Despite this, the Maya land was still a desirable place to build a civilization. Areas on the Mayan land, were faced with heavy rainfall. Document 3, goes on to explain that the heavy rainfall produced dense rainforests. A dense rainforest is defined as a compact area filled with a variety of plant and animal species. With heavy rainfall comes agriculture which leads to specialization.…
Deforestation is the permanent destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses. Can you imagine thirty-six football fields being wiped out per minute? This is happening to our forests, between twelve to fifteen million hectares of forest are lost each year. The DRC Congo and Australia have both undergone Deforestation which has led to loss in biodiversity, releases carbon gases into the atmosphere and many more devastating effects. Around half the world’s tropical rainforests have been cleared and both the DRC Congo and Australia are a part of that along with lots of others.…
Since producers won’t be able to make food, the consumers won’t be able to eat, and then decomposers won’t have anything to decompose and break down. The cycling in the ecosystems will eventually not happen so the ecosystem will fall apart. Other trees that have already grown are blocking the sunlight from reaching the sprouts. In other words many sprouts are competing for the sparse amount of sunlight. The sprouts may also be competing for water and other ingredients necessary to grow.…
1A 25-acre plot of rainforest may contain more than 700 species of trees - a number equal to the total tree diversity of North America. A single rainforest reserve in Peru is…
Founded on December 5, 1492 by Christopher Columbus, the island of Hispaniola was originally inhabited by the Taíno Arawak people. Ayiti, which means “mountainous land,” is a name used by its early inhabitants; the Taino-Arawak people, who also called it Bohio, which denotes “rich villages,” and Quisqueya, which signifies “high land.” The said Taínos were South American Arawaks, with Taíno meaning “the good” or “noble” in their language. Many of the Taíno-Arawak people are extinct but, there are a few survivors that are mixed with African slaves and European conquerors. Columbus on the other hand had to leave 39 of his men being that they settled in La Navidad; because he left his men, enslavement became such an issue since the treatment of…
The Brazilian Adventure Rainforest will be developed for the Tropical Forest biome of South America, specifically within the country of Brazil. It will comprise of a National Park/Nature Reserve. Within the park visitors will be able to participate in tours along with a one of a kind zip line through the rainforest. The Brazilian Adventure Rainforest will become an international attraction for tourists. The park will be focused toward adventurous families looking to travel to natural and peaceful areas where it is not highly populated.…
Brazil's first conservation prohibited the burning or destruction of forests in 1797, and the government has continued to develop further plans to protect the forests. (Pearson) Conclusion Though the introduction of European settlers, deforestation, and animal smuggling has increased the rate species endangerment in Brazil, there has been efforts to help slow down the process of animal endangerment and help conserve the rainforest in which the majority of these animals thrive in. Helping to preserve these 2,900+ animal species is making a difference for the ecosystem because the species have an irreplaceable role on the ecosystem.…
Every year, many plants and animal species are killed, or even put to the brink of extinction, due to Amazon Deforestation. “Forests are complex ecosystems that affect almost every species on the planet. When they are degraded, it can set off a devastating chain of events both locally and around the world.” (Bradford) By deforesting the amazon, many animals are losing their homes and food sources.…
Tropical deforestation is an issue that has plagued mankind since the beginning of time. It is an important component of global change and has a large influence on many different environmental issues we have today such as climate change and carbon emissions. Over a twelve year period that ended in 2012, 1.1 million km2 of tropical forest was lost, with the rate of forest loss increasing during this span. One of the largest and most biodiverse tropical forests’ in the world is the Amazon, covering an area of 5.5 million square kilometers and shared by nine countries. Brazil holds the majority of it, over 60%.…
This area is the most inhabited in Brazil. Minimizing the natural habitats of these tree loving creatures, can lower the risk of other habits. Their habitat has been chopped up and developed areas have grown up in between their habitats.…
Indigenous people cultivated and refined many items and materials such as manioc, tubers, fruit and palm trees in plot, along with increasing their farming plots with resources including rubber, nuts, fruits, fibres, and medicines. Image: Map showing the land use in Brazil where the Amazon rainforest is located. The Amazon rainforest has lost about a fifth of its forests in the past 3 decades.…
Yamashita illustrates the forest by saying, “...the Amazon Forest was a great decaying hothouse where all sustenance was sucked up immediately by the voracious flora and fauna, leaving nothing for the poor soil” (99). The Amazon Forest, the home to epiphytes, spiders, alligators, birds, monkeys, and millions of other species, is functioning in a cycle of life and death. Native plants and animals feed off of the fatality of others through the recycling of nutrients. Originally thought to be “virgin soil,” the ground of the rainforest has little to offer because of the lack of nutrients stored there. This natural cycle is often interrupted by humans.…
There is a copious amount of reasons as to why the Brazilian pepper tree is a negative entity in Florida. The plant itself bears large clusters of fruit which is frequently sought after by avifauna; when a pepper tree grows near water, its fruits have the chance of falling in and being dispersed (Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants, n.d.). Consequently, because of the Brazilian pepper tree’s many seeds and avenues for dispersal, it is quite easy for the plant to ‘divide and conquer,’ or, spread and take over ecosystems. Furthermore, the way that this particular species grows poses a great threat to Florida native plant species. The Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants (n.d.) explained that “the Brazilian pepper tree produces a dense canopy…
Moving to The Rainforest About a month ago, a terrible tornado went through our town. It destroyed most houses and most buildings, including our school. So we had to go somewhere else, we are going to the rain forest. The rainforest is going to be in Brazil it is going to be a very big change in our lifestyle. The rainforest will be very different because we were in the middle of Kansas.…
Our Effect on Earth and Effects of Global Warming Due to Deforestation Deforestation is one of the main causes of CO2 emissions in the world. The tearing down of trees and forests are leaving a lasting effect on our earth and the atmosphere. Deforestation is tearing down trees and lumber from the forest, whether this is done legally or illegally, this practice is a very controversial one. The process of logging begins with cutting down the trees needed to cut into logs. These trees are then loaded onto a truck and transported to a location to be cut into logs.…