Talk:Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

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I moved this page in accordance with Wikipedia:Naming conventions (capitalization), Wikipedia:Naming conventions (pluralization), and Wikipedia:Naming conventions (common names). --Jiang 01:03, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)

okay, but please keep the titles correct (complete, rather than dwarfed). ant

the article states "also known as Tropical rain forests" - either change the article or move this page back. also fix all double redirects after moving pages --Jiang 21:49, 26 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Yes, but in the hierarchy defined by the ecoregions, it is called by the complete title. So, it is best to tell you before you start changing all titles of the project... Which is likely to occur soon. So I'll fix the redirect of all your moves afterwards. ant

Could somebody add more info about rainfall (specific #'s) and other biotic and abiotic factors? instead of just locations of tropical rainforests... The Dragonlord 22:24, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

or perhaps a bot to change all the titles to remove capitalization ? ant

Contents 1 Tree species 2 Move to Tropical Rainforest 3 merger 4 Modifications 2/9/06 5 Split

[edit] Tree species

i am doing some geography homework and i would find it useful if there was a chapter on the wild life in tropical rainforests, please...

[edit] Move to Tropical Rainforest

The current title is far from common. Frankly, it's like having a title manual impact device. Ardric47 03:54, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

It is a specific WWF category - the name should be retained as it is, in common with the numerous other related pages - MPF 23:27, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

But it's not the most commonly used name in general, is it? Ardric47 23:38, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

People aren't going to search for Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, but if that is the specific WWF category couldn't it be a subtitle?

As for the proposed merger with Rainforest, I disagree; tropical and temperate rainforests are sufficiently different to have separate articles. Ardric47 01:32, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

This article describe a specific type of rainforest and is log enough to stand on his own, a mergeris not justified. Circeus 17:29, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

This isn't synonymous with tropical rainforest, so it makes no sense to merge these articles. In addition to what would normally be considered TRF, this article covers moist seasonal forests and montane forests. So, Very, very strong oppose. Guettarda 18:10, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

This article shouldn't be moved, but the arguments here clearly show that we need a separate tropical rainforest article.. Currently some spellings of "tropical rain forest" redirect to this page, and others to "rainforest". —Pengo 02:55, 13 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] merger

oppose...bad idea, since tropical rainforests are quite different from temperate rainforests. Covalent 22:00, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Modifications 2/9/06

Made quite a few changes.

1) "Lungs of earth" comment clarified. If we are going to mention that this is often attributed to RF we shoiuld also mention that it is factualy incorrect. 2) TRF is found in eastern Aust as far south as Sydney as well as in the north. 3)Altered tree properties by rmeoving references to A B & C layers since they are not mentioned elsewhere in the article and aren't hotlinked to their own article. Stick with canopy, subcanopy etc until someone wants to clarify which scheme they are using for A, B, C. Every author has her own. 4)Added rainforest tree to the tree properties section in several places Feetures listed are not common to non RF tropical trees eg eucalypts and and acacias. 5) Modified reasons for large levaes. Such are always beneficial where water stress not an issue. Limitation is wind damage to huge sails in a canopy. 6)Drip tips essential in stopping leaf smother. 7)Lianas are not usually epiphytic. Lianas are usually rooetd in the ground. 8)Comment on people living "in" rainforest and exploiting it. This is a legitimate human use. 9)Tourism, ecosystem services, non-timber, non-food, animals and timber etccan not be overlooked as human uses. I've added what are essentially stubs. I'd welcome it if someone else can clean them/expand them for me. If not I'll return some day.

[edit] Split

I've been bold and split this article, and moved much of it back to Tropical rainforest, as "Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests" covers a broader topic, of which tropical rainforest is only a part, and much of the information here was taken directly from the original tropical rainforest article so it better belonged in its own article. I'm not sure how much of the text was already adapted specifically for this article so the split might not be that clean, and I welcome anyone to look over it. —Pengo 05:11, 13 March 2007 (UTC)