The Tropical rainforest is one of these six on earth and it has distinct different characteristics than the other. Tropical rainforest is very interesting. So i will so i will be telling you some cool thing about the tropical rainforest. The Tropical rainforest has different locations. The Tropical rainforest is in the Amazon River, South America, Congo River Basin, Western Africa, Southeast Asia, Central America, Madagascar, and Australia. The Tropical rainforest is huge that's why their are…
season area than the tropical dry forest. This is the world’s most endangered biome. It is located in the southern part of Mexico, Southeastern Africa, the Lesser Sundas, Central India, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Eastern Bolivia, and Central Brazil. The tropical dry forest has its ups and downs. The tropical dry forest temperatures’ rise each year and get hundreds of centimeters of rain a year which makes it a perfect place for soil and vegetation. The climate of the tropical dry forest makes…
Okapis are only found in the tropical forests of northern Zaire, also known as the Democratic Republic of congo. They live in the clearings and forest areas. In thick trees and underbrush, okapis rely on their hearing to keep from danger. The frequent river banks and stream bed. Occur in the dense rainforests at elevations with their range. ‘The okapi is a herbivorous animal meaning that it survives on a diet that is only comprised of plant matter’(A-Z Animals). They eat tree leaves, buds,…
Rainforest are so common due to the vast resources available for people to utilize and take advantage to create a life for themselves. Although there is not much evidence on the longevity of life for people who lived in these rainforest ecosystems. In response, the question of longevity and overall ability to utilize the resources, Richard Cosgrove argues, “hunter-gatherers inhabit tropical rainforest according to anticipated resource costs and social…
directing climate, Rainforest have a very significant part, the devastation of tropical rainforest which is one of the most crucial eco advancement issues experienced in late decades. Those tropical rainforest is not just for a diversity of plants, insects, and animals, a vital for living roosts off environment and tropical rainforests are likewise nearly connected with climate change. Human as unthinking and totally selfishness, chopping down an extensive number of rainforests, not just will…
Tropical Rainforest The Tropical Rainforest is a really interesting ecosystem. Did you know that the rainforest in southern Asia stretches 3,100 miles on 20,00 islands. Did You also know that some plants in the rainforest can help treat cancer. The tropical rainforest is home to some weird and endangered animals. Location Tropical Rainforest can be located in north South America,west Africa, southern Asia. It stretches from Peru and goes through the Amazon basin to the end of east Brazil.…
17. Biomes: Desert versus Tropical Rainforest Deserts have and average temperature of over 64 F (18 C) year round. Less than 50 am of rain falls in deserts per year. The latitude range is 15 to 28 degrees north and south of the equator and covers about a fifth of the earth’s surface. Plats that can survive there have adapted to lack of water by having stores in their stems and leaves. That is how a lot of animals can find enough water to survive on. The soil is very dry and sandy but tends to…
Deforestation of the tropical rainforest is also a limiting factor. People cut down trees to build things, but in the process they take away organism’s habitats. A biotic limiting factor is the competition between species. The rainforest is very diverse with different species and all of them have a very specific niches because of the number of populations. An other biotic limiting…
Affect the Tropical Rainforest Over the past couple of decades, global average temperatures have risen by almost 0.85 °C (IPCC). Throughout the remainder of this century we will experience an increase in average temperatures of between 1.4 °C and 5.8 °C. This is largely due to increases in atmospheric CO2 concentrations, significant changes in rainfall patterns, and extreme dry and hot periods in other regions (Houghton et al. 2001). Such events will have a considerable effect on the tropical…
This term, my group for the Eco Action project decided to undertake a garbage cleanup in hopes of making our targeted area garbage-free by the end of our three-month timespan. We decided to do our cleanup in Mystic Vale, a forest southeast of the University of Victoria’s campus. My group—which consisted of Cole, Matt and Jed—aimed to influence others by eliminating the garbage in the forest, which would make others less inclined to litter. Although we face many challenges throughout the term, in…