TROPICAL FOREST ANS

VEGETATION
The term "tropical vegetation" is frequently used
in the sense of lush and luxuriant, but not all the
vegetation of the areas of the Earth in tropical
climates can be defined as such. Despite lush
vegetation, often the soils of tropical forests are
low in nutrients making them quite vulnerable to
slash-and-burn deforestation techniques, which
are sometimes an element of shifting cultivation
agricultural systems.[3] Tropical vegetation may
include the following habitat types:
What is the vegetation
in a tropical climate?
The lack of regular rainfall prevents most trees
from surviving in Tropical Wet and Dry. So, the
most common vegetation are types grasses and
shrubs with an few scattered trees. These
types of plants have adapted to long periods of
dry weather. The large grasslands are often
called savannas.
What kind of plants gro
w in the Philippines?
The Philippines is a tropical country with a highly
diverse flora, It is home to a lot of endemic
species such as the Jade Vine (Strongylodon
macrobotrys), Cebu cinnamon (Cinnamomum
cebuense), Philippine Teak (Tectona
philippinensis) and ground orchids
(Paphiopedilum spp.)
Which plants grow well
in the tropics like the
Philippines?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, as the song
goes, are just few of the Mediterranean herbs
that you can grow here in tropical Philippines.
These herbs need lots of sunlight and good soil,
and the only adjustment to be made is in the
amount of water they get to absorb.
What is Philippine forest
?
Forests are among the most valuable natural
resources in the Philippines. They provide a
range of ecosystem services, ranging from the
provision of food crops, livestock and fish to
providing recreational experiences.
Which is the richest type
of tropical rainforest in
the Philippines?
dipterocarp forest
The richest type of tropical rain forest is the
dipterocarp forest. It has the biggest number of
plant and animal species. The think canopy is the
richest habitat for leeches, millipedes, centipedes
and land snails.
dipterocarp forests refer to
any forest in which the dominant species of trees
are members of the family Dipterocarpaceae. ...
Its members can be found throughout the
tropical regions of the world, though they hit
their greatest numbers in the forests of
southeast Asia and specifically Borneo.
Luzon rain forests
The Luzon rain forests is a tropical moist
broadleaf forest ecoregion on the island
of Luzon. Luzon is the largest island in
the Philippines, and the Luzon rain
forests is the most extensive rainforest
ecoregion of the country.
How much of the
Philippines is forest?
23%
A 2010 land cover mapping by the National
Mapping and Resource Information Authority
(NAMRIA) revealed that the total forest cover of
the Philippines is 6,839,718 hectares (68,397.18
km2) or 23% of the country's total area of
30,000,000 hectares (300,000 km2).
Types of Rain Forest

 Tropical
 Temperate
How does the rainforest
affect the world ?
Rainforests help stabilize the world's climate by
absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Scientists have shown that excess carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere from human
activities is contributing to climate change. ...
Rainforests also affect local weather conditions
by creating rainfall and moderating
temperatures
What will happen if we ke
ep destroying the rainfores
t?
If the Amazon rainforest is destroyed, rainfall will
decrease around the forest region. This would cause a
ripple effect, and prompt an additional shift in
climate change, which would result in more droughts,
longer dry spells, and massive amounts of flooding.
How can we solve the prob
lems of the rainforest?
Teach others about the importance of the environment
and how they can help save rainforests. Restore
damaged ecosystems by planting trees on land where
forests have been cut down. Encourage people to live
in a way that doesn't hurt the environment. Establish
parks to protect rainforests and wildlife.
Tropical vegetation may inclu
de the following habitat types
:
 Tropical rainforest.
 Tropical seasonal forest.
 Tropical dry broadleaf forest.
 Tropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands.
Tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforest ecosystems include significant
areas of biodiversity, often coupled with high species 
endemism.[4] Rainforests are home to half of all the
living animal and plant species on the planet and
roughly two-thirds of all flowering plants can be found
in rainforests.[5][6] The most representative are the 
Borneo rainforest, one of the oldest rainforests in the
world, the Brazilian and Venezuelan 
Amazon Rainforest, as well as the eastern Costa
Paulon rainforests.
Tropical seasonal forest
Seasonal tropical forests generally receive high
total rainfall, averaging more than 1000 mm per
year, but with a distinct dry season.[7] They include:
the Congolian forests, a broad belt of highland 
tropical moist broadleaf forest which extends
across the basin of the Congo River; Central
American tropical forests in Panama and 
Nicaragua; the seasonal forests that predominate
across much the Indian subcontinent, Indochina,
and northern Australia: Queensland.
Tropical dry broadleaf forest
Tropical dry broadleaf forests are territories with a forest
cover that is not very dense and has often an unkempt,
irregular appearance, especially in the dry season.[8] This
type of forest often includes bamboo and teak as the
dominant large tree species, such as in the 
Phi Pan Nam Range, part of the 
Central Indochina dry forests.[9] They are affected by often
long seasonal dry periods and, though less biologically
diverse than rainforests, tropical dry forests are home to a
wide variety of wildlife.
Tropical grasslands, savannas,
and shrublands
Tropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands[10]
 are spread over a large area of the tropics with a
vegetation made up mainly of low shrubs and 
grasses, often including sclerophyll species.[10] Some
of the most representative are the 
Western Zambezian grasslands in Zambia and 
Angola, as well as the Einasleigh upland savanna in 
Australia. Tree species such as Acacia and baobab
 may be present in these ecosystems depending on
the region.
Tropical Rainforest
Vocabulary
Use these activities to practice the
definitions of vocabulary words. You need
to be able to use these words to converse
intelligently about the tropical rainforest.
biodiversity many
different kinds of life
canopy a thick, overhead
layer of the forest made by the
tops of tall trees and vines
conservation careful
preservation and protection of
something
equator the imaginary line
around the earth halfway
between the North and South
Poles
understory the layer
of the forest below the canopy
where small trees, shrubs, and
herbs grow
forest floor the bottom
layer of the rainforest
parasite plant or animal
that grows and feeds on another
endangered species an animal
or plant that is threatened with
extinction deforestation- the process
of stripping an area of trees and other
vegetation