The document discusses adaptations in the rainforest, including how plants, animals, and humans have adapted over time to the harsh environments of the rainforest. It provides examples of how epiphyte plants have adapted to get enough sunlight, and how pitcher plants trap insects for nutrients. The document examines how these adaptations have allowed organisms to thrive in the rainforest.
1. Adaptations in the Rainforest
Ever wondered how humans, plants and animals adapt to the harsh environments of the rainforest over time as they reproduce? In this essay, we will
discuss how they adapt over time. This will tell how the people adapt to the weather of the rainforest and can withstand the intense heat. We will learn
how the animals adapt to the environment around them compared to when they were first brought to the rainforest. This will also show how plants
adapted and now thrive in the area of the rainforest that is known for exotic plants. Adapt means to change to fit in with surroundings. There may be
some information about how the plants, animals, and people came to the rainforest from their homelands. We will learn how the plants, animals, and
people adapt to the harsh environments of the rainforest. Starting off with plants and how they adapt over time to the environment of the rainforest.
The plants have be able to withstand the major amounts of rain. These plants need to adapt and become stronger so they are not ripped from the
ground with the strong current of the flooding rains. In particular, one of the plants that has had to adapt is the Epiphytes. They have to be over other
plants to be able to get enough sunlight to thrive. Over time, these plants have somehow "figured out" how to get enough sunlight (Temperate Rain
Forest Plant Adaptations) . Also, the plants need to be able to collect the right amount of water to grow. Some plants have leaves that help catch the
water.
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2. Rainforests Are Lost From The Rainforest
Currently, the Amazon rainforest is disappearing at a rate of 1.5 acres of land every second, with 137 species going extinct every day. At this rate, the
Amazon is predicted to be totally gone in forty years due to deforestation ("15 Facts About the Amazon You Didn't Know"). All the land and resources
stolen from the rainforests are for a few greedy reasons, but are they really worth it?
Rainforests are found all over the world. Tropical rainforests are generally located near the Equator and can be found in South and Central America,
West and Central Africa, parts of Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and tropical Australia ("
Rainforest"). They are filled with dipterocarp trees and dense
undergrowth. Temperate rainforests are found towards the coasts such as the Pacific Coast of the U.S., the southeast coast of Chile, and parts of the
U.K., Norway, Japan, and New Zealand ("Temperate Rainforest"). They have evergreen and laurel trees and are less dense than their tropical
counterparts.
Tropical and temperate rainforests both have something in common, a steamy climate with at least seventy inches of rain. They are composed of huge
trees, nearly–extinct animals, and an abundance of rare and medicinal plants ("Rainforest"). There are very large rainforests like the Amazon and the
Congo, but there are also smaller ones like the Sinharaja, which has a diameter of only fourteen meters (Staff, Top 100 Arena)!
The rainforest is made up of five layers: the emergent layer, the main canopy,
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3. Rainforest Deforestation
Entire ecosystems are filled with unique species, and the frightening reality is deforestation takes the habitat out from underneath its inhabitants
(Bradford 2015). Forests have been cleared at a rate so astonishingly fast, that over half of all known forests have been compromised. If this type of
behavior continues, the natural world will have to be given a new name, because nothing left will be "natural". Rainforests clearly have an outward
benefits, from cleaning the air we breathe, to different diversity among the species who inhabit this Earth. Organismal density around the equator is
exceptionally high, yet humans feel the need to clear much of that land for different use. Urbanization and the need for more agricultural space play
a critical role in how much land humans clear. What we as a species forget is how all of these trees and biomes impact the world on a grander scale.
Water vapor is needed to complete the water cycle, but without trees constantly humidifying the air, the cycle becomes less fluid. Sturdy trees like the
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The soil can encapsulate the air that is above it, and without trees to purify the air, deforested soil is left with some nasty, unfiltered chemicals
harbored within it (Naseem 2011). Not to mention products that trees contribute to exclusively, like paper and fiber, would be in fewer supply. A
driving factor in the clearing of trees for land is the need for cattle to be able to graze (Holland 2017). Cattle is an extremely ineffective way of
producing food to feed the world, yet its high demand deems it a necessity. The trees that cover this planet are like natural lungs that filter out the
toxins in the air, therefore, cutting down our air purifier for something as negligible as meat seems preposterous, yet it is happening at a steady rate
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4. Forests And Tropical Rainforest
A Rainforest is a dense growing broad–leaved evergreen trees it is also known as a tall and strong jungle. The reason it is called a rainforest is
because of the various amount of rainfall that it get in a year. The climate of a rain forest is very hot and humid so the animals and plants that exist
there must learn to adapt to this climate. Rainforest can be found at places with high biodiversity. Biodiversity is variety of plant and animal life in the
world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.
Tropical rainforests are located near the equator as they are have strong biodiversities. 57% of all tropical rainforests are found in Latin America
which is a group of countries and dependencies in America. 1/3 of the world's hot and humid rainforests are in Brazil. Other tropical rainforests are
located in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. 25% of the world's tropical rainforests and West Africa 18% of rainforests temperate rainforests are
found along some coasts in temperate zones. The largest temperate of rainforests are found on the Pacific coast of North America. It extends from
Oregon to Alaska till 1,200 miles.
Its low temperate rainforests can be found on the southeast coast of Chile in South America. There are a few other coastal scraps with temperate
rainforests, including small areas in the UK, Norway, Japan, New Zealand, and southern Australia.
Rainforests are found in the tropics, the region between
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5. The Ecosystem of the Rainforest
The Ecosystem of the Rainforest
An ecosystem is a relationship among the living and non–living organisms in a designated area and the environment in which they interact with. It
includes plants, trees, animals, water, and soil. The rainforest ecosystem includes a variety of species, plants, and animals. All living organisms in this
ecosystem physically adapt to the rain.
