Talk:Tropical rainforest

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[edit] Vandalism

Manually reverted vandalism by 96.224.198.195 at 23:31, 4 January 2008. Noted user page. =UseUrHeadFred (talk) 09:11, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Someone has just complained that I vandalised the 'Tropical Rainforest' page. I DID NOT, Until today when I came on it to leave this message I've never even been on the page! I am a bit concerned to have been accused of vandalising a page like that. Skekayuk 21:53, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

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I am doing a massive edit on this article. DO NOT edit for at least an hour. General Eisenhower (talk • contribs) 18:47, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Okay. I'm done with major editing. You can edit it once more. General Eisenhower (talk • contribs) 19:36, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
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216.240.72.250 (talk) 14:43, 28 January 2008 (UTC)lonita216.240.72.250 (talk) 14:43, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Split

Some of this article may refer to "tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests" as the main topics rather than the rainforest, but it shouldn't. Background: This article (Tropical rainforest) was moved to Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests for a while, and then that article was split in two, with half of it going back here (tropical rainforest). "Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests" is a broader topic, of which "tropical rainforest" is only a part. Some old talk would be found in Talk:Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests. Please help keep the differences between these topics clear. Cheers. —Pengo 21:11, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

I've removed a lot of material on a single specific ethnic group that makes some use of rainforest from the "Human uses" section. While I'm sure it was all perfectly accurate it is also only very tangential to the subject at hand. In addition a full paragraph on one single ethnic group is way overboard. If we included a similar amount of material on the literally thousands of other ethnic groups that make some use of rainforests worldwide the article would be a mess. Everyone has thier favourite group or other hobby horse, but if we can't do justice to all, or at least a representive sample, there is neither purpoise nor fairness in delving into fine detail on one.
I suggest the contributor starts a new artciel to detail that ethnic group. Such anthropological/religious detail doesn't belong in what should be an ecology article, IMO anyway. 203.164.198.193

[edit] Organisms

In the tropical rainforest many species o plant are existent. These include - Bromeliads: Closely related to the pineapple family, can catch rain water in a bowl held in by their thick waxy leaves. They can hold several gallon of water and nurture mini ecosystems.

- Epiphytes: Also called air plants, epiphytes are found on the trunk, branches, and even the leaves of a tree. Epiphytes include cacti, lichens, ferns, and orchids.

- Saprophytes: These are the rainforest's decomposers. Most are microbes, and not visible to the naked eye.

- Buttress Roots: Additional support that branches out from the base of a trunk of the tree.

- Lianas: Lianas are a type of climbing vine found mainly in tropical rainforests. Once they reach the top of the canopy they often branch off to other trees or twist themselves around other lianas. This network of vines gives support against strong winds to the top-heavy trees.

the last statement is incorrect. Liana are a structural parasite which are more likely to cause damage/death to trees. Furthermore - this network of vines means that when a tree does go there is an increased likelihood of it taking other with it. Sepilok2007 (talk) 07:24, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] =Conservation

I deleted the section on conservation. The section contained no information, just a link to an extremely poorly written article on "Rainforest Conservation".Ethel Aardvark 00:35, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plant Adaptations

Plant Adaptations You might consider adding a small section on Plant Adaptations. This may be a lot of work but it is often some of the more sought after information when researching rainforests, also its a real pain to have nothing on Wikipedia about it. :)

[edit] External Links / Conservation Efforts

How about adding Cool Earth? It's the website of a charity that allows you to sponsor rainforest, a half-acre at a time, so that they can protect it against logging. Logging would have the effect of releasing carbon into the atmosphere and so contribute to global warming.

Unregistered users are currently blocked from editing this page; please could an established user add this for me? Cheers! 218.79.193.143 03:08, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

If this website is making claims that "Logging would have the effect of releasing carbon into the atmosphere and so contribute to global warming" then I won't be adding it because it is demonstrably not reputable. That claim is a load of bollocks. Logging of rainforest actually increases carbon sequestration. It is clearing of rainforest that increases atmospheric carbon. and cleairng =/= logging.. Ethel Aardvark
Forgive me for mixing up "logging" and "clearing". I guess you guys have already checked the website for yourselves by now but for the record...
...the website does not say that cutting down the rainforests for timber (logging) contributes to global warming. It does, however, talk about other environmental damage caused by logging, such as species destruction, which it also aims to prevent by buying up rainforest. I guess they chose the name 'Cool Earth' because 'Cool, diversely populated, holding-promise-of-many-more-cures-for-disease Earth' wasn't catchy enough :o) 15 mins 16:06, 2 July 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Map

The distribution map seems to be somewhat lacking. If it is to be believed then there is no tropical rainforest on the Australian continent, none in Polynesia, none in Southern Africa, None in the central and Southern Andes and on the Indian subcontinent it is restricted to Bangladesh. The ommisions are glaring and as it stands the map contradicts the distribution range given in the article.Ethel Aardvark 06:40, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

? A search reveals no mention of those areas within the article. So where is the contradiction? Vsmith 00:05, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Standardisation

We need to standardised name within this article e.g. rain forest vs rainforest under story vs understory (or understorey) Sepilok2007 (talk) 07:15, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Climate change Peat & Siberia

Not sure what the relavence of the new addition is. I think you probably mean tropical peatswamp forests are major carbon sinks, not all TRF. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Sepilok2007 (talk • contribs) 12:14, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] fast facts

someone keeps reverting my fast facts section that I keep putting at the end of the article! Who is it and who wants me to put it back? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.181.105.160 (talk • contribs) 15:47, 18 May 2008

Your fast facts are unsourced and unneeded - the material is in the article if important. Vsmith (talk) 22:03, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
Someone added fast facts with a few random words underneath. I didn't see the point in it, and reverted. Thegreatdr (talk) 21:33, 22 May 2008 (UTC)