41. NRE: Victoria's Biodiversity Land and Water Management Homepage Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Victoria, Australia http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/plntanml/biodiversity/wealth/wetforst.htm

Natural Ecosystems - Wet Forests and Rainforests T he slow erosion of Victoria’s ranges by water and wind over millions of years has produced deeply dissected ranges in southern, central and north-eastern Victoria — the Otways, Central Highlands, Strzeleckis, Wilsons Promontory, Victorian Alps, and the mountains of far East Gippsland. I n the cool mountains and gullies on the slopes of these ranges, and in other wet areas at lower elevations, wet eucalypt forests and rainforests dominate the landscape. These awe-inspiring forests are among the great natural wonders of the continent. Here the world’s largest flowering plant, the majestic Mountain Ash, reaches as much as 100 metres high and 15 metres in circumference. A t different altitudes Alpine Ash, Messmate Stringybark, Mountain Grey Gum, Manna Gum, White Peppermint, Silvertop and other eucalypts share the sky. I n the sheltered gullies and rainforests, Myrtle Beech, Sassafras, Blackwood, Lilly-pilly, Kanooka and tree-ferns provide umbrellas of shade for a wide diversity of ferns, shrubs, mosses and a myriad of other life-forms. Many of the understorey plants, such as the Soft Tree-fern and Musk Daisy-bush, survive and flourish after fires, and are often older than the dominant eucalypts. The great diversity of bird life in these forests is well known to ornithologists, and the rarity of many mammals (including one of the State’s faunal emblems

42. Wet Forests And Rainforests Wealth Wet Forests and Rainforests For information about DSE Phone 136 186 TTY 1800 122 969 Victorian Bushfire Information Line http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/DSE/nrence.nsf/LinkView/517E2F8B8AD03D9DCA256EE7001327

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44. Climate Change Impact On Forests And Rainforests - Facts | Climate Change Articl Forests, especially rainforests play vital role in decreasing the impact of climate change because they absorb large quantities of CO2 from the atmosphere. http://climatechangearticles.blogspot.com/2010/03/climate-change-impact-on-fores

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