The climate in the rainforest is very humid due the amount of rainfall. Atropical rainforest is very hot and wet; this type of climate is hit directly by the
sun because of its location near the equator. The closer you are to the equator the solar radiation there is. The average temperature reaches about 77
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Cutting down trees and bringing industrialization into the rainforest are destroying the natural cycles of the rainforest. (Causes of Rainforest
Destruction, n.d) Bringing commercial buildings into the rainforest causes extremely unsafe emissions into the rainforest which is killing the wildlife
and well is the plants and trees.
As mentioned before animals and plants play a very important part in making sure that the rainforest have energy to stay a life. If you take away
trees and plants the animals will have nothing to keep them alive they will not have food or a home to keep them warm, some animals will move
on and find new homes, but if you cut down trees and rip out planes then without all of these things not just animals but humans also can't survive.
If an animal's moves on and finds new home outside the rainforest then the rainforest will lose the source of what gives it life and energy and that
can really hurt the rainforest. "Biotic, meaning of or related to life, are living factors. Plants, animals, fungi, protist and bacteria are all biotic or
living factors." (Library ThinkQuest n.d.) Life is always important no matter which life it is for the rainforest to keep its natural and pure look
animals are needed in order to keep it from falling apart. Animals adapt to the environment just like people adapt to new places it takes them time to
find the right place, a save place, a
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6. Amazon Rainforest Ecosystem Of The Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest
The Interdependence of plants, animals, and humans is integral in the Amazon Rainforest ecosystem of the tropical rainforest biome. The key features
of the Amazon Rainforest is the Amazon River. The Amazon Rainforest goes through Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and many other countries. Colombia has
10%, Brazil has 60%, and Peru has 13%. 80–90 degrees during the day and 50 degrees at night is the temperature of the Amazon Rainforest. There are
dry and wet seasons. it gets 9 to 10 feet of rain a year. The terrain is in the AmazonRainforest are rocky mountains, wetlands , plains, valleys, rivers,
streams, and highlands. The dirt is poor with very few nutrients and it is very muddy. It is also dense with trees and rotting logs. The thin topsoils,
made of decaying vegetable and animal parts, take up all the nutrients. In the Amazon Rainforest there 's the Congo River, the Rio Negro, and the
Amazon River.
The plant that has adapted to the Amazon Rainforest is the pitcher plant. The sides of the plant are slippery causing its prey to fall in. Since the
plant's flowers look like meat, flies like to come to the pitcher plant. The plant 's enzymes digest the meal and the plant is then able to absorb the
nutrients. These adaptations help the plant to live because its' food is the bug's nutrients that got absorbed. The giant lily pad has adapted to the
Amazon Rainforest. The giant lily pad adapted to the Amazon Rainforest by growing thorns on the bottom of the leaves
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7. Commediate In A Rainforest
The canopy in a rainforest is a dense layer of intersecting branches and leaves that support most of the forest's life. Creatures such as sloths, birds,
monkeys, snakes, insects, and frogs can be found in the amazon jungle's canopy. They live there to keep away from the predators on the forest floor,
and because of the large supply of fruit and nuts that grow in the canopy. While these are good reasons for living way up in the trees, there are a few
downsides. A large amount of the sunlight is absorbed by the canopy, making it an extremely hot climate. Because of this constant source of light
energy, the leaves use it to createoxygen. Another downside is impaired vision. The leaves and branches that make up the canopy are so dense,
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8. The Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon rainforest has nearly 40,000 plant species, ranging from tiny mosses to huge trees.
Many of the Amazon's trees are economically important, including luxury woods such as
mahogany, Brazil nut trees, which produce edible nuts and oils used in cooking and beauty
Products, kapok trees, which produce a cotton–like fibre often used as a stuffing for
cushions and Murumuru palms, which produce vitamin A. These trees and plants also
absorb huge amounts of carbon, helping to prevent dangerous climate change. It's estimated that
the Amazon's forests store between 90 and 140 billion tonnes of carbon. Many of the trees and
plants found in the Amazon and other rainforests are used by people around the world for food,
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In the Amazon rainforest you can find lakes
filled with water lilies almost creating an illusion of a solid floor. In the amazon there are over
40,000 plant species, 16,000 tree species, 5,600 fish species, 1,300 birds, 430+ mammals, 1,000+
amphibians, and 400+ reptiles.The mighty Amazon river is believed to have been discovered in
16th. century –around 1541– by Spanish explorer Francisco de Orellana, later on, Portuguese
9. explorer Pedro Teixeira led the voyage upstream that opened it to world's knowledge, as legend
goes, he named it as such because of reported encounters with wild women warriors – the Greek
myth about the women warriors whose valor and war cry had fearful effect on their adversaries.
Its source is lake Lauricocha, in the Peruvian Andes, and known as the MaraГ±on in its upper
river. Ucayali river joins the MaraГ±on to eventually form the river of rivers. It spans over nine
South American countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana,
French Guinea and Suriname. Sixty percent of the total river lies in Brazil.The Amazon river is
the largest river basin in the world. It's about 4,195 miles long covering an area of 2,700,000
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10. The Amazon Rainforest Is The Largest Rainforest Of The World
Background: The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world, covering one billion acres. The rainforest is predominately in Brazil, but
also borders the countries of Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. The unique biosphere of the Amazon is a
result of millions of years of evolution. The Amazon is a damp and wet climate; with so much rain the soils of the Amazon are thin, yet, they grow the
some of the tallest trees on earth. In some parts of the rainforest, sandy soils are found, which have evolved through erosion over millions of years. The
soils of the Amazon are the foundation of the rainforest and, although these soils have lost their mineral content and fertility, rich and lush rainforests
grow on them (WWF, 2013). The atmosphere of the Amazon allows for organic matter to decompose expeditiously, creating high nutrient and fertile
topsoil. However, organisms reabsorb these new nutrients as quickly as they were formed. The Amazon is home to one in every ten animals on Earth,
and plays a vital role in regulating the global climate. Soy has contributed to deforestation and soil erosion in the Brazilian Amazon (The Growth of
Soy, 2014). There is a delicate balance throughout the Amazon; this equilibrium allows for one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth to strive, yet,
it is in jeopardy due to human impacts such as the cultivation of soybean monoculture. It is estimated in another 50 years, 40% of the Amazon will have
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11. The Tropical Rainforest Biome In Tropical Rainforests
The tropical rainforest biome is an ecosystem covering around 6% of the Earth's surface and being a home to over 50% of the plant and animal
species. These environments are hot and humid all year round, with the average amount of rainfall being 250cm per year. The temperatures in a rain
forest minimum tends to be around 20OC with the temperature not rising above 34OC regularly. Tropical rainforests are found spanning from both
sides of the equator between the tropic of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn meaning rainforests are in Central and South America, Southeast Asia,
Africa and Australia.
