To get more sunlight
hangign vines
Well, honey, those vines are just looking for a leg up in the world. Climbing up those tree branches gives them better access to sunlight and helps them avoid being trampled on by all the critters down below. It's survival of the fittest out there, and those vines know how to play the game.
canopy conifers like firs, cedars, hemlock and spruce, as well as understory vines, maples and dogwoods, and forest floor mosses, ferns and shrubs.
canopy conifers like fires, cedars, hemlock and spruce, as well as understory vines, maples and dogwoods, and forest floor mosses, ferns and shrubs.
a grape of vines in a forest
The animals in a tropical rain forest that eat vines are many. The most common ones are the deer and antelopes. There are other small animals that eat vines and ferns.
Essentially, they climb up the trunk and find a branch. As they grow around the branch, the branch itself continues to grow outward, and the vine is pulled away from the trunk.
woody forest or rainforests
The rain forest
Vines are common in rainforests because they have evolved to take advantage of the abundant sunlight in the canopy. By climbing and spreading across trees, vines can reach the sunlight needed for photosynthesis. This adaptation allows vines to thrive in the competitive environment of the rainforest where light is a limiting factor.
The difference between a canopy and rainforest floor would be a canopy covers over the rest of the forest which allows a little bit of sun light like the rain forest floor because it only gets 2 percent of the sun's light umm... what else oh yeah!! trees are covered with small plants and appear to be tied togther with hundreds of vines and also rain forest floor has very little plant life and the area is covered with fallen leaves, seeds, dead flowers, and fruits and branches that decompose really quickly.
The difference between a canopy and rainforest floor would be a canopy covers over the rest of the forest which allows a little bit of sun light like the rain forest floor because it only gets 2 percent of the sun's light umm... what else oh yeah!! trees are covered with small plants and appear to be tied togther with hundreds of vines and also rain forest floor has very little plant life and the area is covered with fallen leaves, seeds, dead flowers, and fruits and branches that decompose really quickly.