Cloud Forest
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
WHAT IS A CLOUD FOREST?
- Also called fog forest; Is a type of eco system generally tropical.
- Moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent cloud cover, usually at the canopy level.
- Cloud forests only occur at certain high altitudes
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CLIMATE
- Annual rainfall can range from 500 to 10,000 mm/year and the temperatures vary between 8 to 20 °C. That means that the land is left extremely humid, and causes precipitation.
- And precipitation plus sunlight causes the fog.
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SPECIES
- The high moisture promotes the development of a high biomass and biodiversity of plants and different types of flowers. Like; orchids, fynbos and others.
- There are not only plants there, but also a diversity of animals.
Dwarf Dragon found at cloud forest Los Andes.
Andean Toucan, Ecuador Cloud Forest.
ETHIOPIAN WOLF
Photo by Rod Waddington
Sloth at Monteverde cloud forest.
This new toad species with striking red eyes was found in the cloud forests of Chocó, Colombia.
GELADA BABOON
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Epiphytic orchids growing in the cloud forest of Costa Rica since in 1998.
RED EYE TREE FROG
FOUND IN COSTA RICA
Mammal called olinguito in the cloud forests of Ecuador.
SPECTACLED BEAR
HIS HABITAT IS IN DANGER
FACTS
- Only 1% of the global woodland consists of cloud forests.
- Could be called fog forest, mossy forest, or even dwarf cloud forest.
- If you ever visit any fog forest, you will find many birds around you.
- One of the world’s most delicate ecosystem
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HOW HAVE CLOUD FORESTS CHANGE THROUGH THE YEARS AND WHY.
- Cloud forests have experienced extreme negative changes in the past 10 years.
- The main reason why cloud forests are becoming extinct is because of global warming.
- For example, some species might become extinct quickly when they lose their habitat, but for others, like trees, it can take centuries.
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- In comparison with lower tropical moist forests, cloud forests show a reduced tree stature combined with increased stem density and generally the lower diversity of woody plants.
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COMPARISON
WHERE CAN YOU FIND CLOUD FORESTS?
SHOLA, SOUTH INDIA
HOME OF SEVERAL THREATENED AND RARE SPECIES OF FLORA AND FAUNA.
CANARY ISLAND, SPAIN.
SOUTHERN COAST OF MOROCCO ISN'T ON THE MAIN LANDMASS OF SPAIN.
SIERRA DE AGALTA, HONDURAS.
ONE OF HONDURAS BEAUTIFUL FOREST LOCATED IN OLANCHO HONDURAS.
EL CIELO, MEXICO
THE FOREST SERVES AS A RAINWATER COLLECTING AREA.
SPRINGBROOK, AUSTRALIA
IS IN QUEENSLAND ABOVE AN ANCIENT VOLCANO SOUTH OF BRISBANE.
MOUNT TARANAKI, NEW ZEALAND
BENEATH THE CLOUDS AROUND AN ACTIVE VOLCANO OF NEW ZEALAND.
SIMIEN MOUNTAINS, ETHIOPIA.
HABITAT OF THE ETHIOPIAN WOLF AND THE GELADA BABOON.
CHIANG MAI, THAILAND.
STANDS PROUDLY OVERLOOKING THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF THAILAND.
MONTEVERDE, COSTA RICA.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TEAM CALLED IT " BLESSING OF MOTHER NATURE. "
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