Deforestation has been a major concern in tropical rainforests, this is an act of destructing a forest for multiple reasons including wood supply,
agriculture purposes or the extraction of minerals and energy. Forest loss till date is 18.03 million acres per year and it has been estimated that within
100 years all rainforests will be destroyed.
Palm oil is a vegetable oil high in saturated fats extracted from the palm fruit, the palm tree is a native plant to West Africa then was imported into
South East Asia in the mid–19th century. It is one of the most popular edible oils and is being used in approximately 50% of products currently in the
supermarkets of Australia including cosmetics, toiletries and food. Malaysia and Indonesia grows around 87% of palm oil while Australia imports
about 130,000 tonnes of palm oil every year. Due to the oil plantations being in countries where there
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12. Life In Tropical Rainforests In The Tropical Rainforests
We may not realize it but many of our everyday necessities' come from all sorts of things that live in nature. Whether it's paper or beauty products,
we rely on nature for certain things we need and use. What we also may not realize is the demands for certain necessities are the reason why all
life within nature decreases. This is primarily focused on tropical rainforests. Over the years we have slowly decreased life within them. We have
even cut down parts or entire rainforests to make space for certain facilities we use. This is bad for us and for all life within rainforests. We are
destroying the homes of many plants and wild life as well as the air that we breath. If we continue to harvest parts of rainforests it could destroy all the
life that inhabits it forever. Rainforests are in Brazil, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands and West Africa. During the day, their average temperature
within them is eighty–eight degrees Fahrenheit. Once it gets to be later in the evening, the temperature decreases to an average of seventy–two degrees
Fahrenheit. At one point, they covered about fourteen percent of the earth's surface. After years of them being harvested, currently they now only
cover roughly six percent of the earth's surface. They receive anywhere from one hundred and sixty to four hundred inches of rain a year. Rain itself
occurs about two hundred and fifty days a year. "The rainforest is one of the earth's best recyclers, because seventy–five percent of the water
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13. Deforestation In America's Rainforests
Brazil's rainforests and America's rainforests are great examples of the negative effect that deforestation has on these specific areas. One of the rising
challenges in our rapidly growing world is the destruction of rainforests and how it is slowly ruining the world that we live in. Deforestation has a lot
of destructive impacts on the environment that is surrounding us, one of the most important being its effect on the climate. The fast rise in the world's
population, calling for high demand of resources, is only hastening the effects of deforestation, which can hopefully be put an end to through the
enforcement of a handful of simple, key, and sustainable solutions. The fast rise in the world's population is one of the many major causes of
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Everyone has been told to do this, but I don't think everyone sees the importance of recycling. Sure, a lot of people recycle, but there are a lot that
don't. Recycling has many benefits, but the major benefit is less destruction of forests. Again, the rising population calls for many products that are
made from trees, mainly paper. Everybody in the world uses paper, whether it be in the form of books, pencils, toilet paper, towels, and even shoes.
All these paper products, and more, are a direct result of deforestation, for the trees are taken down and turned into these products. Say you have a
whole box of school papers that you don't need anymore, and you want to throw them in the trash. Instead of throwing it in the trash, you should
recycle it. When you recycle it, the paper goes to a factory, which adds other products to it, melts it down, and molds it into other products. This
process can eventually rule out the need for deforestation, reducing the effects of climate change. Clearly, recycling is one of the many sustainable
solutions that can hopefully stop
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14. Rainforest In The Amazon Rainforest
One of the biggest Rainforest in the ecosystem is located In Amazon River Basin in South America. A plant that helps the rainforest is the pitcher
plant. Some abiotic factors that help the ecosystem survive is water, sunlight, oxygen, soil and the temperature of the ecosystem . The ecosystem
increased by soil stability , and a regulated climate. This picture shows the food chamber. Are ecosystem it's getting destroyed by humans because
humans use plant for medicine and more. Humans are taking away plant, tree , and oxygen.which is Affecting our ecosystem. We are adding pollution
by throwing the trash on the floor and throwing trash in the ocean. Type of food we get from ecosystem is strawberries , tomatoes , bananas , and much
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15. Snaddon: Hazardous Fungus In The Rainforest
A fungi named Marasmius has gone underappreciated. It has been swept away and torn from its environment for years. It has even been viewed as a
nuisance. This fungus half the time wasn't even noticed. On our behalf, it is hard to see because the growths of it are so small. It does not usually
produce any mushrooms, but on the off chance it does fruit, they are small and non descriptive. That was the case, before a researcher Snaddon saw it
for the beneficial element it is. This fungus grows in fine threads creating almost a net like structure between the plants in the rainforest. These threads
are sticky and collect the falling leaves. Instead of all the rainforest litter ending up on the forest floor, it now gets caught in the mezzanine layer. These
fungi create suspending universes for the insects in the rainforest. Any species that was once confined to the ground can now live in these suspended
environments.
