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Tropical Rainforest

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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World Distributions

MONSOON TROUGH, IN THE EQUATORIAL ZONE BETWEEN THE TROPIC OF Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Exist in the Southeast Asia.

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AVERAGE TEMP.

20-25 DEGREES C.
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AVERAGE PERCIPITATION

2000 MM OF RAIN
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Typical Flora

Lianas, drip tips, buttresses, prop and stilt roots, bamboo.

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Typical Fauna

Boa constrictor, macaw, toucan, spider monkey, sloth, poison-arrow frog.

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ECOLOGICAL CONCERNS

CUTTING DOWN TREES, ANIMAL EXPLOITATION/HUNTING, CLIMATE CHANGE.
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Current Conservation Efforts

Drastic reduction of human population growth, improvement of land use, improvement of forest management, protection of forest land, reduction of waste.

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FUTURE CONSERVATION EFFORTS

REFORESTATION,SOLID-WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM.
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General Physical Description

There are two types of rainforest, tropical and temperate. Tropical rainforest are found closer to the equator where it is warm. Temperate rainforest are found near the cooler and coastal areas further north and south of the equator.

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INTERESTING FACTS

  • Rainforest are forest that experience a high level of rain fall.
  • Over 25% of natural medicines have been discovered in rainforest.
  • There are two types of rainforest, tropical and temperate.
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Adaptations

Climate is hot and wet. Over 80in of rain a year, plants have adaptations that enable them to shed water efficiently.

Austin Gregory