...Tropical Rainforest Hassan Gordon American Intercontinental University The Tropical Rainforest is a forest occurring in tropical areas of heavy rainfall. In the tropical rainforest most trees in the rainforest have wide buttress roots. Deforestation is a major problem caused by humans in the tropical rainforest. The government has cleared large areas of the Amazon Rainforest and encouraged people to move there. About 80% of the rainforests nutrients comes from trees and plants. Tropical Rainforest Tropical Rainforests are located around the equator, in areas with lots of rainfall, and where temperatures consistently stay near 80 degrees’ year round. Emergents are the tallest trees that are located in a tropical rainforest, which usually can stand well over 160 feet. You also have the canopy level which is a sea of leaves blocking lower levels from the sunlight. The canopy is here nearly half the animal population is, like the monkeys, birds, snakes, and also vines that lead up from lower levels that reach the sun. Then you have the shrub layer which has the most compacted plant growth, mostly plants, and ferns that do not require much sunlight to grow, then you have the forest floor that is mostly dark, and wet which contains a layer of rotting leaves and dead animals that have decomposed creating a thin mist full of nutrients. Biochemical cycles are the pathways in which the transformation, and transport of matter takes place. There are four areas categories that...
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...Tropical Rainforest Megan L. Cleveland SCI/256 JUNE 14, 2015 Mr. Davis Tropical Rainforest An ecosystem is a unique environment where every living thing is interdependent, and one of the most complex yet most interesting ecosystems in the world will be found in the rainforest. The dark and recessed thick plant growth make it one of the most moist places on Earth. If a person studies the plants and animals that compromise the rainforest ecosystem; a person can gain a basic understanding of why scientists and ecologists alike are concerned about the disappearing tropical jungles. Rain forests have the most complex and species rich ecosystems on Earth. A rain forest biome is very complex; including a myriad of different species or plants and animals that have all adapted to lots of rain. They have different levels of plants; the highest level are full of tall trees and they are for the closed canopy. Vines are the next level, such as orchids and epiphytes that grow high within the trees to reach more sun light. The lowest level belongs to the short trees and small plants, like ferns. At the base of it all is the forest floor; dark but full of life. Rainforests support more than eight thousand kinds of plant within their dense vegetation. Australian rainforests produce flowers that are not found in any other place in this world. At ground level of a rainforest, it is so dark it may seem like dusk at lunchtime because of the layers of leaves blocking the light....
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...The Tropical Rainforest is known for its biodiversity as it is home to many different types of plants and animals also referred to as Flora and Fauna (Hess, 2016). There are approximately 15 million different species of plants and animals thriving throughout this biome (Bioexpedition, 2012). In each level of the biome, there are different types of animals and plants because of the unique characteristics of each location (Bioexpedition, 2012). Tropical rainforests create a layered appearance separated into four levels (Hess, 2016): Emergent Layer Top Level: Consists of the tallest trees usually called “emergents” as they overlook the canopy layer (Hess, 2016). Canopy Level Middle Level: Consists of smaller trees that create the ongoing shade of the forests called “canopies” (Hess, 2016)....
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...ECOSYSTEMS: TROPICAL RAINFORESTS Kyle Faulkner AIU Online Environmental Science Laura Stepp March 25, 2012 Abstract This article focuses on the rainforest’s and its structure, both biotic and abiotic and the the cycles that gives us the ability to live on this Earth. There are a several different types of biomes that cover the vast surface of our planet, but one in particular is very important. The Tropical Rainforest can be described as a forest of tall trees that is located in areas that receive year-round warmth. 50 to 250 inches of rain fall on these areas on average and almost all Rain Forest are located in the equator region. Tropical Rainforest are extremely important because of the oxygen that they provide to our planet, about 40% and the types of plants that have cured diseases and have helped fight ailments. Sadly, only about 6% remains of the world’s tropical forest due to deforestation (Rainforestsos.org, 2012) Scientists estimate that over half of the world’s species inhabit the Rain Forest and this is why it is so import that this biome remains intact and preserved. The Amazon Rain Forest and the Rainforests in Costa Rica are examples of the biome that shelter thousands of plan t and animals species that have just as much of a right to be on Earth as we do. The structure of the Tropical Rainforest has many layer that shelter both biotic and abiotic forms. The emergent layer is at the very top, even above the canopy and is home to birds, insects, snakes...
