A tropical rainforest is an ecosystem that occurs roughly within 28 degrees north or south of the equator (equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn). They are characterised by their humidity (average of 88% in the rainy season and 77% in the dry season), hot temperature (average 27.9 °C during the dry season and 25.8 °C during the rainy season) but more importantly their extremely high rainfall (torrential rainfall - between 1,500 mm and 3,000 mm annually). Tropical rainforests contain the most diverse range and highest volume of plant and animal life found anywhere on the Earth, however, they are amongst the most threatened ecosystem globally due to the large scale fragmentation due to human activity and expansion – 16% of the Earth’s surface was once covered by tropical rainforest, yet the figure has significantly dropped to approximately 6% with no optimism of it increasing again. In this essay I will focus on the Amazon Rainforest, it is 2 times the size of India harbouring 10% of the world’s known species and is home to 350 ethnic groups.…
The White-Nosed Coati (Nausa Narica) belongs to the Procyonidae family and is a relative of the raccoon. The most prominent feature that distinguishes Nausa Narica is it’s long tail, which extends to about 50 cm in length, and accounts for approximately half of its total body span. The white-nosed coati inhabits dry and moist forests all throughout South America where climbing trees are an important aspect of their day-to-day life. The main predators of the white-nosed coati, boas and hunting cats and birds of prey, are also adapted to arboreal life making efficient climbing and balance while climbing crucial for the coatis survival. The length of their tail thus presents itself as an acquired trait that enables them to maintain balance as they climb trees in addition to its uses in the social organization of the species. As Hass and Valenzuela (2002) observed in Nausa narica their tail has uses in the social organization within a population against the threat of predators. The length of their tail allows them to be seen over tall grasses and vegetation when on the ground, enabling them to communicate with each other as well as communicate to the predator that they have been identified as a potential threat. It has not yet been established whether the white-nosed coati would have the same survival and reproductive success in their environment with their existing predators if their tails were shorter in length resembling that of its close relative the raccoon, although it seems plausible. The length of the white-nosed coatis (Nausa narica) tail is an adaptation in response to the external threat of predators that affects their survival within their environment.…
The Amazonian Rainforest consists of an expansive 350 million square acres smack in the middle of Brazil and many other countries. It is the largest rainforest in the world and is home to hundreds of indigenous species of plants and animals. However Brazil’s developing status is endangering the rainforests existence. It is currently reported that 500,000 trees are cut down every hour, and the country is losing anywhere from 20,000 to 100,000 species a year. To many this is unacceptable and the amazon should be protected, others believe that operations should continue as is. In reality the Amazon Rainforest needs to be developed in a sustainable manner because the rainforest is home to many species and is detrimental to global health, Brazil…
The Amazon Rainforest is one of a variety of tropical rainforests. It is normal for tropical rainforests to be feel humid and warm with may days of rain. Accoring to http://www.unique-southamerica-travel-experience.com/amazon-rainforest-climate.html, the average annual temperature of the Amazon Rainforest is 80.7°F (27°C). It is also said that the Amazon rainforest is very humid. The humidity gives a feeling of oppressiveness and a lack of air. However, the temperature of the Amazon Rainforest is low when compared to other tropical rainforests. While other rainforests’ temperature could…
In this essay, it will talk about why the logger uses of the rainforest are important and what they use the rainforest for. Loggers wants to make a living. They rely on the Amazon Rainforest to support their way of life. Logging bring jobs to the poor. Without people being able to log, poverty would have grown throughout Latin America. Loggers creates more lands for agriculture and roads. When having more land for agriculture, there are more and better abundant production of food and materials.…
The equatorial climate has little variation resulting in a hot wet climate all year round, the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has a mean monthly temperature of around 28°C, ranging between 25°C and 27°C. The Amazon rainfall averages 2677mm per annum. Most precipitation occurs during the day giving the Amazon its hot and wet climate. Primary productivity in the Amazon rainforest is very high, and is the most biologically diverse region in the world, it has nearly 200 species of mammals, more then 500 species of bird, more than 300 species of fish and 180 tree species. Competition being exceeding high ensures that very few species dominate. The rainforest has developed over a long period of time, which has encouraged complex food webs do develop. The constant warm temperatures allow for reproduction throughout the year, this allows for natural selection and evolution to take place at a rapid rate, showing how the Amazon rainforest is a natural response to the climate.…
The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth. It covers over 1.4 billion acres of land. About two and half million different insects and 40000 plant species live in the Amazon. Location • South of the equator • 3.1600° S and 60.0300° W • Stretches across 9 different countries in South America The abiotic factors in the Amazon Rainforest are important because they affect the plants and animals that live there. Without these factors trees and plants would not be able to grow and ultimately die.…
Both the Andes mountain range and the Amazon rainforest are home to more than half of the world’s species. The Amazon rainforest cover an extension of over 2.7 million square miles, providing the drainage basin of the Amazon river and its many tributaries, about 1,100 of them from the Peruvian Andes ( where the Amazon river is born) to the Atlantic…
The Amazon rainforest the largest tropical area in the world, a vast and humid area where thousands of species of mammals, fish and insects have been unidentified by human; thus being the largest rainforest in the world, it is also the largest area of deforestation where football fields after fields are taken down a minute. The Amazon Deforestation being a growing issue amongst society in this generation can be prominently analyzed from the commodities derived from logging; to the negativity it can cause the environment as a result of erosion.…
The Amazon Jungle is the world’s largest tropical rainforest. It is nearly 6 million square kilometers in size and houses the widest variety of plant and animal life than any other place on the planet. It also is home to the second largest river on Earth, the Amazon River. The jungle is mostly in Brazil, but it also spreads to eight neighboring countries in South America; Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guyana. (Webmaster, “Amazon Jungle facts and history in brief”) There are believed to be around 6,000 different species of trees just in the Brazilian region of the Amazon. (Browder 247) Because of the mass amounts of plant…
All of this means that it is one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet. There is a high diversity of vertebrates with 120 species of mammals, 411 birds, 15 reptiles and 320 fishes. Numerous numbers of these are of conservational concern. The importance of the site is represented well in this respect; it contains 60% of species of fish that resided in the amazon and 60% of all birds recorded in the central Amazonian complex.…
Many people love animals. I can’t necessarily teach you about all of the animals in the world, so I’ll just teach you about the animals from my favorite place, the Rainforest!…
They live in South America and can occasionally be found in North America and are listed as near threatened/vulnerable, with 150,000 left in the wild. They like to live in woodland and swamps with good thick coverage and good access to water. They are hunters and eat a wide and varied diet from Deers and Tapirs to even Frogs, Mice and Livestock. They prefer the dense forest and swamps so that they have perfect cover for stalking their prey and they also are strong swimmers.…
So yes, Green Anaconda’s are the biggest snakes just now the longest. They live up to 10 years, and live in mostly wetlands. There sluggish due to their size and tend to float beneath the surface of the water. They can eat almost anything but unhinging there jaw, and swallowing regardless the…
The Uguanda is a carnivorous mammal that lives in an extreme tropical rainforest that is only around in Australia’s famous rainforest in Wollongong. The Uguanda is spread all around the rainforest, there are millions of them. The Uguanda’only live for a short time, between 7 months and no longer then 2 years. However Uguanda's, have a big competition to get there food, due to a big amount of Uganda’s, they have to fight for their food. However, not only is the food that makes them survive, it is also the sunlight and space to live. Uganda’s like to climb trees and they are very spikey. The Uganda is very small and tends to eat a very small amount of food. One of the foods is leaves. The Uguanda consists small ears, but yet has emaculate hearing. The Uguanda has sharp claws so it can climb up the trees and…