"It is important because - depending on the rate of change, and the type of species that are found in the forests - it will influence a lot of ecosystem services and processes, " explained co-author Brian Enquist from the University of Arizona.

BBC: Tropical forests 're-shaped' by climate changes

Over countless millennia it evolved its own vibrant ecosystem, its volcanic peaks cloaked in deep tropical forests still riot with life: exotic birds, flowers and reptiles, many of these species found nowhere else on the planet.

BBC: Blending of cultures in Mauritius

You and your partner will take a 4- to 15-mile field trip past acres of untouched forests, during which you'll spot abundant wildlife and maybe learn a thing or two about the ecosystem.

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