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...The Climate of the Tropical rain forest is very humid the amount rainfall each year is 90 inches. There is a lot of rain in the tropical rain forest because it is very hot and wet and is close to the equator. the average temperature is 77 degrees fahrenheit it never drops below 64 degrees. Geographical features of the rainforest. There are different layers of the rainforest the the first and the top one is Emergent ther you will find tall trees in umbrella shape that are 100 to 240 feet tall. Then comes the upper canopy the trees here are 60 to 130 feet tall. There is lots of food in this layer. Most of the animals live here because of the amount of food on this layer. The understory or the lower canopy has about 60 foot trees at this...
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...Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem The tropical rainforests, such as the Amazon Rainforest are some of the richest environments in the world. They get their name because of the high amount of rainfall they get per year. The climate of a rainforest is very hot and humid, so all types of species must learn to adapt. A rainforest can hold as many as 80,000 plant species. Forty thousand of the Amazon Rainforest species regulate the whole planet’s climate. Anywhere between 40-100 species of trees can be found in about 108,000 square feet of land. The rainforests are rich in diverse types of trees for example, mosses, vines, flowers, and shrubs. These trees and plants sometimes find a new way to grow other than the ground. One example of...
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...becoming endangered in the rainforest because of deforestation and climate change. Of course there are many types of rainforests, including the tropical forest. “The Earth’s land has a diverse selection of forests, based on which vegetations and animals” (Svarney, and Svarney 79) each region has. All the different types of rainforests have there own climates, habitats and organisms, so each rainforest has there own way that the...
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...The land I brought in the Rainforest was 100,000 acres. The Rainforest surrounds the equator which causes its type of climate. The Rainforest is hot, rainy, humid and have a wet climate. The climate is very cool and produces very large quantities of precipitation. It has very light doldrums. This is what makes it a perfect environment for its biodiversity species. It is also great for bacteria and microorganisms. Microorganism they can quickly decompose substance on the forest ground. Some bacteria that can be found are acidophilic bacteria which have a large amount of water moving through the soil and make it acidic, and Mycorrhizae which is very diverse it is a supporter to plants by attaching it to their roots and assisting in the effectiveness...
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...The tropical rainy climate has two different climate areas, tropical wet and tropical wet-and-dry. Australia, India, Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela are all countries and continents with tropical wet-and-dry climate areas. Tropical wet-and-dry climate areas are also known as savannas (grasslands). Savannas and/or tropical wet-and-dry climate areas are found near the equator, on outer edge of tropical wet climate areas. The largest tropical wet-and-dry climate areas are found in Africa, Brazil, and India. Tropical wet-and-dry climate areas only have two seasons a year. During the summer savannas have a wet season and during the winter savannas a dry season. The average temperature during wet seasons is seventy-seven fahrenheit. On the other hand the average temperature for dry season is sixty-eight fahrenheit. The changing climate is caused by changing winds and ocean currents....
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...1 Tropical Rainforest Unit 1 Individual Project Rosella Fyffe Jane Knapp 3-31-2013 2 Introduction I will be discussing the Tropical Rainforest, and writing about the abiotic components, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and the ecosystem function and structure. Also discussing the disturbance and how natural can bounce back after these types of disturbance. 3 Tropical Rainforest The ecosystem of the Tropical Rainforest is a community of living organisms such as plants, animals and microbes in conjunctions with the nonliving components of their environment such as air, water and mineral soil, interacting as a system. (http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem.com) Ecosystems are controlled both by external and internal factors. The external factors such as climate, this is the material which forms the soil and topography, and control the overall structure of an ecosystem and the way things work with in it. Other external factors are time, potential biota. The internal factors not only control ecosystem processes but are also controlled by them and are often subject to feedback loops. The resource inputs are generally controlled by external processes like climate and parent material. (http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecosystem.com) The ecosystem processes, is when the energy and carbon enter ecosystems through photosynthesis, are incorporated into living tissue, transferred to other organisms. The biotic and abiotic components are regarded as linked together...
