Amazon.com |
The Last Rain Forests: A World Conservation Atlas
The rain forests are doomed..............: It is sad to read the title "The LAST Rain Forests", because it means, that they are doomed to extinction. This book offers a comprehensive overview about the tropical forests in general from the [... more]
$45.00
Amazon.com |
Tropical Nature: Life and Death in the Rain Forests of ...
for everyone: Still in print and selling well 23 years after its first publication, this is a classic book about the beauty and importance of rain forests and their many inhabitants, both plant and animal. I read this book for an undergraduate class that [... more]
$14.00
Amazon.com |
Origin and Evolution of Tropical Rain Forests
Superb summary of a world of data: I love the one previous review--I wish my kids would review my books! But perhaps we need more detail here.... This is a truly superb integration of a mass of data, much of it unpublished palynological material from oil [... more]
$350.00
Amazon.com |
The Rain Forests of Home: Profile Of A North American ...
A Spectacular History of America's Rain Forests: A breathtaking synopsis of North America's best kept secrete, "The Rain Forests of Home" give the reader an in-depth look at some of the most beautiful lanscape the earth has to offer. The [... more]
$50.00
Amazon.com |
