My project was over the tropical rainforest biome. The tropical rain forest is a forest of tall trees in a region of year-round warmth. An average of 50-260 inches (125-660) cm of rain falls yearly. A tropical rain forest has more kinds of trees than any other area in the world. Scientists have counted about 100-300 species in one 2 ½ acre area in South America. Seventy percent of the plants in the rainforest are trees. There are a couple of topics that can be discussed within this biome such as
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* TROPICAL GRASSLANDS (SAVANNAH) This is grassland with scattered individual trees. They cover almost half the surface of Africa*(about % million sq. miles generally central Africa) and large areas of Australia‚ South America and India. REGIONAL CLIMATE The climate is warm and hot Rainfall is about 50.8 to 127 cm annually. SOIL ORDERS The soil is porous with rapid water drainage. Contains a thin layer of humus. DORMINANT GROWTH FORMS Rhodes grass and red oat grass‚ in East Africa Star grasses and
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In all rainforest regions in the world‚ deforestation has become a major problem. The rainforest is arguably the most complicated and largely interwoven ecosystem on land. However‚ this treasure is being lost and demolished day by day‚ the land being cleared away for the pure interest of money making‚ in the process of deforestation. Not only are thousands of species of organisms being driven to extinction‚ but we are also effectively eliminating any chance of studying many of the species. Also
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Identifying the Rainforest The Mt Keira rainforest is located in Wollongong‚ New South Wales in Australia. The Mt Keira rainforest is what we call a subtropical rainforest. There are four types of rainforest: Tropical‚ subtropical‚ warm-temperate and cool-temperate. Tropical rainforests have generally have a warmer climate than subtropical rainforests. Warm-temperate rainforest are slightly cooler than subtropical rainforests‚ and cool-temperate rainforests have very cool climates‚ i.e. Canada
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of the Xingu River’s flow – Will devastate an area of 1500 square KM of Brazillian rainforest‚ displace 40‚000 people Deforestation occurring to increase standard of living – More timber needed‚ more space needed for houses and roads. Location – Brazil‚ Southern Hemisphere. Near to the equator to the south of Tropic of Capricorn Biodiversity: The variety of plant and animal life an area Tropical rainforest biomes contain the greatest
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communication in understanding the role of tropical rainforests in preventing climate change. The global atmosphere is undergoing rapid change‚ especially in terms of increasing average temperatures worldwide‚ and this is primarily attributed to human activity (Malhi & Wright‚ 2004). One important factor in this increasing temperature is the constant clearing and destruction of tropical rainforests. It is crucial that the importance of tropical rainforests‚ as global heat and water pumps‚ carbon
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Period 2 4-11-12 They Should Be Saved Rainforests cover about six percent of the world. Millions of tribal people inhabit these rainforests. A little less than fifty percent of the world’s animals and insects live in the rainforests. Although rainforests seem so important‚ they are being destroyed at an alarming rate today. Humans should stop cutting down rainforests because destroying them causes plants and insects to become endangered and there is also a great supply of fruit and nut trees
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the Indian Ocean. The rainforests of Madagascar are located in very humid‚ low-elevation‚ and narrow regional strips along the east coast of the island. The Madagascar rainforest is just another ecosystem‚ it actually acts as a home to many endangered species including the silky sifaka‚ sportive lemur‚ and the red-ruffed lemur. Another very important species that is indigenous to this rainforest is the rosy periwinkle‚ which is used to cure leukemia. Furthermore‚ rainforest are distinguished by receiving
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An issue in the world today that is extremely troubling is the deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest. The world’s largest remaining natural resource is at risk of total destruction. This beautiful South American forest represents 40% of the continent and 54% of the total remaining rain forests that are left. It covers nine of the countries in South America which include Brazil‚ Colombia‚ Peru‚ Venezuela‚ Bolivia‚ Guyana‚ French Guiana and Suriname. From May 2000 to August 2006‚ approximately 150
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Amazon Rainforest I am an explorer and I just returned from an expedition to the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon rainforest was amazing and there lots of facts that I would like to tell you about: [pic] The Rainforest grow around the equator. The hot‚ steamy conditions are perfect for plants. [pic] In fact‚ rainforests contain the largest diversity of plant and animal life on earth; many species are still unidentified. Rainforests form distinct layers‚ providing homes for animals at all levels
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