| Rainforest
Plants from MBGnet |
A
Dichotomous Key for Leaf Litter Arthropods |
| Tropical
Plant Database |
Arthropods
Key - from Missouri Ozark Forest System |
| Defenses
of Young Leaves |
Leafcutter
Ants Photo Gallery - by Jackie
Willis, JASON Researcher |
| Delayed
Greening in Young Leaves |
Leurker's
Guide to Leafcutter Ants - lots of
links |
| Tri-Trophic
Interactions |
Leafcutter Ants
More awesome
ant photos |
| Exploring
the Tropics - from Missouri Botanical Gardens |
Leafcutting Ants - another site |
| Seeds
& Fruits of the Rainforest |
Watch
a Video of Leafcutter Ants in Action |
| Light
Gaps of the Rainforest |
Pictures
of Ants
More
Pictures of Ants |
| Soil
& Nutrient Cycling in the Rainforest |
Leafcutter
Ant Gardens - by Jackie Willis, JASON researcher tells all about
these interesting ants |
| Click
& Play the Layers of the Rainforest Game |
Reptiles
& Amphibians of the Understory |
| Rainforest
Trees & Canopy |
Invertebrates
of the Understory |
| Rainforest
Understory |
Frog
Sounds of the Rainforest -
listen to them! |
| Rainforest
Floor |
Frogland
- almost
everything you wanted to know about frogs! |
| Ecosystem
- Plants, Animals & Insects of the Rainforest |
Snakes
on Barro Colorado Island, Panama |
| Rainforest
Animals - mouse over the pictures |
Ground
Birds of the
Understory |
| Green
Iguana |
Birds
of the Rainforest |
| Leaf
Litter Biology for Kids |
Harpy
Eagle of Panama |
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Building
a Berlese Funnel -
directions |
|
Rainforest
General Information
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| Brain
Pop Rainforest Quiz & Movie |
Jungle
Photos from Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador
- animals, plants, scenery, towns, people, and more |
| Rainforests
- a huge site by MBCnet with loads of information |
Rainforest
Education - a huge site with photos and information about all
rainforest topics of the Americas |
| Rainforest
Fact Sheets |
How
Rainforests Work |
| More
Rainforest Facts |
Mystery
Photos from the JASON X Expedition |
| Encyclopedia
of the Rainforest - lots of information |
Temperate
Rainforests of the Pacific Northwest |
| Rainforest
Types, Structure, Climate, Characteristics |
Temperate
Rainforests of the Olympia Peninsula, Washington |
| Journey
to Amazonia - a PBS site about the Amazon Rainforest |
Listen
to Rainforest Sounds - in Windows Media Player format |
| Rainforest
Live Kidz - with teacher hints, too |
The
Magic School Bus Explores the Rainforest - Teacher's Guide Page |
| Watch
a Rainforest Slideshow |
All
About Rainforests - by Enchanted Learning |
| Another
Rainforest Slideshow |
Maps
of Rainforests Around the World |
| Zoom.com
Rainforests |
An
awesome collection of Rainforest Web Sites - by Jerrie S. Cheek from
Kennesaw , Georgia |
| Take
a Rainforest Quiz |
Rainforest
Biomes |
| Rainforest
Trivia, Foods From the Rainforest & More |
Rainforest
Observatory - from
the NASA website |
   
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Unit
3 - Rainforest Mammals |
| Jaguar
Information - from Animal Encyclopedia |
Mammals
of the Forest Floor - Predators |
| More
Jaguar Info. |
Mammals
of the Forest Floor - Herbivores |
| Ecosystem
- Plants, Animals & Insects of the Rainforest |
Monkeys
& Apes |
| Mammals
of BCI - from the STRI "Forest Speaks" Exhibit |
Tapir |
| Coatimundis
- picture |
Agoutis
- picture |
| Tamarins
-picture |
Howler
monkey picture |
| Peccaries
- picture |
Bat
Myths - by Bats4kids.com |
| Opossum
- picture |
Bats
by eNature.com |
| Capuchin
Monkeys - picture |
Bats
4 Kids - has lots of bat information, quizzes, a bat cam, and more |
| Kinkajou
- Watch a Macromedia Flash video from National Geographic (about 10
minutes long) |
Bat
Identification of BCI - a virtual key to species identification |
| Animals
of the Rainforest Canopy page 1 |
Bat
Pictures from BCI |
| Rainforest
Animals - mouse over the picture & click to learn about
rainforest animals & insects |
Bats
& Echolocation
- has sounds you can listen to |
| Animals
of the Rainforest Canopy page 2 |
The
Story of Echo, the Bat |
| Automated
Telemetry Systems Used for Tracking Animals |
Rainforest
Animals - photos and facts |
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Unit
4 - Tropical Forests and Global Environmental
Change |
| Threats
to Rainforests |
Rainforests
Endangered |
| Another
Site Showing Threats to Rainforests |
Tropical
Forest Products in Daily Use |
| Bioprospecting |
Tropical
Rainforest in Our Daily Life |
| Foods
from the Rainforest |
Tropical
Forest Facts |
| Medicinal
Plants & Aromatic Plants
- a technical guide |
Deforestation
of Panama News Article - May 2003 |
| Global
Change, Climate Change |
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Unit
5 - Managing the Panama Canal Watershed |
| The
Panama Railroad |
Slide show about the history of the Panama Canal |
| Panama
Canal Watershed
Watershed
Map |
Live
Canal Web Cam at Miraflores Locks |
| Panama
Canal Watershed Information |
Panama
Canal Facts |
| How
the Canal Works -
a neat Macromedia Flash demonstration. Click "General
Information" and then on "How it Works" |
Play
Amazon Interactive - an
Eco-tourism game |
| Widening
the Panama Canal - an interactive journey from the Discovery Channel
- also shows how the locks work |
Make
the Dirt Fly - all about the history of the Panama Canal |
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Visit
Dr. Robert Stallard's Home Page
(a JASON scientist on BCI) |
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