Cosma / Communication / Knowledge / Realm / Terrestrial / Ecosystem / Forest
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Introduction1
Forest Fact Breaks (Oregon Forests Resources Institute, YouTube Channel)
Forest Science (Oregon Forests Resources Institute, Official Website)
Dictionary
forest : a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook
Thesaurus
Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords
Encyclopedia
Forest is a large area dominated by trees, they are the dominant terrestrial ecosystem of Earth and they are distributed around the globe. Forests account for 75% of the gross primary productivity of the Earth’s biosphere, and contain 80% of the Earth’s plant biomass. Forests at different latitudes and elevations form distinctly different ecozones: boreal forests near the poles, tropical forests near the equator and temperate forests at mid-latitudes. Higher elevation areas tend to support forests similar to those at higher latitudes, and amount of precipitation also affects forest composition. — Wikipedia
Forest (Encyclopædia Britannica)
The Forests Biome (World’s Biomes, University of California Museum of Paleontology)
Forests (The World’s Biomes, UC Berkeley Museum of Paleontology)
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Inspiration
Talks about Forests (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
Articles about Forests (Big Think)
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Preservation
Library
DDC: 577.3 Forest Ecology (Library Thing)
Subject: Forest Ecology (Library Thing)
Subject: Forest Ecology (Open Library)
LCC: QH 541.5 Forest Ecology (UPenn Online Books)
Subject: Forest Ecology (UPenn Online Books)
LCC: QH 541.5 Forest Ecology (Library of Congress)
Subject: Forest Ecology (Library of Congress)
Subject: Forest Ecology (WorldCat)
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Participation
Education
Revealing the Rainforest (Ask a Biologist, Arizona State University)
Talking in the Temperate Forest (Ask a Biologist, Arizona State University)
MERLOT: Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching
OER Commons: Open Educational Resources
Community
Occupation
CareerOneStop, YouTube Channel (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
CareerOneStop, Official Website (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration)
Organization
News
Forest Ecosystems (JSTOR)
Forests (EurekaAlert, AAAS)
Forests (Science Daily)
Forests (Science News)
Forests (NPR Archives)
Book
Forestry (National Academies Press)
Government
Forests and Grasslands (Forest Service, US Department of Agriculture)
Document
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Related
Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.
Sphere Land, Ice, Water (Ocean), Air, Life (Cell, Gene)
Ecosystem Forest, Grassland, Desert, Arctic, Aquatic
Tree of Life
Microorganism Virus
Prokaryote Archaea, Bacteria
Eukaryote Protist, Fungi, Algae, Protozoa (Tardigrade)
Plant Flower, Tree
Animal
Invertebrate
Cnidaria Coral, Jellyfish
Cephalopod Cuttlefish, Octopus
Crustacean Lobster, Shrimp
Arachnid Spider, Scorpion
Insect Ant, Bee, Beetle, Butterfly
Vertebrate
Fish Seahorse, Ray, Shark
Amphibian Frog, Salamander
Reptile Turtle, Tortoise, Dinosaur
Bird Penguin, Ostrich, Owl, Crow, Parrot
Mammal Platypus, Bat, Mouse, Rabbit, Goat, Giraffe, Camel, Horse, Elephant, Mammoth
Walrus, Seal, Polar Bear, Bear, Panda, Cat, Tiger, Lion, Dog, Wolf
Cetacean Whale, Dolphin
Primate Monkey, Chimpanzee, Human
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Notes
1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.