Temperate rainforest

However the destruction of the rainforest is by far our greatest loss. Many of the tropical rainforest are located on or around the equator and cover about seven percent of the earth’s surface. The rainforest contain more than half of the world’s population of plants and animals. The rainforest contains many different types of plants where medicine is derived from. According to an article posted on the Rainforest Adventures website “A typical four square mile patch of rainforest contains as many…

The Amazon Rainforest covers approximately 2,650,000 square miles of land in South America, more than one third of the entire continent. It is full of natural resources, such as fruits, vegetables, pharmaceuticals derived from plants, oils used for perfumes and detergents, and woods. Comprised of the largest collection of living plant and animal species in the world, this rainforest is also home to hundreds of indigenous tribes, each with their own language, culture, and territory(USA TODAY,…

Of all the amazing ecosystems in the world among the most impressive are the world’s rainforests. The largest of these rainforests is the Amazon Basin, located in South America. The Amazon is home to an impressive amount of diversity and it’s location in the perfect place on the planet to ensure a wide variety of life. The Amazon basin is one of the most impressive and superb examples of an Ecosystem. An Ecosystem is a complex community of organisms and environment functioning as an ecological…

the trees in the forests are a beneficial resource, why can’t it be used? It is understood that it may be beneficial but it is hurting the environment more than it is helping anything. Another statement the author(s) mention is that, “Tropical rainforests are a valuable ecological entity”, and that with a potential compromise to take advantage of land can be used to meet the needs of their people. It would “likely prove what 's best for both man and nature.” (Rothbard and Rucker) This is a true…

harm they are causing. Despite it all, the community needs to tell the public of the issues at hand facing the fate of Tigers. Also, we need to find ways to help raise money for the campaign’s and organizations who fight daily to protect these rainforests and the animals who live in…

Sumatran Rainforest Will Mostly Disappear Within 20 Years”, John Vidal informs readers about all of the risks that the Rainforest is taking in order to have create paper and other products for the world. Taking away the trees in the Sumatran Rainforest harms animals. Also, cutting down the trees in the Sumatran Rainforest harms people as well. Additionally, one company began to feel very guilty because they were using harming so many living things. Taking away the trees in the Sumatran…

Amazon alone accounts for more than half of the entire world's remaining rainforests; and…

During any given moments in the average human’s typical day, a large portion of the Amazon rainforest will have just been destroyed by bulldozing government agencies that work on an industrial scale in efforts to increase marketing globalization. The Amazon in South America is the largest rainforest on Earth despite it’s increasing destruction, the Amazon remains as half the planet’s remaining rainforest, inhabiting a diverse group of species of plants and animals. The Amazon continues to play…

Throughout the world, people are taking up more and more space. They are using forests as land to breakdown, and create more space for their own needs. Deforestation causes many drawbacks in the environment. The effects that this has on animals and the environment is creating a huge impact.  (IMPACT OF DEFORESTATION)3 The impact of deforestation According to a Yale study “Trees are disappearing fast. Around 15 billion are lost every year due to deforestation” (Bolton, 2015 para.6). The earth…

1. Anolis cristatellus and A. cooki are both trunk-ground anoles that live on Puerto Rico. A. cristatellus lives in a shady, forest environment, while A. cooki lives in an open, sunny environment. What is an adaptive explanation for why the dewlap of one species evolved to be brighter and that of another species darker? The A. cristatellus has a brighter dewlap and the A. cristatellus has a darker dewlap since the dewlap is a piece of skin that male anole lizards uses to attract females. Dewlap…