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Tropical Rainforest

Tropical Rainforest . By: Sasha Gonzales Gabby Gonzalez Blanca Vargas. Why visit the rainforest?. The tropical rainforest has warm temperatures year-round. There is a variety of species not only in animals, but plants as well.

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Tropical Rainforest

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  1. Tropical Rainforest By: Sasha Gonzales Gabby Gonzalez Blanca Vargas

  2. Why visit the rainforest? • The tropical rainforest has warm temperatures year-round. • There is a variety of species not only in animals, but plants as well. • This biome is located all over the world, so your choices of where to stay vary.

  3. Where is this biome located? • All near the equator • Mostly found in South America and West Africa. • Other locations include: Indonesia, Malaysia, Southern India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan

  4. What is the climate like in this biome? This biome, no matter where you are, the temperature is always warm. There is lots of rainfall in this biome so you may enjoy the warm weather and the rain at the same time. The average rainfall is between 40 and 120 inches.

  5. What are the species in the rainforest? In the rainforest there is a variety of species. There are so many that you may find some you have never see or heard of. The are 112,000 plant species, 2,700 animal species, 204 primate species, and at least 30 million insect species.

  6. What are some animals in the rainforest? • Loten’s Sunbird of Sri Lanka: similar to a hummingbird; drink nectar from small flowers, have medium sized, curved beaks to reach the nectar. • Butterflies and moths: protect themselves by camouflaging after they have landed on leaves. • Rhinoceros Hornbill of Malaysia: eat large seeds w/its semi-long, pointed beak.

  7. Animals continued: • Jaguar of Belize: their spotted coats help them blend in w/the rainforest floor, making easier for them to hunt. • Three-toed sloth of Central America: host to algae which turn its fur green helping it hide in the leaves, protecting it form predators. • Eyelash viper of Costa Rica: has adapted to feed on forest prey, survive in its climate; w/its color it’s easier to hunt.

  8. The soil of the rainforest: • People used to think the soils were fertile because so many plants used to grow. • By deforestation the soil no longer gets the nutrients it needs b/c it used to get it from the trees. • The soils are now not the good b/c of the deforestation.

  9. How has man effected the rainforest? • Logging, farming, deforestation • Sometimes the government understands the fragility of the rainforest. • Men hunt the animals for their fur, meat or teeth, endangering these species. • Framers burn acres of land to have enough room for their crops. • Settlers and natives continue to build rods into the rainforest so they can access lumber-rich land and plant crops

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