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Temperate Rainforests
Tropical Rainforests
Daintree Rainforest #
Hawaiian tropical rainforest
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A Rainforests canopy is the primary layer of the forest creating a roof for the 1st and 2nd layer of the forest. This layer contains most
of the tree tops, the taller trees have a typical hight of 30/45 meters tall. It is in this layer, that we can find the densest layer of
biodiversity, it supports a rich flora, including orchids, bromeliads, mosses and lichens. Other species populating the canopy, such as
the yellow-casqued wattled hornbill (Ceratogymna elata), collared sunbird (Anthreptes collaris), African gray parrot (Psitacus
erithacus), keel-billed toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus), scarlet macaw (Ara macao) as well as other animals like the spider monkey
(Ateles sp.), African giant swallowtail (Papilio antimachus), three-toed sloth (Pigny Sloth/Bradypus tridactylus), kinkajou (Potos
flavus), and tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla). The rainforest canopy is a home for many endangered species, which is why the
biosphere is the main sphere affected in the rainforest. Without the rainforest, the world would lose an awful lot of different types of
species, for example, the pygmy sloth. The hydrosphere also plays a major role here, the water cycle (see diagram )is vital for these
areas seeing as the water affects the soil which affects the plants and fauna. And last but not least, the lithosphere. The morphing of
the soil also affects the plants. The soil, which is the base of the forest, is curbed into clay, making it more fertile from tree and plant
growing
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70% or more of
the plants that are
used to treat
cancer are found
only in the tropical
rainforests on the
planet.
Rainforests of
Central America
Legend
Land covered by
Rainforests
(Congo river
basin rainforest) #
Every second,
1.5 acres of land
are destroyed in
order to make
room for farm
land.
(Madagascar rainforest) #
Tropical rainforests only
cover about 6% of the
Earths surface, however
they are home to more than
half the speciesworlds total
faunae and flora species.
(Australasian
Rainforests) If this
deforestation
continues, well
completely lose the
rainforests within the
next 40 years
(Rainforests of South
East Asia) #
The current level of
deforestation has
created the most rapid
extinction rate in the
history of the world.
137 rainforest species
are exterminated every
day.
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Notes:
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http://www.onthegotours.com/blog/2012/11/top-10-facts-about-the-amazon-rainforest/#
http://www.conserve-energy-future.com/various-tropical-rainforest-facts.php
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