Snaddon discovered the true importance of this fungus on a whim. He was studying the ferns, bromeliads, and other epiphytes in the rain forest. He
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In one suspended litter trap, Snaddon found 340 species. This included all sorts of insects and anthropods. To test the importance, he removed the
fungi. When that occurred, there was a total decline in 70% of species. That is a huge amount and dramatically effects the biodiversity of the
rainforest. Especially because scientists know that 60% of all anthropods live solely on the forest floor, this is the only spot they can survive. Snaddon
is now so impressed by these fungi that he wishes to continue his research. He has outlined his next step as trying to discover any intimate partnerships
between the fungi and the antropods residing in them. Maybe there is a symbiotic relationship between the two. He also wishes to delve into the
hypothesis that this fungus is lessening the effects of
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16. Tillamook Rainforest
The Tillamook State Forest is located in the Northwest part of Oregon. It stretches from the west side of the Coastal Mountain Range over to the
North Coast. In all it is about 800 square miles with elevations from sea level to 3500 feet (Greenwald & Garty, n.d). In the Tillamook State Forest is
also called the Tillamook Rainforest. This area is one of the wettest in the United States getting about 100 inches of rain year round, with the higher
elevations getting snow during the winter. The forest is home to several animals and insects. Some of the most noted animals are grizzly bear, spotted
owl, white tailed deer, elk, and in diminished numbers gray wolf, and California condor (Greenwald & Garty, n.d). There are about 300 miles of
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17. Tropical Rainforest
Tropical rainforests are forests with tall trees, warm climates, and lots of rain. Rainforests are typically found near the earth's equator. They receive
anywhere from 60 to 160 inches of precipitation that is normally distributed evenly throughout the year. Since there is a lot of rainfall and heat, it is
very humid in those areas. Humidity , however, is not a bad thing in that area. The plants and animals in the tropical rainforest survive due to rainfall
and humidity helping plants thrive and providing food for animals.
In fact climate is such an important part of the rainforest that "many species are currently experiencing novel conditions because of habitat
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An example of this is the South American three–toed sloth. This animal has fur covered with green algae, which is perfect camouflage in the forest
canopy. Other animals use camouflage to hide to wait for their prey. One such predator is the Boa Constrictor. The Boa Constrictor's uniquely
patterned body allows it to camouflage itself. It's an interesting technique. They have natural habits of camouflaging themselves. One adaptation quite
the opposite of camouflage is that of the brightly colored poison arrow frogs and poison dart frogs. The bright colors of these species serve as a
warning to predators not to eat them. These frogs are so poisonous that natives wipe their arrow heads on them to make them more lethal.
The creatures and woodland are fed and nurtured by the trees in their environment. When it rains, the rain knocks all the insects (food for other
animals) out of the air and ends up on the ground for the animals to then be fed. The woodland and shrubbery are fed by the rain and humidity in the
sky. Tropical rainforests provide a nearly constant supply of water and a wide variety of food for the animals. There is still a lot to be discovered
about the tropical rainforests. However, the woodland and creatures still thrive because their environment and even the world provide their lively
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18. In The Amazon Rainforest
Crash! There goes another tree, plummeting down to the Earth, in the Amazon rainforest. There goes less oxygen we breath everyday. There goes
another living thing. The Amazon rainforest is suffering, and as the rainforest suffers, so do we. Business people usually don't care about the Amazon,
and, probably, use paper made from the rainforest trees, but that's because they didn't do their research in middle school. Some people say that the
Amazon rainforest are the lungs of the Earth, but they could also be the heart as well. If we don't save this rainforest, then our planet, along with us,
with scourge gravely. Some people are burning the rainforest. The reason they do this is to make their land fertile with the ash from the trees. In the
article, "In The Amazon's Fire Season, 'You Either Burn or You Starve,'" they say, " The ash from the burned trees is the only way to make the land
fertile, . . ." To summarize, they use the ash from the Amazon's trees to fertilize the ground to grow food. This causes some conflicts to the people who
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There's different kinds of life that live in the rainforest. In the article, "Biodiversity of the Amazon Rainforest: A Photo Essay," it says, "Over 90%
of the Amazon's species are insects. . . . There are 4000 species of butterflies in the Amazon . . . Many colorful and stunning birds live in the
Amazon. . . .There are over 40,000 known species of plant native to the Amazon. . . ." To be concise, the rainforest is full of different species of
different animals. Animals, insects, and aquatic life all use the Amazon as their shelter. Fish live in the roots of Mangrove trees and many types of
birds and primates live in the rainforest trees. If we cut this all away, they won't have a home anymore, and that's cruel. We, also, can't forget about the
different types of beetles, big cats, and plants that use the Amazon as their habitat as
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19. Summary Of The Rainforest
Once Upon a Time, a botanist named Tyrone, a scientist named Bill, and a biologist named
Molly went to the amazon rainforest to search for a rare species of fern plant called "Ptisana salicina". The group of scientists decided that they would
fly down to the amazon rainforest and start looking for this rare fern species. They flew to Iquitos, Peru to start searching for the mysterious plant.
When they arrived to Iquitos, they were greeted by many Peruvian people. Many of the villagers knew about the fern they were talking about and was
found deep in the rainforest.
Tyrone asked the villagers if they would lead us into the rainforest to show us where the ferns were, and they gladly said yes. They took a boat to a
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They still didn't know how the ring was there though. Many of the villagers had suspicions of a wizard who lived in the village. He had been
influenced with crystals and knew facts about them.
"Maybe he could tell us more about the crystals!" shouted Molly. They started heading toward the wizard's house. On the way to the wizard's house,
Tyrone took the ring from Bill and said, "I wish that everyone could see this discovery!" and before they knew it, they were in front of a crowd with
the ring in a display case. Everyone was confused and started freaking out that everyone was staring at them.
One of the crowd members screamed out and said, "I can't see anything!" "Everything is blurred and gray." shouted another. All of scientists started
to tremble knowing that the whole crowd had gone blind if they saw the ring. Molly thought that since Tyrone wore the ring and shouted that
everyone should see it, that she maybe can wear it and will have the same effect. Then she remembered what Bill said about the three wishes when
they found the ring. "It grants 3 wishes." as she replayed what Bill said in her head. She quickly slipped on the ring and started to say "I wish the
whole crowd wasn't blind!" and again, everyone could see.
