Most everyone learns about the different types of ecosystems in elementary school. Even then, the one that always struck me as the most interesting was the rainforest. Its beauty and immense overflow of trees astonished me. Unfortunately, the curriculum for those younger years never went into depth about the structure, diversity, characteristics, and effects of deforestation that occurs there.
To begin with, the diversity of the rainforest puts all the other ecosystems to shame. Unbelievably, they house around fifty percent of the world’s total animal and plant population. That percentage is even more amazing when you consider the fact that rainforests only consist of two to six percent of the Earth’s total surface area. Tropical rainforests,
To begin with, the diversity of the rainforest puts all the other ecosystems to shame. Unbelievably, they house around fifty percent of the world’s total animal and plant population. That percentage is even more amazing when you consider the fact that rainforests only consist of two to six percent of the Earth’s total surface area. Tropical rainforests,