Forest, plants and trees

1. Forest geographical location and its
influence over its formation
Name; Guerra Nadine
Class; 7th C
Date; Friday, Noviember 28th, 2014

2. What types of forests are in Ecuador?
 In Ecuador there is about 10.0000 million
hectares of native forest remnants which are
divided by geography, and having as main forest
ecosystems to the following:
 Rainforest
 Dry Forest
 Mangrove Swamp
 Shrubby vegetation
 Mortals

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4. How does the land altitude influence
the forest formation?
 It affects vegetation through solar Radiation,
temperature and rainfall.
 The intensity of radiation goes beyond optimum
limit has a dwarfing effect on shoot, the growth
of root being favored.
 Temperature as it is higher and lower the
optimum level, affects the species composition
and the site quality.

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6. Can we plant any type of trees in any
place in Ecuador?
Ecuador, which only occupies 0.2 % of the
planet's area but blessed by its tropical location
and other important characteristics, like its
altitudinal ranges and a climate devoid of winter
conditions for the most parts, has a very
diverse vegetation with more than 25 000
species of plants present in the country, which
represents approximately 10% of all plants known
in the world.

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8. 
Are there protected forest areas in
Ecuador? Which ones?
 Somes protected forest areas in Ecuador are;
• Machalilla
• Yasuni
• Cotopaxi
• Cajas
• El Angel Ecological Reserve

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