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Rainforest plants are rich in secondary metabolites, particularly alkaloids. Biochemists believe alkaloids protect plants from disease and insect attacks. Many alkaloids from higher plants have proven to be of medicinal value and benefit.
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The Danum Valley, a primary rainforest jungle, is far removed from human habitation. Renowned for its rich variety of both plants and wildlife, Borneo's mammals include such extremely rare and endangered species as the Sumatran Rhino, Benteng Elephant, Clouded Leopard, Bornean Gibbon, and Leaf Monkey. The Orangutan and Proboscis Monkey are both found only in Borneo. Bird life is equally extensive and varied with over 275 individual species having been recorded, giving Danum Valley a reputation for being one of the best places for viewing Borneo's wildlife.
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The largest temperate rainforest stretches for over 1,000 miles along the coast of the Pacific Northwest from Oregon to Alaska. Smaller temperate rainforests can be found in Chile, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Japan and Great Britain. Because temperate rainforests are near oceans, they are wet and cool and can receive up to 100 inches of rain a year. The moist, cool air of the temperate rainforest helps support many different types of plants and animals.
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The rainforest has a very short nutrient cycle. Nutrients generally stay in an ecosystem by being recycled and in a rainforest are mainly found in the living plants and the layers of decomposing leaf litter. Various species of decomposers like insects, bacteria, and fungi make quick work of turning dead plant and animal matter into nutrients. Plants take up these nutrients the moment they are released.
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Chevron has admitted in court that it dumped 18 billion gallons of toxic water of formation into Ecuador's rainforest from 1964 to 1992. Four indigenous groups claim they are on the verge of extinction due to the contamination, and several peer-reviewed academic studies in evidence at the trial have found skyrocketing rates of cancer in the region in Ecuador where Chevron operated.
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Ease into your rainforest wedding day with soothing spa treatments while your wedding coordinator takes care of the final arrangements. You and your partner can prepare in private rainforest villas with or without the help of a professional make-up and hair stylist, photographer, florist, family or others – it’s your choice. Rainforest weddings at Daintree Eco Lodge & Spa can be as formal or informal, contemporary or traditional as you like.
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