This time something was different through. They could see but they kept touching things to test their vision. Molly, Bill, and Tyrone were confused
about this. Then, out of the blue, a crowd member came up the
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20. Amazon Rainforest
As a result of deforestation and other causes, as few as 10,000 species go extinct every year, with a multitude lost in the rainforests across the world.
The Amazon Rainforest, the largest rainforest in the world, houses roughly, "40,000 plant species, 427 mammals, 1,300 birds, 378 reptiles, and around
3,000 freshwater fish," as well as more than 100,000 of invertebrate species (Amazon Wildlife). The rapid loss of the Amazonrainforest, precisely 17%
in the last fifty years, critically cripples the biodiversity of the rainforest. To explain, every vehicle that destroys any sort of foliage is a loss to the
animals that live in the forest. As known, every animal consumes a multitude of different plants or animals, and the more plants in the area,
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21. The Amazon Rainforests : The Deforestation Of The Amazon...
When the majority of the population is exposed to the words, "the Amazon", through some form of written or spoken communications, most likely their
initial, instinctive response is to visualize the Amazon rainforest as it is portrayed by a staggering amount of both past and present media outlets. This
portrayal tends to be one consisting of a vibrantly colored rainforest, brimming with an abundance of diverse and exotic flora and fauna, and, a thriving
and well–balanced collection of ecosystems which is, frankly, not even remotely accurate to the actual Amazon rainforest. Behind its deceptive facade
endorsed by television, books, and occasionally even news, the Amazon rainforest occupies many dark truths relevant to degradation of the state of the
earth's various ecosystems and environments. Over the last several decades the Amazon has undergone numerous dramatic and, in fact, damaging
changes all of which have been attributed to the area's extensive deforestation.
Many millions of years ago, during the Paleozoic era (299 million years ago through 251 million years ago) and prior to the even the beginning
phases Amazon's deforestation, the continent of Pangea was still in existence. Attached to Pangea was a modest area of land that would evolve to
become what we refer to today as the Amazon Rainforest. While the Paleozoic era was near the end of its term, the region now known as the Amazon
River basin was fused to Pangea by way of natural forces. Then, throughout the
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22. Amazon Rainforest
Brett Hoyd Geography/EnvSt 339 TA: Peter Swift Section 304 Character: Small–Scale Gold Miner Gold and the Amazon The Amazon Rainforest is
home to a vast amount of biological diversity as well as many important ecological communities making it an important region to conserve and
protect from damaging, extractive practices (Bowles 1998). However, many people, including myself, rely on this region for more than its
environmental benefits. I use the forest for mining gold, a hugely important part of our country's economy and future (Cremers 2013). I understand the
importance of preservation but the government needs to set aside some land for miners like myself to use legally as well as make it easier for miners
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Mining makes up 61% of Peru's exports and since the gold rush of the last decade the economy has increased by at least five percent per year
(Cremers 2013) (Johnson 2010). Currently 40,000 to 100,000 people rely on gold mining for their livelihood in Peru, and a vast majority does it
illegally (Johnson 2010). The fact that so many people risk jail time and money shows how limited options are in terms of employment. If the
government becomes more strict many people would continue to mine illegally as they do now, not much would change as there is money to be
made. The proper approach would be to regulate the industry closer which would require a change to the permitting system in place. If obtaining a
permit was cheaper and less complicated more people would mine legally and government agencies could keep a closer eye on environmental
impacts as well as make money from taxes (Webster 2012). Allowing more miners to do their jobs legally would also dampen the effect the process
has on the
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23. Tropical Rainforest Research Paper
There are several world changing events happening right now. However, many of these events are either forgotten or rarely discussed. One of these
"forgotten" events is the deforestation of the rainforests. Rainforest deforestation primarily started in the 1970's, but has since increased. Up until
recently, deforestation of rainforests was seldom talked about despite how much it has affected the world.Rainforest deforestation needs more attention
because it has occurred for many decades despite the environmental damage, the rainforest is important for the economy, food, and medicinal purposes,
it has many adverse effects such as climate change, and there are several projects to reduce deforestation.
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Indigenous tribes are having their lands destroyed as a result of deforestation. In the Amazon, deforestation threatens 180 indigeous groups that
depend on the rainforest (Visser). Water vapor, which is necessary for the water cycle to work, has decreased because of deforestation. Deforestation
has caused a 4 percent decrease in water vapor flows from land (Bradford). A large part of the world's diet comes from the rainforest which is at risk
because of deforestation. Eighty percent of third world countries food intake comes from rainforests which puts their diet at risk ("Tropical Rainforest
Destruction: Reasons and
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24. Rainforest Biome Ecosystem Analysis
The biome ecosystem of the rainforest is a wonderful place, full of animals, color, and life. It has the largest diversity of living organism and plants
on earth, with rich biodiversity. The Rainforest supports about 50% of the plants and animal living on earth. The rainforest is located in a tropical
region. This allows them to receives lots of sunlight, giving plants the energy they need and a wide variety of food for the organisms. Therainforest
provides an abundance of sources of shelter, food, and hiding places for animals to grow and develop. The rainforest not only provides life for plants
and animals but is also provides life to human beings like us. The rainforest plays many roles in our life. Which includes absorbing the carbon dioxide,
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When forests are cut down it disturbs the climate and weather pattern on earth and threatens millions of organism and plants already living there.
There's consequences to these actions; human are forgetting about the lives that lives in these forest. Animals are either left to die or having to move
away and find another place to live, leaving the place they once called home. Human activities has also caused climate change. This has huge effects
on the rainforest. According to the FAO's Global Forest Resource Assessment in 2015, forest destruction are happening frequently. This causes
damages to the quality of the forest decreasing the chances of goods that are able to be produced. Human activities not only cause harm to the animals
and creatures that live there but also to their own health is in danger. 250 different species of animals are found in the United states and Canada but
their population are slowly decreasing due to forest depletion. The world resources institution guessed that around 1990 and 2020 that deforestation
would cause 5–15% of the species in the world to be
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26. Rainforest
HOW IS THE RAINFOREST HELPFUL TO US?
