How does the soil help the tropical rain forest?

Unlike soil in a tropical forest, the humus layer of the rain forest soil is very thin.

soil of the rain forest is deficit in nutrients

the tropical rain forest

in a tropical rainforest the soil is darker than the soil in the desert the soil is lighter

A sample of soil from a temperate deciduous forest would be less nutrient-rich than the soil from a tropical rain forest, because the moisture would continually break down mulch to support a bigger variety of organisms. Tropical rain forests naturally support more species than a deciduous forest too.

The nutrients is in the soil

generally nutrient poor

Thin and poor in nutrients

The tropical rain forest must be hot and wet. There must be very fertile soil. It takes many years for the trees to grow.

The soil of a temperate deciduous forest would be best for agriculture as it is nutrient rich from decaying litter (compost). Tropical soil tends to be acidic and nutrient poor

Tropical rain forests are very wet and has infernal soil from years of rain that has washed away all of the nutrients from the soil.

as deep as the earth

it is very moist and is filled with nutrients

in the tropical rainforest it tastes like chocolate but in the others it tastes like dirt.

an abiotic is a rain forest might be oxygen, soil, river or streams, and the sun. a biotic might be a tree, grass, monkey, tree frogs, or a parrot.

A tropical rainforest gets much more precipitation than a desert gets, so, the tropical rain forest's soil is even more moister than dessert soil, the dessert soil is exceedingly dry.

Rain forest or biome or soil

Canopy in a Tropical Rain forest.

it rains allot in the rainforist

It is actually a poor soil and if the rainforest is removed it grows nothing .

very poor condition and cant hold nutrients

it has very good soil

they live near the water sources and good soil.

Termites are vital recyclers in the tropical rain forest, where they feed on cellulose and soil. Tropical rain forests are warm and wet places with tall trees. In many places, it rains every day and the rain mixed with sunshine makes tropical rain forests burst with life. There is plenty of food in the rain forest and the decomposition rate is high. The termites have evolved many special features to adapt to different conditions in…

Typically the soil is very poor and leeched of almost all minerals, the rain forest survives on a thin surface layer of decaying organic matter produced by the forest.

There are actually more plants and animals in the rain forest than anywhere else. But there are vines, ferns, and giant trees. the rain make the soil perfect for growing things in.

The deciduous soil. Not much sunlight get to the bottom on the rain forest because the canopy and other layers block the sunlight. The Deciduous forest on the other hand, has many animal droppings and pellets which are good fertilizer and will keep all plants in tip-top shape.

I think it is because when trees are removed from rainforest's, when it rains the mud from the soil runs into the water and causes soil erosion.

The tropical rain forest is a hot, humid biome ner the equator, with heavy rainfall and a wide variety of life. Although its soil is nutrient-poor, the tropical rain forest supports more organisms than any other place on Earth.

Tropical rain-forest are very rich in biodiversity and have 3 to 4 canopies of plants to utilize every bit of sunlight. Temperate forests are slow growing, mainly made up of conifers.

Actually, unless the rain forest is cleared there are no crops in the forest. The soil of the rain forest is not good for growing crops once the land is cleared of trees. The ecosystem of the rain forest is a special place. Some do try to clear the forest and plant crops like potatoes and coffee beans, but it is hard to sustain them for long periods of time.

Tropical rain forests are thought to be a type of tropical wet forest meaning the temperature is always 64 degrees F and at least 66 inches of rainfall per year. These rainforests are home to over half of all animal and plant species. The major changes that occur here are related to soil and nutrient recycling.

The soil in a rain forest has more moisture than that in a desert.

Rain forests have so many trees and living plant life that it is hard for the rainforest's to replenish its soil. But animals help. Animals in the rain forest are key to it survival. We all know everyone goes to the bathroom and so do animals. Their manure helps the rain forest replenish itself but also fallen trees and limbs help to by composting and all the nutrients go back in to the soil.

Most areas of the forest floor receive so little light that few bushes or herbs can grow there. Less than 1 % of the light that strikes the top of the forest penetrates to the forest floor. The top soil is very thin and of poor quality. A lot of litter falls to the ground where it is quickly broken down by decomposers like termites, earthworms and fungi. The heat and humidity further help to…

Typically, because the heavy nutrient cycling of tropical rain forests are so high, the top soil in these forests is very shallow- perhaps less than a meter. Once the forest is gone and the soil is used for farmland, it will never come back..... then the sun will beat down and further add to the stress of the land------ desert baby yeah.........

Obviously, or there would be no forest there.

the soil is called sap soil Is causes the rain fall in Southern Africa

Large amounts of rain during the rainy season, dense foilage, warm all year round. Also the rocks, soil, sunlight and temperature, but at night the temperature decreases.

it is how the rain forest and what it needs

The soil is poor as nutrients are quickly recycled and not retained. The soil is also poor because heavy rain washes minerals away. The forest floor is very dark, which limits plant growth.

the forest canopy slows the rain drops down which causes a lighter impact on the forest floor. also the leaf matter and other debris naturally created by the forest further decreases the impact of the rain drops, and also slows the water runoff

Soil humus and sunlight

The tropical rain forest has a larger biodiversity. It usually has a really rich and varied understory with a lot of plants and animals. The soil is higher in nutrients than in the temperate forest. The temperate forest has seasons and less rainfall. The trees in the temperate forest loose their leaves in the cold season. Because the rainforest is warm all year around the trees don't lose there leaves.

The soil in the tropical rain forest is very nutrient poor. It's poor because the topsoil is only one to two inches thick and the soil beneath it is mostly clay and rocks. It also has been here for millions of years so the soil gas taken quite a beating. Plus, when it rains the water washes away all the minerals. Which, causes the soil to be very acidic.

its brown and green

In desert plants the root hairs are more sensitive for water absorption and can absorb water at times from the moist air present in the porous soil. The root hairs of tropical rain forest plants absorb only capillary water present in the soil.

The soil profile in a rain forest would be very rich in humus (decayed organic matter). The soil profile in a desert would be almost totally devoid of any organic matter.

two abiotic factors in the tropical rain forest would be soil even though it is very poor in nutrients and rocks they don't seem like much but they do so much like keep the roots from the trees staying in the ground

the rapid decay of plants and animals returns nutrients to the soil.But these nutrients are quickly absorbed and used by the plants.The nutrients that are not immediatly used by the plants are washed away by the heavy rains. The soil is left thin and nutrient poor.