Tropical rainforests
- Created by: tasha.berkley
- Created on: 03-06-18 14:17
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- Tropical Rainforests
- Flora
- 1. shrubs
- 2. under canopy
- 3. canopy
- 4. emergents
- Adaptations
- Drip tips: on leaves allow heavy rain to run off without damaging leaf.
- Buttress roots: support weight of tall trees. take up nutrients from shallow layer of soil
- Fauna
- incests
- snakes
- frogs
- adaptations
- monkeys have tails to hang and swing in trees.
- nutrient cycle
- 1. plants shed leaves and die
- 2. animals die
- 3. decomposed by ants. termites, fungi, heat, moisture
- 4. nutrients taken up by roots.
- 5. other plants and animals take up nutrients.
- Deforestation
- trees removed
- less dead matter
- less nutrients
- affects animals and plants
- less nutrients
- less dead matter
- trees removed
- convectional rainfall
- 1. heavy rain
- 2. trees intercept some
- 3. some falls to ground
- 4. some runs into rivers, leeching
- 5. much evaporates back into atmosphere.
- 6. some used by trees
- 7. some transpired
- 8. condensation clouds
- Deforestation
- less interception
- more run-off, solid erosion
- less evaporation and transpiration
- les rain.
- less evaporation and transpiration
- more run-off, solid erosion
- less interception
- Goods/ service
- logging
- Deforestation
- mining
- farming
- Deforestation
- mining
- farming
- rubber tapping
- sustainable
- logging
- sustainable management
- socio-cultural
- protects local customs and livelihoods.
- Environment
- environment carrying capacity.
- conserves natural landscapes and ecosystems.
- environment carrying capacity.
- economic
- infrastructure benefits local economy.
- provides jobs for locals.
- infrastructure benefits local economy.
- Mamiraua
- sustainable management of ecosystems.
- Eco- Tourism
- sustainable management of ecosystems.
- socio-cultural
- Flora
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