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Rainforests
A region characterized by warm climates, lush plant life, and consistent rainfall with no dry season
6,600 Questions
How do rain forests recycle water?
The trees and plants In the rainforest suck in carbo dioxide and Put out oxygen. Like how we breathe but in reverse.
What eats banana trees in the tropical rain forest?
Monkeys, parrots, fruit bats, and various insects.
How many layers are there in the rainforest?
The rainforest is divided into four layers:
1) The emergents. This is the name for the few tallest trees which grow above the Canopy.
2) Canopy. This is the name for the highest trees under the emergents.
3) Under canopy. This is the name for the younger trees which aren´t as tall as the canopy, and grow just below.
4) Shrub Layer. This is the last layer where all the small plants and bushes grow. This layer gets the least sunlight.
What is the temperature in the tropical island?
Well because its the Rain Forest it rains, but the temperature is usually 85 or 95 degrees. In the winter its 65 or 75 degrees and still rainy. In the Fall its usually 70 or 75 degrees.
What are three bodies of water in the rainforest?
There are none so just quit looking for this wierd answer
Where are Tasmanian rainforest's located?
Tasmania has several rainforests. They are not tropical rainforests, of course, but cool temperate rainforests.
Many of these rainforests are not named, but one of them is Russell Falls - Mt Field National Park, Tasmania.
How do rainforest people care for the rainforest?
they give money to the zoos but dont forget the poor people
they monitor how much they take from it and reduce their waste by being orderly
How is Bengal Bamboo adapted to tropical rain forest?
Leopards are not in tropical rainforest areas, but in African forest and grasslands. The adaptations are with the color of their coat depending on where they are. Lighter shades in more grasslands and darker in forests. Even the spots change. East Africa spots are round while the southern Africa spots are square.
What layer of the rainforest does wooly monkeys live in?
Woolly monkeys spend most of their time living in the high canopy of the rainforest and they rarely venture the forest floor.
Do some birds live in rocks in the rain forest?
Many birds that spend the summer in North American back yards migrate to tropical rainforests in the winter. The Baltimore oriole travels from the eastern coast of the United States, more than 3,000 miles to winter in the warm forests of Central and South America, where they often find refuge in shade-grown coffee farms. Not only do the trees on these farms provide habitat for the birds, they protect the coffee crop from the harsh rays of the sun. The birds do their part by eating insects that attack the coffee plants
What are ways people have changed the region of the rainforest in Africa?
they are cutting down trees, therefore destroying the rain forests. By cutting down trees, they are also destroying the habitats and foods of the animals, so a lot of animals die from hunger or because they have no shelter.
What are the key threats to the gondwana rainforests of Australia?
Tourism has a massive impact on the Daintree Rainforest. More than 400,000 people visit the region each year, which means thousands of buses, 4WD's, and passenger cars will drive through the rainforest. Tourism is arguably the most destructive environmental force to the Daintree's vulnerability. The demand for tourism will also increase the amount of cars and land development in the area. A major reason for the large number of tourists who visit the Daintree each year is due to its close proximity to another major Australian tourist destination, the Great Barrier Reef. Tourists may stay in nearby Cairns or Port Douglas and visit both the rainforest and the reef in the one holiday. Many tourists will litter the area without thinking twice, such as outside a hotel. While there may be no fines for this, rubbish can easily get blown into rivers and streams which many animals depend on for water.
Development by private enterprise impacts negatively on the vulnerability of the Daintree. Due to an increasing emigration to Queensland from other states due to a lower cost of living along with tourism, the demand for more public and housing infrastructure has increased in North Queensland. This has caused the creation of many fences, subdivision of land in the area, building of roads as well as sewage and drainage infrastructure taking place for homes and hotels. These impacts create dangerous conditions for fauna in the Daintree and may cause animals to cross roads or fences in order to search for food. It will also increase pollution due to the development and creation of new infrastructure. Development will also make the rainforest more accessible to tourists which will increase the number of tourists even more.
Miningis another threat, although has not yet become active. Tin mining leases are held over parts of the area, and if these go ahead many plants and animal species will be lost. Even though parts of the Daintree are protected, mining may become another threat as people seek sources of income. By making laws to protect all of the Daintree, this will not become a threat in the future.
Loggingis an industry that put the Daintree Rainforest on the map decades ago, and remains a force in the area. From the mid-late 20th century, logging has been a major factor contributing to the vulnerability of the Daintree. Undisturbed rainforests absorb one fifth of all CO2 emissions and the Daintree Rainforest must be one of these to protect the future. Cutting and burning trees releases more greenhouse gases than all the vehicles in the world. The Australian government must put a stop to this as the world's precious rainforests are being cleared rapidly- a shocking 11 000 000 hectares a day.
Even the most minor logging impacts will affect the vulnerable Daintree Rainforest as species extinctions are likely to occur for more than a century after logging. Laws must be passed immediately to protect Australian rain forests' vulnerability.
Of the 19 primitive plants in the world, the Daintree is home to 12 of them. Land use change, mainly logging and clearing land is responsible for 20% of CO2 emissions and contributes to the growing impact of global warming.
Global warming affects the world and threatens our environment and animal species of the world. Recent bushfires are believed to have a link with global warming and we could face more environmental disasters.
How do you get to the gondwana rainforest?
you go by plane to southern Queensland then drive there. it wont take too long
What kind of plants do not thrive in dry forests?
Plants that need ample water and those without adaptations would not thrive in dry forests.
To survive in a dry forests, plants must have the adaptation of deciduousness, dropping its leaves once the rains end, which halts photosynthesis which produces water losses which causes the plant not to survive in the dry season. Some plants have other adaptations, such as green bark, which allows photosynthesis to continue even when the leaves have been dropped, and others have water storage tissues that allow them to survive during the dry season by drawing on the stored water. Others have an extra, waxy layer on their leaves that slows water evaporation, and others close their leaves at night which slows water loss.
What bodies of water are in the Amazon rainforest?
The Amazon Rainforest is located in a basin. That is the major landform, a basin.
Rocks- minimal in that area as it is a basin shape.
Soils- Soils of the Amazon Rainforest generally consist of fine sands, silt and clay.
What are bad things that happen to the rainforest?
Cutting down the rainforest and killing the wildlife reserves.
Also a new study, funded by NASA, "has found that the most serious drought in the Amazon for more than a century had little impact on the rainforest's vegetation."
