tropical rainforest

1. TROPICAL
RAINFOREST
Miyah brooks, Ca'marie Quaterman

2. WHERE IS YOUR
ECOSYSTEM LOCATED?
Tropical rainforests are mainly located between the latitudes of
23.5°N (the Tropic of Cancer) and 23.5°S (the Tropic of Capricorn)—
the tropics Tropical rainforest are found in Central and South
America, western and central Africa, western India, Southeast Asia,
the island of New Guinea, and Australia.

3. WHAT ABIOTIC FACTORS ARE
PRESENTED( WHAT IS THE
WEATHER LIKE?)
Tropical Rainforest are lush and warm
all year long! Temperatures don't even
change much between night and day.
temperature ranges from 70 to 85°F (21
to 30°C).

4. WHAT KIND OF BIOTIC
FACTORS ARE
PRESENTED
Biotic Factors of the Tropical Rainforest
• Animals. Animals are consumers and rely on producers to make
some of their food, but they eat other consumers, too. ...
• Reptiles and Amphibians.
• Plants. One hectare of tropical rainforest can have over 800
species of trees and 1,500 species

5. WHICH TYPES AND HOW
MANY POPULATIONS
EXIST?
No one knows exactly how many species live in the world's tropical
rainforests. Estimates range from 3 to 50 million species —
rainforests are the undisputed champions of biodiversity among the
world's ecosystems, containing far higher numbers of species on a
per-area basis relative to sub-tropical, temperate.

6. FOOD
CHAINS
The rainforest food chain
includes levels like the primary
and secondary consumers,
such as
monkeys, ocelots and birds of
prey, as well as the apex
predators atop the chain, such
as the jaguars, crocodiles
and green anacondas.
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.

7. FOOD WEB
This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY.

8. IS THE ECOSYSTEM AT
RISK , IF SO WHAT IS THE
RISK?
More than half of Earth's rainforests have already been destroyed,
going from covering 14% of the Earth to about 6%. Some people
estimate that, at the current rate of destruction, rainforests will be
gone within the next hundred years. Most rainforests are being cut
down because of economic reasons.

9. WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD
BE TAKEN/AVOIDED TO
ENSURE THIS
ECOSYSTEM
Local approaches to sustainable management of the tropical
rainforest. Afforestation – the opposite of deforestation. If trees are
cut down, they are replaced to maintain the canopy. ... Selective
Logging – Only certain trees (e.g. just the older or inferior ones) are
cut down – most trees in the area are left standing.

10. ALL THE LINKS
Rainforest | National Geographic Society
www.nationalgeographic.org › encyclopedia › rain-forest
Tropical rainforests - KDE Santa Barbara
kids.nceas.ucsb.edu › biomes › rainforest
Biotic Factors of the Tropical Rainforest | Biology Dictionary
biologydictionary.net › biotic-factors-tropical-rainforest
Biodiversity in rainforests - The Rainforest - Mongabay
rainforests.mongabay.com › 03-diversity-of-rainforest
MAJOR THREATS - Tropical Rainforests
the-tropical-rainforest.weebly.com › major-threats
ustainable Management of the Tropical Rainforest - Internet ...
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