Rainforest plants and animals have adapted to the dense, humid conditions. Trees grow buttress roots near the surface to support themselves in the nutrient-rich topsoil. Leaves are larger lower down where sunlight is scarce and smaller at the top of the canopy. Animals live throughout the canopy, where they find food like fruits, nuts, and berries as well as ample space to climb, fly, and swing through the trees.
Observe & Record (Analog Forestry Principle #1)belipola
A brief description of Analog Forestry principle #1 - Observe and Record. This presentation also includes the classification codes that AF designers use in creating physiognomic formula as well as slides on leaf characteristics and classifications.
Presentation by Dr. Steve Jack to support the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center Workshop held January 12-14, 2016
Observe & Record (Analog Forestry Principle #1)belipola
A brief description of Analog Forestry principle #1 - Observe and Record. This presentation also includes the classification codes that AF designers use in creating physiognomic formula as well as slides on leaf characteristics and classifications.
Presentation by Dr. Steve Jack to support the Adaptive Silviculture for Climate Change (ASCC) J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center Workshop held January 12-14, 2016
Population Structure and Threats to Sustainable Management of Woody Plant Spe...Innspub Net
This study was conducted to assess population structure and threat to the sustainable management of woody species in the various ago-ecosystems in Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area (LGA) Katsina State, Nigeria. Purposive and stratified random sampling techniques were used to collect data from 21 randomly demarcated 100m × 100m sample plots. All woody plant species found in the sample plots with stem diameter >2 cm at 20cm above ground, were recorded. Population structure was summarized by diameter classes. For the identification of threats, field and questionnaire surveys were used. A total of 50 questionnaires were distributed at ten questionnaires per ward in five out of the 11 wards in the LGA. The highest numbers (350) of small diameter trees (0.1-1.0cm) were recorded in the agrosilvopastoral system. This was followed by silvopastoral and agrisilviculture systems with 89 and 85, respectively. However, the highest number of large diameter woody tree species was recorded in the silvopastoral system followed by agrosilvopastoral and agrisilviculture systems. The regular reverse J-shaped and fairly regular reverse J-shaped size class distribution observed for agrosilvopastoral and silvopastoral respectively, suggest a recuperating population. Over exploitation, debarking, de-branching, root- digging, leaf harvesting, seed harvesting, poor regeneration, slow rate of growth, wind effect and bush burning were the major threats to sustainable management of woody plant species in the study area. The implications of our findings for sustainable management of woody plant species in the study area are discussed and recommendations made.
Rainforests are found all along the equator.docxwild science
Rainforests are found all along the equator, Asia, Australia, Africa and South America. Rainforests currently only take up 2% of the world but receive the largest amount of rainfall.
1. Rainforests
Adaptations
Year 8 Geography- Topic 1 – Global Environments - 2011
2. Adaptations of Rainforest Plants & Animals
1) Root Systems
The root systems of rainforest
trees develop near the surface
of the ground.
This is because water and
nutrients are usually within a
metre of the surface
So they don’t fall over, buttress
roots grow to give the trees
support.
3. Adaptations of Rainforest Plants & Animals
2) Leaves
The leaves of rainforest trees adapt to where they
are in relation to sunlight.
Down low, in the understorey, leaves are larger to
have a better chance at catching the sunlight.
Up in the canopy, they are smaller
5. Adaptations of Rainforest Plants & Animals
3) Animals
There is abundant animal and insect life
in the rainforest.
Most of the activity is found in the
canopy where there are birds as well as
a variety of animals that climb, fly and
swing through trees, feeding on fruits,
nuts and berries that grow there.