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Tropical
Rainforest
Biome
Jacob Lapierre
11/11/08 Blue 1
Dominant Animals
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The jaguar is one of the
largest and most powerful
cat in the Americas.
A second or third
consumer, they eat deer,
turtles, fish, birds, wild
pigs.
Good hunters because of
strong forelegs, long back
legs help them jump, loose
belly skin protects them
from kicks.
Dominant Animals
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The Yucatan White-tailed
deer lives in Central
America.
Has warning white tail that
goes up when in danger.
Only 3 ft. at the shoulder
and 70-80 pounds, they
aren't large.
Eats grass, leaves, fruit, and
tree bark day and night.
Will go into farms, farmers
don't like this.
Important Plants
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Strangler figs are an important
and reliable food source for
many animals in the forest
because they give fruit several
times a year.
They start high up in other
trees, and their roots come
down to strangle and compete
with the host tree. Eventually
the host will die and the fig
stands on its own.
They can grow almost
anywhere tropical, and there
are several different species.
Important Plants
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The bromeliad is a
home to many other
organisms, high up in
the trees.
It's tight leaves store
water like a bucket and
inside it organisms live
there to create a small
ecosystem of their
own.
Bracket Fungus
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Bracket fungus grows
primarily on dead trees,
but they can be found on
trees that have been hurt.
They are decomposers,
and they spread their
spores through air
currents that blow
through.
They get their name
because they grow in a
row with little space in
between.
Where in the World and Climate
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This biome is located
close to the equator, in
places where there is
plenty of rain.
Averages per year:
Rainfall: 125-660cm
Temperature: 20-34 C
Humidity: 77-88%
It's soil is poor, only
sustains trees, mountain
areas can receive snow
and frost, some places
have seasons of less rain.
Effects of Humans
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There are several very
serious things we are
doing to this biome that
are very bad for it.
The first is the clearcutting that is taking
away the area that they
occupy, and the homes
of those organisms.
The second is the over
hunting that is being
done for pelts and other
animal parts.
Efforts to Lessen Effects
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Today, the public is very
informed of everything
that is happening and
there is a lot of public
interest.
Reforestation efforts are
being made to gain back
the forests, and there is a
lot of awareness about
animals in these
situations
Sources
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www.blueplanetbiomes.org
www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/biomerainfor.htm
www.teara.govt.nz
http://www.edu.pe.ca/southernkings/jaguar.htm
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