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	[[File:Carmanah.jpg\|300px\|thumbnail\|Figure 1: Temperate rainforest on Vancouver Island containing endless foliage and fauna.<ref>Dr. R. Brendan (2011, 05, 28). The Carmanah Valley an Ancient Rainforest on Vancouver Island [Online]. Available: http://www.canadiannaturephotographer.com/ancient_rainforest.html</ref>]]		[[File:Carmanah.jpg\|300px\|thumbnail\|Figure 1. Temperate rainforest on Vancouver Island (Canada) containing endless foliage and fauna.<ref>Dr. R. Brendan (2011, 05, 28). The Carmanah Valley an Ancient Rainforest on Vancouver Island [Online]. Available: http://www.canadiannaturephotographer.com/ancient_rainforest.html</ref>]]

	<onlyinclude>'''Rainforests''' are a type of forest characterized by their thick tree [[density]] (closely spaced, tall trees), large annual rainfall (at least 200 cm) and high ~~specie~~ diversity.</onlyinclude> Rainforests cover over ~~fifteen percent~~ of the [[Earth]]’s surface and contain ''over half'' of the world’s terrestrial species. These forests maintain their high [[humidity]] through a process called [[transpiration]] where the plants take in thousands of [[liter]]s of [[water]] every year and then release most of it back into the [[atmosphere]]. This process is viable to keep the rainforests moist in cases where it doesn’t rain for long periods of time. Rainforests generally have a dense canopy and are major influences on [[carbon sequestration\| carbon storage]], with hundreds of [[gigatonne\|billions of tons]] of atmospheric [[carbon]] stored.<ref name=no1/>		<onlyinclude>'''Rainforests''' are a type of forest characterized by their thick tree [[density]] (closely spaced, tall trees), large annual rainfall (at least 200 cm) and high species diversity.</onlyinclude> Rainforests cover over 15% of the [[Earth]]’s surface and contain ''over half'' of the world’s terrestrial species. These forests maintain their high [[humidity]] through a process called [[transpiration]] where the plants take in thousands of [[liter]]s of [[water]] every year and then release most of it back into the [[atmosphere]]. This process is viable to keep the rainforests moist in cases where it doesn’t rain for long periods of time. Rainforests generally have a dense canopy and are major influences on [[carbon sequestration\|carbon storage]], with hundreds of [[gigatonne\|billions of tons]] of atmospheric [[carbon]] stored.<ref name=no1/>

	However due to [[land use]] and [[agriculture]], massive amounts of [[climate change consequences on rainforests\|rainforest are being cut down]] every year. This [[deforestation]] releases many [[ton]]s of [[carbon dioxide equivalent]]. This release is more than 10% of the annual global human caused [[greenhouse gas]] emissions.		However due to [[land use]] and [[agriculture]], massive amounts of [[climate change consequences on rainforests\|rainforest are being cut down]] every year. This [[deforestation]] releases many [[ton]]s of [[carbon dioxide equivalent]]. This release is more than 10% of the annual global human caused [[greenhouse gas]] emissions.

	There are two types of rainforests, temperate and tropical. Tropical rainforests are found ~~generally~~ near the equator while temperate rainforests are found farther north along the coastal regions of North America. The majority of temperate rainforests are found in Canada and the United States. The bulk of tropical rainforests occur in South America and Southeast Asia.<ref name=no1> R. Buttler, Mongabay. Rainforests [Online]. Available: http://rainforests.mongabay.com</ref>		There are two types of rainforests, temperate and tropical. Tropical rainforests are generally found near the equator, while temperate rainforests (see Figure 1 for an example) are found farther north along the coastal regions of North America. The majority of temperate rainforests are found in Canada and the United States. The bulk of tropical rainforests occur in South America and Southeast Asia.<ref name=no1> R. Buttler, Mongabay. Rainforests [Online]. Available: http://rainforests.mongabay.com</ref> Figure 2 below visually represents where rainforests are located on a map.

			[[File:Rain_forest_location_map.png\|700px\|center\|thumbnail\|Figure 2. The world's rainforests, both tropical (dark green) and temperate (lighter green).<ref>Wikimedia Commons, Ville Koistinen (2007, 02, 21). Rain Forest Location Map [Online]. Available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rain_forest_location_map.png</ref> ]]

			== For Further Reading ==

			* [[Climate change consequences on rainforests]]
			* [[Carbon capture and storage]]
			* [[Deforestation]]
			* [[Greenhouse gas]]
			* Or explore a [[Special:Random\|random page]]

	[[File:Rain_forest_location_map.png\|700px\|center\|thumbnail\|Figure 2: The world's rainforests, both tropical and temperate.<ref>Wikimedia Commons, Ville Koistinen (2007, 02, 21). Rain Forest Location Map [Online]. Available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rain_forest_location_map.png</ref> ]]
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[[File:Carmanah.jpg|300px|thumbnail|Figure 1: Temperate rainforest on Vancouver Island containing endless foliage and fauna.<ref>Dr. R. Brendan (2011, 05, 28). The Carmanah Valley an Ancient Rainforest on Vancouver Island [Online]. Available: http://www.canadiannaturephotographer.com/ancient_rainforest.html</ref>]]

<onlyinclude>'''Rainforests''' are a type of forest characterized by their thick tree [[density]] (closely spaced, tall trees), large annual rainfall (at least 200 cm) and high specie diversity.</onlyinclude> Rainforests cover over fifteen percent of the [[Earth]]’s surface and contain ''over half'' of the world’s terrestrial species. These forests maintain their high [[humidity]] through a process called [[transpiration]] where the plants take in thousands of [[liter]]s of [[water]] every year and then release most of it back into the [[atmosphere]]. This process is viable to keep the rainforests moist in cases where it doesn’t rain for long periods of time. Rainforests generally have a dense canopy and are major influences on [[carbon sequestration| carbon storage]], with hundreds of [[gigatonne|billions of tons]] of atmospheric [[carbon]] stored.<ref name=no1/>

However due to [[land use]] and [[agriculture]], massive amounts of [[climate change consequences on rainforests|rainforest are being cut down]] every year. This [[deforestation]] releases many [[ton]]s of [[carbon dioxide equivalent]]. This release is more than 10% of the annual global human caused [[greenhouse gas]] emissions.

There are two types of rainforests, temperate and tropical. Tropical rainforests are found generally near the equator while temperate rainforests are found farther north along the coastal regions of North America. The majority of temperate rainforests are found in Canada and the United States. The bulk of tropical rainforests occur in South America and Southeast Asia.<ref name=no1> R. Buttler, Mongabay. Rainforests [Online]. Available: http://rainforests.mongabay.com</ref>

[[File:Rain_forest_location_map.png|700px|center|thumbnail|Figure 2: The world's rainforests, both tropical and temperate.<ref>Wikimedia Commons, Ville Koistinen (2007, 02, 21). Rain Forest Location Map [Online]. Available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rain_forest_location_map.png</ref> ]]
==References==
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