Tropical Rain Forest

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Tropical Rain Forest

In this term paper, I will explain the great importance of the tropical Rainforests
around the world and discuss the effects of the tragedy of rainforest destruction and the
effect that it is having on the earth. I will write on some specific plants and animals that
call the tropical rain forests their home; there are many different types of rainforest species
and their uniqueness from the rest of the world is amazing. I will also touch on the efforts
being made to help curb the rate of rainforestdestruction and the peoples of the rainforest.
Rain forests are located near the equator in the tropics and are most noted for their
abundance of vegetatin and extreme diversity. Classified by climate and location, all rain
foretsts are dominated by various sized trees so clustered that different layers have
developed in the depths of the jungles. The upper canopy, containing the tallest trees
ranging from 100-150 feet, receives the most light. Beneath the upper canopy are 1-3
layers of vegetation called the canopy. Here the plants are so condensed that so little light
reaches past it, no allowing the final layer, the understory, to have a nice amount of
sunlight. Only a handful of rays it the floor, causing little vegetation to grow.
Due to climate and location, mother nature has created several rain forest classified
differently due to unsimillar characteristics. The Equatorial rain forest is located in warm,
we areas with low altitude, near the equator. Under primary influence of moisture, an
average annual rainfall of 125 inches and constant temperatures of about 87 degrees
together make such a diverse and fragile ecosystem (Encarta).
Tropical rain forests extended 10 degrees latitude from the equator are called
subtropical rainforests. Most commonly found in Central America, West Indies, and
coastal Bazil, the changes in temperature and season switches give a less diverse forest
compared to the Equatorial rain forests (Encarta)
Some rainforests shouldn’t be called rainforests at all. Found at low elevations and
even farther away from the equator, the Monsoon rain forest barely gets any precipiation,
51 inches annually. Droughted by a 4-5 month dry season, pant life is limited. With a
more open canopy, a dense under growth has grown on the forest floor. Because of the
dry season and little rain fall, there is a high flammability rate.
Tropical Rainforests are home to many of the strangest looking and most
beautiful, largest and smallest,...

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