Malcolm Clay
ITT– Technical Institute
The rainforest is helpful to us in many ways. Rainforests can be found all over the world from as far north as Alaska and Canada to Latin America,
Asia and Africa. Rainforests are found on every continent across the Earth, except Antarctica. There are two major types ofrainforest: temperate
rainforests and tropical rainforests. The largest temperate rainforests are found on North America's Pacific Coast and stretch from Northern California
up into Canada. Temperate rainforests used to exist on almost every continent in the world, but today only 50 percent– 75 million acres – of these
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27. Deforestation In The Amazon Rainforest
Deforestation is the clearing of trees, transforming a forest into cleared space. Every minute, forests the size of 20 football fields are cut down.
That adds up to about 2.47 million each day. The main ways forest are cleared is by chainsaws, bulldozers, and fires. The trees are used for their
timber value, that includes things such as fuel, paper products, building houses and palm oil. Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil, high in saturated
fats, derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. The cleared land is used for agriculture, ranching operations, and new road and highways. Deforestation
is a major world problem because it is destroying green forest and dominating animal species.
In old times, clearing did not require sophisticated technology. Humans used stone or flint axes to cut down the trees. The wood was once only used
for shelter, food, and warmth. Today logging is done for sport and unnecessary uses. The two main places most affected by deforestation are Brazil and
Indonesia. In Brazil, the Amazon Rainforest alone lost 12,800,000 acres in the year 2015 . More than 20 percent of the world oxygen is produced in
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15 percent of the world's global carbon emissions come from deforestation. When trees are cut down, they release carbon into the atmosphere causing
global warming. When heat is trapped it sucks the moisture from the ground causing droughts. "Unless we change the present system that rewards
forest destruction, forest clearing will put another 200 billion tons of carbon into the atmosphere in coming decades...," says Environmental Defense
Fund (EDF). Global warming is not the only issue. Animal extinction is also a major
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28. Rainforest In Brazil
I find this article for the NPR Science. This article is about the Rainforest in Brazil. The author is show the how today the amazon rainforest has
disappear. The forest has being clear to be farmer land. The road construction and the economic that people have to the country to be more
development, to have better economic system. Today, the Amazon becomes cattle ranch and it also become the largest exporter of soybeans in the
world. The United States is the big importer Amazon wood. They import about $ 282 million worth of topical woodhard. Lumbers and logs are most
want of people and best make money. Although, the United States have ban importforest logs, there show 78 percent of illegal logs import. However,
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I learn to survive while stay there. Life in the forest are parallel with the nature. After school, gather firewood, carry water and find food are one
routine that I had to do and I had to learn as the nature change. I learn which plant is poison and which is not. Study the landscape that change as
the the weather in the different season. During that time, I only want to participate as one the villagers that need to survive. But I am in love and
looking to have the old life and I feel more value the nature. One event that happen when I went up the mountain and cut banana trees for the
banana flower: banana flower is kind of food and the banana. I still had a lot of fun, until there was a old man yelled to stop me for those trees
because it produce for the village and they also fed the wildlife that live there. As a rubber tapper named Giselda Pilker tells, "To cutting down a
tree is like cutting out a piece of us and ... we people of the forest are peaceful...." This is tell that everything living thing in the forest have it own
duty. It has to work as human and if one is missing there is no replace as
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29. Daintree Rainforest Research Paper
3.Abiotic Factors
Abiotic Factors Daintree Rainforest Great Barrier Reef
Temperature The Daintree Rainforest is located at the east coast of Australia at the North of Queensland. While being quite damp being close to the
coast it is also very humid with averaging temperatures of 30 degrees as it is close to the equator.
Highest Record: 36.7 degrees
Lowest Record: 8.9 degreesThe Great Barrier Reef generally has two main weather time frames. Winter period in which temperature is generally warm
with low rainfall and the summer period with pleasant weather and higher levels of rainfall.
Highest Record: 33 degrees
Lowest Record: 14 degrees
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These include the great toe or hallux on the hind feet. This helps the kangaroo grasp onto branches as it climbs The leaves of the eucalyptus tree hang
vertically. This is to reduce the amount of sunlight the tree is exposed to reducing transpiration.
PhysiologicalThe Musky Rat Kangaroo have similar adaptions to sheep and goats. They have a large fore–stomach where with the use of particular
bacteria and fungi they break down the plant fibre in a fermentative chamber. The leaves of the eucalyptus tree contain toxic chemical compounds. As a
result only few animals are able to consume the leaves, therefore giving the tree a better chance of survival.
Behavioral The Musky Rat Kangaroo feeds on leaves and fruit instead of grass as it lives up in trees as well as the fact that the kangaroos main
predators live on the grounds of the rainforest and so being an arboreal animal makes it so they do not need to go to the ground. The eucalyptus tree
releases its seeds after a fire. This is because there are all the nutrients now in the soil, often known as the 'ash bed effect, for the seed to germinate.
This gives the eucalyptus saplings less competition because of those who could not survive after the fire. Therefore meaning the trees have a higher
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30. Rainforest Deforestation
Rainforest Deforestation Life on Earth could not continue is not for the existance of forests. Even though most people know this, many people do
not know that one and a half acres of forest are cut down every second. Deforestation is one of the biggest ecological problems our world faces today.
Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non–forest area for uses including agricultural, residential, and commercial. Deforestation
contributes to other ecological proeblems as well, such as global warming. The leading cause of deforestation is agriculture, followed by logging, and
then urbanization. Deforestation leads to less trees to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. Which means more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Carbon
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31. Deforestation In Rainforests
Rich black soil, towering tropical trees, the distant sound of a hollering monkey and the smell of damp leaves paint the picture of a tropical rainforest.
