It takes a very special kind of scientist to explore the 'eighth continent' in the treetops above us. Meet the arbornauts.
But look upwards and you'll see a whole other world, and it's one that's taken a very special kind of scientist to discover.
We do know though, that half of Earth's biodiversity is found in tropical rainforests, and a large proportion of species are only found in the canopy. Despite flailing on the climbing rope, she still managed to take in the beautifully smooth grey-white bark of the coachwood tree she was in, and its bright green, waxy, oval-shaped leaves.
"It was riotous, just full of life and activity and just such a magical place compared to the forest floor," Dr Lowman recalls on ABC Conversations.calls the forest canopy the Earth's "eighth continent".Shades of green are what you see when you look down on a rainforest canopy.
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