Transcript Tropical Rainforest: Amazon

My biome is a Tropical Rainforest is a
forest filled with trees and has year round
warmth. Yearly rainfall is 50 to 260 inches
and temperatures are usually never
higher then 93 °F or lower then 68 °F. And
almost all rainforest lie near the equator.
Rainforest help us because it makes up
40% of all the earths oxygen and every ¼
medicine we use today comes from
tropical rainforests.
The Amazon is the largest rainforest on
earth. It is a vase region that crosses eight
developing countries; Brazil, Bolivia, Peru,
Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana,
Suriname and French Guiana and some
oversea territory in France.
 The Amazon rainforest is located in South
America and covers 2.1 million square miles
of land.
 3.1600° S, 60.0300° W are the coordinates
for The Amazon
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Orchid is the largest family plant coming in all colors except for
black. They grow on rocks, soil and underground relying on certain
insects and birds for pollination.
Brazil Nut Tree can reach up to 160 feet and known producing Brazil
nuts. The tree relies on the agoutis, bees and other rainforest plants
for survival
Cacao grows below altitudes of 1,000 feet in an area that receives
about 4 inches of rain per month.
Rubber Tree produces latex and rubber and is a self healing tree
and reproduces by scattering seeds about 100 feet from itself.
The Heliconia is a part of the banana family. The plant is also
referred to as lobster claws or parrot flowers. The plant structure has
bracts which is a colorful leaf that comes in pink, orange, yellow,
green, purple or red. Bracts actually hide the plant’s flowers tucked
inside of them, protecting the nectar so only certain birds, like the
hummingbird, can reach it. Butterflies also enjoy the sweet nectar.
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Jaguars are strong swimmers and climbers and require large
areas of tropical rain forest and stretches of riverbank to
survive.
The Poison Dart frog uses its brightly colored skin to warn
predators that it is unfit to eat. The frog's skin secretes a
dangerous poison that can paralyze and kill predators.
The black spider monkey is an essential part of the tropical
rainforest ecosystem. They play a key role in seed dispersal,
allowing their forest environment to continue to grow and
thrive.
Sloths move through the canopy at a rate of about 40 yards
per day, munching on leaves, twigs and buds. They live in
trees and are great swimmers. They go to floor of the forest
once a week to relieve themselves but try not to stay to long
because its easy access to their predators.
The river dolphins only live in fresh water and they can found
Amazon Basin.
The Jocotoco Antipitta is an antbird
about the size of a small melon and
likes to hop around the forest floor. The
bird was recently discovered in 1997
and protected within a reserve just in
time. The birds have a very small
range and are threatened by
deforestation. Their numbers are
decreasing.
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The Tropical Ash is an invasion to
rainforest and is taller then most of the
native trees therefore not allowing them
sunlight causing them to die off. The
tropical ash was introduced in the 1930's
as a timber species to be used for wood
products. It quickly spread and killed off
many native trees.
Trees have hidden attributes that play a key role
in reducing pollutant levels. Take carbon
dioxide (CO2) for example, a gas emitted from both
natural and human sources. Over the last 150 years,
humans have been pumping massive amounts of
CO2 into the air by burning fossil fuels, coal, oil and
natural gas - this is a major driver for global climate
change. As deforestation continues the greenhouse
affect will be more pronounced and climate change
may possibly get worse in the future. As the Amazon
Rainforest biome slowly shrinks in size, so does the
richness of wildlife found in its forests, along with the
potential use of plants and animals that remain
undiscovered.
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2014 World Wildlife Fund
http://www.worldwildlife.org/places/amazon
ALLYSON KOERNER FEBRUARY 8, 2012
http://www.ecorazzi.com/2012/02/08/ten-amazingrainforest-plants/
ANRPC 2012, Bailey et al. 1976, Encyclopedia
Britannica 1993, Flora of China 2008, Wikipedia 2012
http://eol.org/pages/1142979/details#habitat
Jyotsna February 24,
2012http://greenbuzzz.com/nature/mostendangered-species-in-amazon-rainforest/
Lauren Hauberg 2012
http://lo2fosho.blogspot.com/2011/01/invasivespecies.html