The most famous and valuable tropical forests include the Amazon, Congo Basin, Indonesia and the forests of the Russian Far East and have been
debated as endangered for decades. These rainforests mainly differ in soils, geology, precipitation patterns, the wildlife which resides there but all share
the abundance of natural wealth including sturdy woods, medicines and spices and are sought out by many. However the long debated question still
stands if deforestation is something of the past or an on going and current threat. Deforestation is defined as the intentional or natural clearance of
forests on a massive scale, often resulting in damage to the quality of the land and adverse environment effects. () Today forests still cover roughly
30% of the worlds land area however this number is sure to dwindle down due to the loss of 46–58 thousand square miles annually, equivalent to
approximately 48 footballs fields every minute." (WWF) The decline in trees translates for loss of habitat and homes for the millions of exotic
creatures which call rainforests for example the Amazon, home. The Amazon alone is home to more than two–thirds of the 1.4 million species known
to man however this is not even close to the extent of the wealth the drizzly rainforest has to offer. (Rothbard, David and Craig Rucker) Species who's
habitats are threatened by deforestation are often unable to prosper in the small forested acres left behind. Therefore species become vulnerable to
trophy hunters or poachers causing numbers to begin to dwindle, some eventually succumbing to extinction. Even a lighter non commercial local
deforestation can result in extinctions due to many unique species living in small isolated parts of the rainforests across the globe. (WWF) According
to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) affected species includes: giant pandas, tigers, rhinos, orangutans, Asian elephant, many species of apes like the
gorilla and the Amur leopard (WWF). Rainforests are not only threatened by the effects of commercial and large scale deforestation but also by the
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32. Tropical Rainforest Biome
The biome I have chosen is the Tropical Rainforest. The tropical rainforest has two different seasons: a dry season and wet season. The rainforest
does not have the four seasons we go through here in the deciduous forest. The dry and wet seasons usually last for about six months. The dry season
is where there is a low amount of rainfall and the wet season is where there is a large amount. Here in the rainforest you can find many different
animals. There is the African Forest Elephant its weighs around 6,000 lbs as an adult. This elephant adapts to the rainforest by living in dense
forests. Then there is the bengal tiger its weighs around 575 lbs and has beautiful orange and white fur with black stripes. It adapts by being sneaky
and nocturnal this helps him catch prey. Also there is the Wagler's Pit Viper which can grow up to 4 feet. It adapts by being able to sense heat and
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Here you can find a Barbados Lily. It is a beautiful soft orange lily that blooms for 10 months out of the year. It adapts by not requiring a lot of sun.
Also there is the Adiantum capillus– veneris. It is a fern that is green and can grow up to 6–12 inches. This plant adapts by being able to grow in moist
areas. Then there is the Toothed Clubmoss. This plant adapts by growing in layers. The temperature in thisbiome averages from 64 ℉ to 93℉.
The temperature varies little in change. The yearly rainfall here is around 80– 400 inches. The yearly rainfall is distributed evenly. The latitude of the
tropical rainforest is 15 В° to 25В° North and South. This biome is located near the equator. This biome is found all around the world. The soil in this
biome is poor in nutrients and acidic. It is also wet and damp. Decomposition in the soil occurs rapidly in this
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33. Tropical Rainforest Biome
The vegetation dominated biome, commonly known as the tropical rainforest, inhabits the most known and unknown plant and animal species in the
world. The biome is located at the lower end of the equator, which brings constant warm and wet weather conditions during the daytime. Many tropical
rainforests are located in the Central America and Australia regions. Overall, the TropicalRainforest has great biodiversity and constant temperatures
that make it such a distinct biome. As a result of the biomes location near the equator, it experiences no dry season. Every year , the biome receives no
less than 2,000 mm of rain, which lets the environment constantly thrive, or have no off season. The temperature in these areas average around 70
degrees,
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34. Deforestation of Our Rainforests
The most destructive and harmful tragedy that our rainforests, specifically the Amazon, suffer from is deforestation. Deforestation is the clearing or
destruction of land throughout forests. Unfortunately, human beings are the number one cause of deforestation throughout the world. The reason if
this is simply because we use the wood mainly for things like hydroelectric dams that power communities, palm oil for its biofuel resourcefulness,
and the mining for diamond and gold. Another reason would be intentional fires that are used to destroy acres of forest in a quick amount of time for
things like construction. Using fires to clear out land quickly is used because taking the time to clear out the land for what will be built would be
slower using any other process. The wood can be useful but little do they know that deforestation is extremely harmful to the environment.
Deforestation has many effects on the environment. First of all trees make oxygen and oxygen is a necessity for human life Trees exchange carbon
dioxide (Green house gas) and turns it into oxygen which again we need to survive, if the carbon dioxide isn't changed fast enough then green house
gases build up and the earth heats up carding to the cycle of "Global Warming". Not only that but destroying trees destroys countless ecosystems and
organisms that are a part of nature, and changing ecosystems and habitats can affect many animals. Destroying the trees will cause a habitat change that
will disrupt the
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35. Daintree Rainforest Conflict
The Daintree rainforest is subject to a wide range of players including the WWF, Local tourist board, Cassowary Conservation Society, Douglas Shire
Council, Indigenous people and several logging companies. Certainly, Widad Akrawi's (1) suggestion that conflict can be defined as the opposition of
ideals enforces potential disagreement amongst the players. For example, the division between the WWF and local timber companies (such as Bonnie
& Neil (2)) is stratospheric. Fundamentally the timber companies breach the WWF's resolution of "stop[ing] the degradation of the planets natural
environment" and "conserving the world's biological diversity", which has led to a strong conflict. Needless to say this conflict spreads globally rather
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The aboriginals argue that the demographic of visitors has changed, bleaching the town into a mass tourist resort, rather than the premium destination it
once was. This is indicative of the fabric of Port Douglas changing, a clear matter of dispute between many of the players. While the Douglas–Shire
council present the change as "progress" (8), the WWF interpret the change particularly negatively (with consideration to their conservation success in
most parts of Australia), they argue that with more tourists the area becomes consumerism driven (an attempt to resist this is shown in
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36. Yanomami Challenges In The Rainforest
Yanomami live in isolated areas to avoid conflict. They're more of horticulture tribe, but has things similarly in common with the hunter and gatherers.