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...the Tropical Rainforest. Currently the Rainforest biome is experiencing the effects of climate change, but it is on the breaking point of a real hell on Earth. If we allow the wasteful and careless methods of today to continue...and get out of hand. The Rainforest could, and shall experience major heat waves, deforestation, extreme storms, and various other problems. Based upon the past and present, a proposal that uses congressional funds to alleviate the effects of climate change in the Tropical...
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...Rainforest Animal Survival Methods Creatures of the rainforest have lived for a long time, and with this comes survival methods developed overtime as well. The tropical rainforest is known for many different creatures, but some are not known for their remarkable talents. These creatures with remarkable survival adaptations are: plants, ants, frogs, bats, and some snake species. The species listed can play a major role in keeping the order in a rainforest with their abilities. Though life in the rainforest may seem hard, plants, insects, frogs, bats, and snakes have found complex survival methods. Apart from other species of animal, plants have found ways to outsmart other creatures of the rainforest. An orchid can have a “slippery...
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...WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT IN NIGERIA: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS. Nigeria has a population estimate of 170,507,539 million and is increasing with a rapid growth averaging 3.1% annually. It’s the 7th most populous country of the world with the land mass of 923,708km2, making her the world’s 32nd largest country. The geography varies greatly from tropical rainforest in the South to dry savannah in the North ,which is flat and sparsely vegetated. The country is blessed with mineral, physical, biological and energy resources. From the mangrove and rain forests of the south, through the various savannahs, and semi-arid ecosystems of the north, the nation is richly endowed. But what went wrong? The word ‘wildlife’ brings to mind ‘animals in the forest’. It is difficult to give a specific definition of the word. However, wildlife traditionally refers to non-domesticated animal species, but has come to include all plants, fungi and other organisms which grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. The term ‘wildlife management’ on the other hand I will refer to mean preservation and conservation or maintenance of wildlife resources. Also it is the art of maintaining balance in the needs of wildlife and the needs of people using the best science. It includes game keeping, wildlife conservation and control, which aims to halt the loss in the earth’s biodiversity by taking into consideration ecological principles such as carrying capacity, disturbance and succession and environmental...
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...University of Phoenix Material Environmental Movement Matrix Choose five items from the following list and identify their significance during the 1970s: |Cuyahoga River, OH (Cleveland) fire 1969 |Conservationism vs. environmentalism | |Love Canal |Acid rain | |Silent Spring |Ozone layer | |Population Bomb |Rainforests | |Endangered Species Act (1966, 1969, & 1973) |Depletion of fossil fuels | |Clean Water Act (1972, 1977) |Climate change | |Event |Significance | |Silent Spring |Written by Rachel Carson, Silent Spring was a book that had a huge influence on the decision to ban DDT in the | | |United States in 1972 (Brinkley, 2012). Unlike most pesticides, whose effectiveness is limited to destroying | | |one or two...
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...Any class that takes place online as opposed to a class being conducted on campus grounds would introduce less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere from lack of transportation due to students not having to make the drive to and from class meetings. The use of facilities such as bathrooms or any energy used such as power for the classroom and air conditioning for the building may also contribute to our carbon footprint and use of water facilities. http://myfootprint.org/en/your_results/?id=2788767 After taking the footprint quiz and reviewing my results it became apparent how every person on the planet could not live the average life style of people in our country. I say this because most of my results are very close to the national average and my score states 6 earths would be required for everyone in the world to live similar life styles. Only one of my footprints is higher than the national average which is the food footprint and my carbon footprint is a close tie with our average. With my high protein Paleolithic diet my food consumption footprint was relatively high. I have many snacks and full sized meals throughout the day as long as there are groceries in the house. This is in order to teach my body not to store fat and is part of my cross fitness nutrition plan that I have worked out with my trainer. The way I understand it, our bodies’ anatomy has only changed a fraction of a percent sense the days of the cavemen when the average man was more athletic than our modern...
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