Transcript Biome Project - Alexis Bialek Portfolio

I chose this biome because I have always thought that Tropical
forests were interesting and they have a lot of different
characteristics to them that are cool to study.
The city I picked in a tropical forest area is Rio de Janeiro
because it is very tropical there and it is in Brazil kind of
south east Brazil on the coast of Brazil. It is very warm
there and the cities record high is 109 degrees F. and the
record low is 45 degrees F. and is mountainous and
surrounded by water.
The general climate yearly
for the high is 81.0 degrees F.
and the average low is 69.8
degrees F.
An event that could damage/destroy my ecosystem
could be Human Destruction. Humans coming and
destroying the forest and leaving wood behind.
If humans came and
cut down everything
and got rid of the
plants than the
herbivores would all
die and if they all
died than the
carnivores would not
have food, so
everything would
die.
An Intermediate species is what forms after pioneer species.
It is more growing but a slower processes. Things that are
starting to grow after pioneer species are often smaller and
more in patches. So if it is a Tropical forest there would be
shrubs and things looking like they are starting to grow back.
A Climax Community is the level of stability in an
organism, what it started out at.
• Bengal Bamboo
• Bougainvillea
• Kapok Tree
• Toco Toucan
• King Cobra
• Harpy Eagle
Harpy Eagle
Bengal Tiger
Slender Loris
Jambu Fruit Dove Silvery Gibbon
Dawn Bat
Red-Shanked Douc Langur
Bengal Bamboo
Bougainvillea
Jambu
Secondary Consumer
Primary Consumer
Producer
The Orangutan is a organism in the
Tropical Rainforest and their niche they
live in and spend their time in, is a tree.
They will live in any type of tree and stay
there.
An animal that would compete with the Orangutan for
food and resources could be a Silvery Gibbon because
they eat the same food and live in the same type of
place. This could affect both organisms niche because
the more food that is being consumed by the different
organisms in one place that faster the food would be
gone.
This completion could have many different
outcomes, but a more common one would most
likely be lack of food.
The Toco Toucan has a long, big beak to grad and break fruit to eat
it. They also have a long body to reach for food. Those two traits
help them survive in this specific biome.
Overproduction- The Toco Toucan have many
eggs and sometimes not all their eggs survive.
Variation- Long body so they could reach for
food.
Selection- The ones with long beak could not
survive because they could not fit the whole
fruit in their mouth.
Adaptation- So since the short beak one did not
survive, the long beak ones were able to survive
and make it to reproductive age.
Introduction
Picture in title slide
http://world.edu/natural-levels-nitrogen-tropical-forests-increase-vulnerability-pollution/
1st Slide
Picture of Toucan
http://www.mypets.net.au/pet-articles/toucanstoucanets-and-aracaris-general-info/296/1
3rd Slide
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro
Picture of Rio
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro
Part 1
5th Slide
http://www.geography.learnontheinternet.co.uk/topics/rainforest.html
6th Slide
Destroyed forest picture
http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/51282
7th Slide
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
Bengal Bamboo picture
http://biomesfirst11.wikispaces.com/Tropical+Rainforest+Organisms
Coconut Tree picture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coconut_tree_orchard.JPG
8th Slide
Picture of Intermediate Species
http://satyogaashram.wordpress.com/2010/07/12/retreat-cabins-costa-rica/
9th Slide
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
Picture of Tropical Forest
http://smartphonewallpaper.com/view-tropical_forest-960x854.html
Part 2
11th Slide
Picture of Sun
http://www.zmescience.com/space/sun-perfect-sphere-in-nature-013232/
Pictures of Plants and Animals
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/
12th Slide
Pictures are from 11th Slide
14th Slide
The information in the text
http://blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_animal_page.htm
Picture of Bengal Tiger
http://kncatchat.blogspot.com/2012/08/bengal-tiger-wallpapers.htmlnn
Picture of Slender Loris
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slender_Loris.jpg
15th Slide
Info.
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_plant_page.htm
Picture of Strangler Fig
http://pressingstories.wordpress.com/2012/09/09/jowarra-national-park/strangler-fig-photo/
Picture of Toucan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Keel-billed_toucan,_costa_rica.jpg
16th Slide
Info in Text
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_an_example_of_mutualism_in_tropical_rain_forests
Picture of Fungi
http://weknowwearecute.undebug.org/?attachment_id=1486
Picture of Ants
http://www.pioneerpestmanagement.com/ant-season-is-approaching/
17th Slide
Info. in Text
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/symbiotic-relationships-in-the-rainforest.html
Picture of Army Ants
http://www.esa.org/esablog/research/from-the-community-army-ants-beard-microbes-and-ant-mimicking-jumping-spiders/
Picture of Antbird (9th picture down)
http://wildlifepicasa.blogspot.com/2012/08/antbird-wallpaper-wild-bird.html
18th Slide
Info. in Text
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Example_of_parasitism_in_the_tropical_rainforest
Picture of Leech
http://islandwood.org/kids/stream_health/macros/Leech.html
19th Slide
Info. In all Text
http://blueplanetbiomes.org/rnfrst_animal_page.htm
Picture of Orangutan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Orang_Utan,_Semenggok_Forest_Reserve,_Sarawak,_Borneo,_Malaysia.JPG
Picture of Silvery Gibbon
http://www.silvery.org.au/home/gibbon-s-call/
Part 4
21st Slide
Picture of Coconut
http://www.koraorganics.com/blog/live-in-my-skin/all-things-organic/organic-certification/coconut-oil-health-andbeauty-tips/
22nd Slide
Picture of Cut Down Forest
http://www.english-online.at/geography/tropical-rainforest/tropical-rainforest.htm
23rd Slide
Picture of People Walking
http://www.globalgiving.org/projects/protect-brazil-rainforest/photos/?pageNo=5
25th Slide
Picture of Toucan
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2008/dec/13/best-cottages-wildlife-holidays-lodges
26th Slide
Picture of Toco Toucan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toco_Toucan
27th Slide
Extinct Animal Website
http://www.ehow.com/list_6456928_extinct-animals-amazon-rainforest.html
Picture/niche
http://www.phschool.com/science/science_news/articles/ratzilla.html
Endangered Species info.
http://www.lizasreef.com/HOPE%20FOR%20THE%20RAIN%20FORESTS/endangered_rain_forest_animals.htm
Picture of Monkey
http://500px.com/photo/870729