According to Yanomami Challenges in the Rainforest Article there are 22,500 Yanomami members who live in about 250 villages located in Brazil
and Venezuela. Outsiders seem not to have respect for their land. There are some types of gold mining going on ruining their chance of traveling on
drenched days. This is more of a horticulture group, which slash and burn taken what seems to be valuable for survival and move. Yanomami became
more familiar with the European by participating in the slave trades. The cultural ecology article discuss how they shave hidden trails that they take in
the forest
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37. The Rainforest
The Rainforest is home to many creatures of the world.There are The Amazonians, Rubber Trappers and Environmental groups who want to preserve
it. This essay is about how the Rainforest is trying to be preserved from be cut down so people who depend on it can live.
The Amazonians have been here for thousands of years and have lived peacefully in the Rainforest. They live in the Rainforest and don't come out of
the Rainforest for anything, but they are tribe that has not seen anything that resembles anything with electricity. They are a warrior tribe and hunt with
bows and arrows.They are with the Rubber Tappers who tap rubber from rubber trees. They have been in brazil since the 1870s and been there since.
They gather rubber from trees in away that doesn't hurt them.The Environmental groups want to preserve the rainforest so it doesn't go away. This
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They use the Rainforest to their advantage by using the wood and and leaves for clothing, food, and weapons. They benefit from the Rainforest cause
all they need is right next to them. The rest of the world benefits from it cause we get medicine from it and food that is used to feed our population.
They spend most of their time in the forest hunting so they can feed their tribe. The Rubber Tappers benefit by collecting natural resources from the
forest like the Amazonians. Environmentalist benefit from the Rainforest because they are preserving the Rainforest and creating jobs along with
the Rubber Tappers. The world gets benefits from the Rainforest because they find new species and plants to help people in the medical world. The
world also gets fresh fruit from the forest so they can keep on feeding their country. We can also find different types of animals and study their
behaviors so we know when their is a bad storm or flood
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38. Amazon Rainforest
Although dams can have negative outcomes, they are not the only projects with destructive effects. Roads and highways also produce unintentional
harm. In the 1970s, when Amazonian deforestation first began, the Brazilian government believed it should take advantage of the rainforest. To allow
easier access into the rainforest, the government built the Trans–Amazonian Highway ("Tropical"). This accessibility did not just allow easy entry for
the official loggers, the highway also created the opportunity for illegal loggers to enter. Now thatBrazil's economy has deteriorated, in order to gain
profits again, their government and independent companies are cutting trees down at a faster pace (Phillips, "Brazil's New"). Not only are legal loggers
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Brazil is the world's largest exporter of beef ("Tropical"). Overseas companies purchase these beef products from the cattle raised on the cleared land,
fueling the cattle–raising production. The U.S imports roughly 200 million pounds of beef from Central America every year (Sarma). China is Brazil's
largest consumer of beef, accounting for one–third of its meat exports (Leahy). Nayan Chanda, the Director of Publications for Yale's Center for the
Study of Globalization and editor of YaleGlobal Online, explains the connection between climate change and globalization: "[g]lobalization drives
expanding trade, which brings about increased fishing, destruction of forestland, and the spread of polluting industries to the developing world".
Globalization encourages trade, consumerism, and the process to obtain the traded materials, therefore supporting the deforestation industry. Without
outside influences, Brazil would not profit nearly as much from the Amazon Basin. More international beef buyers create greater profits for the sellers,
and stimulate continued and escalated
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39. The Appropriate Rainforest
Like the tropical rainforest, the temperate rainforest is split up into layers. The topmost layer is called the canopy, which is dominated by tall
evergreen conifers (trees that produce cones with seeds). Due to the heavy rain and mild temperatures, these conifers enjoy maximum year round
growth and reach record heights and girth. Some examples would be the Costal Redwood (300 feet), the Douglas Fir (up to 280 feet), the Sitka
Spruce (230 feet), the Western Red Cedar (200 feet), and the Western Hemlock (130 feet). Beneath the canopy is the understory. In this layer are found
the dogwood with its' beautiful pink and white flowers, and vine maples. Ferns, salal, and berry shrubs grow in the filtered sunlight beneath the small
trees. On the forest
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40. Rainforests of the Atsinanana, Madagascar Essay
Rainforests of the Atsinanana, Madagascar
Christy Haakenson
SCI230
Introduction to Life Science
Paula Roberts
March 27, 2011
The Rainforests of the Atsinanana is a place like no other. The continent of Madagascar can be found 200 miles off the east coast of Africa and
completed full separation from all other land masses more than 60 million years ago (Staff W., 2001). The island ofMadagascar has lived in isolation
and with isolation gives the Rainforests of Atsinanana an abundance of plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. This unique place is
made up of six national parks and was approved by UNESCO committee in New Zealand (WWF, n.d.). The Rainforests of Atsinanana is currently on
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One type of lemur is nocturnal and is only active in the night and the other type is diurnal and spends the days eating, mating, and playing (2005).
Some are large in size like the indri, and others such as the Berthe's mouse lemur is the smallest in the world (2005). Although these creatures are
different in characteristics, they have one similarity and that is there home in Madagascar. Aside from many types of lemurs, there are many other
unique creatures found in the Rainforests of the Atsinanana in Madagascar. Other species include the Flying fox bats, Fossa, Fanaloka, Tenrece,
spear–nosed snake, and more than 3,000 endemic butterflies (Ward M, 2008). The isolation of this island and history has madeprimate extinction real.
At this time there are at least 15 species of lemur that have gone extinct (2005). The main cause of these primates going extinct is because of the
habitat loss from deforestation only leaving 8.5% of the original forests. The Rainforests of the Atsinanana Madagascar is not only unique for many
types of species it is home to, but also for the unique plant life. Atsinanana has more than 12,000 plant species known in Madagascar, which are also
endemic. Six of eight baobab trees that are endemic to Madagascar. Baobabs are bottle–shaped trees with large bases and branches that make a flat
appearance to the top. The different types of baobab trees include
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