Rainforest intro
- Created by: freyawoolley
- Created on: 23-02-15 18:55
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- Rain forests
- Location
- Brazil has 30% Indonesia 10%
- Climate
- No seasons
- Temp is constant (hot)
- Rainfall fluctuates
- Annual precipitation is high
- Rainfall highest May- Nov
- Stratification
- Forest floor
- few plants, fallen trees, infertile, dark, wet, leaf litter
- Under canopy
- Shrubs, less dense, strangler figs, epiphytes, vines, young saplings
- Smooth bark stops eiphytes
- Canopy
- 80% life, bulk, thick, crowns of trees, bright, lots of animals, continuous layer
- Full benefit of rain, 20-40m, teak, mahogany
- Emergent layer
- 1 in 10 mill seeds, tallest trees, 45m
- Forest floor
- Adaptations
- Leaves- leathery and waxy, repel water and protect against sunlight
- Drip tips, grooves and channels remove excess water
- Broad, large surface area in under canopy to catch sunlight
- Tress- leaf stalks- turn to expose to sun
- Location
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