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Activities in Khao Lak:
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One of the most important connected areas of tropical rain forest in Southern Thailand remains in close vicinity to Khaolak, at Khao Sok National Park and the adjacent wildlife reserves. There are several treks of different length possible, that start at the headquarters of the national park.
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Tropical rain forest is the scientific term for a specific type of ecosystem which includes a unique range of plant and animal species. This is in direct contrast to a jungle which has no similar system of organization.
Southeast Asian rain forests date back as far as 60 million years. No other ecosystem on earth is as rich in variety of flora and fauna. Up to 250 different species of trees can be found in a hectare of virgin rain forest, as opposed to European mixed forest, in which one may find perhaps twelve different species.
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Worldwide, tropical rain forests are home to more than 3,000 different species of trees, many as yet, unnamed and undocumented. The same wide variety of species also applies to the animal kingdom. Most of the life exists in the canopy of the trees, as high as 40 metres or more above the forest floor.
In the past, tropical rain forests covered much of the globe.Today, however, most have disappeared. Scientists are concerned that this could have an effect on global climate. As recently as fifty years ago, about 65% of Thailand was covered by virgin tropical rain forest. Today, that figure is around 10% with most of the remaining rain forest existing in the highlands of the north.
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