Heroes of the High Frontier
Companion to the National Geographic documentary. Photo gallery of plant life, animal species accounts, profiles of researchers, conservation, access methods, climbing tools and techniques, and filming.
The Temperate Rain Forest Canopy of the Pacific Northwest
Hidden picture, Ask Dr. Canopy, leaf and bark rubbings, poetry, conservation tips, and teacher resources including curriculum and downloadable materials.
Big Canopy Database
Research projects and sites, analytical tools and resources, meetings, newsletters, publications, image gallery, canopy access and safety, and training programs.
Formal Ontologies, Specifications and Logics in Canopy Research
Abstract and full document by Bohdan Durnota.
Tropical Rainforests: The Canopy
Overview, history of access methods, photographs, trees, ephiphytes, vines and lianas, and animals.
Environment: Conservation from the Treetops: The Emerging Science of Canopy Ecology
Article by H. Bruce Rinker explaining why the research is important, findings, and a list of forest canopy walkways and platforms.
Spherical Dome Helps Kentucky Researchers Study Forest Canopy
Artificial forest canopy is expected to make light measurements more accurate.
International Canopy Network
Non-profit organization facilitating interaction between people concerned with forest canopies and forest ecosystems. Researchers, citation database, educational programs, meetings, and canopy access locations, techniques, and safety.
Global Canopy Programme
International study of canopies. News, research objectives, statement of principles, canopy research sites, message forum, and links.
Canopy-climbing Students Learn Neotropical Biology from the Top Down at Cornell
Report of a field course in Costa Rica.
RainforestEducation.com: Rainforest Trees and the Canopy
Introduction to the rainforest canopy, including plants and animals, with photographs.
Center for Canopy Ecology
Focuses on research and education involving tropical rain forest canopies. News and conferences, articles and publications with online ordering, projects, history including conference abstracts, list of locations with canopy access, and resources.
Smithsonian Magazine: Uncovering the Secrets of Forest Canopies
Methods used by scientists at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center to study the forest canopy.
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