The following adaptations allow plants to survive in the conditions of the rainforest. Lianas - these are woody vines that have roots in the ground but climb up the trees to reach the sunlight.

large roots have ridges which create a large surface area that help to support large trees. The spider monkey has long, strong limbs to help it to climb through the rainforest trees. The flying ...

A University of Queensland-led team has completed one of the most comprehensive surveys of Australia's subtropical rainforests to document how climate dictates what species thrive in different ...

Then, during the summer of 2019, the fieldwork team collected leaves and roots to measure functional traits of the different tree species that should inform species resource-use strategies.

Canada's Great Bear Rainforest is a place where the rainforest ... Scavengers feed on any remains left among the tree roots and whatever is left nourishes the rich forest soil with nitrogen ...

Thousands of trees have been planted by volunteers as part of a new temperate rainforest in south Devon ... pop them into the root trainers and then they come out a year or two later to become ...