Large variety of plants that the Daintree Rainforest is considered a jungle including 390 rare plants Plants includes the golden wattle which is Australia’s national flower The Idiot Fruit – Four cattle that belonged to a farmer from the Daintree Tea Company, John Nicholas, were found dead. A vet was appointed to find out how the death of the cattle occured. While him being there, 2 more cattle died with a total of 6 dead. Large (partly chewed) seeds were found in their stomachs. After an examination, they learned the seeds had poison in them and the poison had killed the cattle. The seeds came from the Idiot Fruit. The Black Sapote (Chocolate Pudding Fruit) – Has a green outer layer and the inside is brown and custard like which is why it
The location of the Daintree Rainforest is in one of the wettest climates of Australia
My team has discovered a new population of sloths in the Amazon Rainforest. The team has a job of figuring out three things regarding these sloths. The team has to determine if the new population is evolving, how it is related to other sloth populations near it, and if it is a different species than the other sloth populations.
The beautiful rare Daintree Rainforest land stretches out into a dense rainforest, that lays on lowland mountain ranges. With “fast flowing streams, waterfalls, and gorges” that twist and turn between the mountains that lead to the white sandy beaches that collide into the Coral Sea (“About the Daintree Rainforest”). The closely spaced trees cover (“Tropical Rainforest Biome”) the colorful flowers and plants throughout the rainforest (“About the Daintree Rainforest”). The Daintree Rainforest is a tropical rainforest biome that is “located on the northeast of Queensland, Australia” (“About the Daintree Rainforest”). Logging has been a problem to the one hundred and thirty-five million year old rainforest because they see the Daintree Rainforest
For my observation, I choose to visit the area of the Stanislaus National Forrest. I had wanted to see the changes over the few years from the rim fire. I headed up to the 120 towards Groveland and got as far as I could, but the road was closed. I stop for a moment to observe the area, and decided that I would take a different route to the area where I could look down below to see if I can catch anything with the Rim Fire affects.
There are many unique plantations in the Daintree Rainforest, one of the most famous plants is the idiot fruit. The idiot fruit is one of the rarest plants in the rainforest and the world. It’s approximately 110 million years old. It's too poisonous for animals and birds to eat them which is a way that they have adapted. Another plant is the epiphytes, they live on other plants surfaces, usually the trunk and branches. They grow on trees to get sunlight in the canopy. There is also a plant called the Pandanus Tree, they have a broad canopy and heavy fruits and leaves and branches, and this is why they usually grow large prop roots to support all of their weight.
I am writing you this letter to tell you about the importance of Rainforests’. A reason why rainforests are import is because they are like the lungs of the planet. The trees of the Rainforest suck up Carbon Dioxide and then they turn it into oxygen.Another fact is that Rainforests’ make a climate so perfect that there is lots of plant and animal life.If Rainforests got cut down, many of the types of animals that live in the Rainforest, would be endangered.
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The Daintree Rainforest houses the most primitive flora in the world and 12 out of 19 families are found here, namely the Austrobaileyaceae and Idiospermaceae.
The climate is found between 30 and 45 degrees latitude. Also, found on the western sides of the continents like:
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” -Saint Augustine. I am proposing to travel to Queensland, Australia this Summer along with a chaperone. I should go because I would experience and learn about the complex ecosystem in the Daintree Rainforest. I should also go because I would learn many new skills, such as scuba diving, surfing, and snorkeling. The last reason I should go is I would learn about Australia’s culture and history.
Have you ever thought about what the Tropical Rainforest is? Where the rainforest is located, the animals, climate, dangers or threats to the forest? Some people think that the rainforest is just some other forest, but their wrong! The rainforest is the most important forest in the U.S. You should go check it out!
The Daintree rainforest is subject to a wide range of players including the WWF, Local tourist board, Cassowary Conservation Society, Douglas Shire Council, Indigenous people and several logging companies. Certainly, Widad Akrawi’s (1) suggestion that conflict can be defined as the opposition of ideals enforces potential disagreement amongst the players. For example, the division between the WWF and local timber companies (such as Bonnie & Neil (2)) is stratospheric. Fundamentally the timber companies breach the WWF’s resolution of “stop[ing] the degradation of the planets natural environment” and “conserving the world’s biological diversity”, which has led to a strong conflict. Needless to say this conflict spreads globally rather than locally
To begin, climate plays a major role in the creation and maintenance of soil. Firstly, wind can blow soil to a different area. In the 1930s, there was a drought in the prairies and topsoil blew away. The soil was dry and all the vegetation died, so it was light and the wind blew the topsoil away, exposing the subsoil. This greatly reduced the amount of topsoil in the prairies. Secondly, rain supports growth of plants, creating more humus from plant decay. In the west coast forest vegetation region, there is a lot of precipitation, which supports plant growth. The large amounts of precipitation in the west coast of canada supports the plant growth. After the plants grow, they eventually die and decay, turning into humus. This fertilizes the
It all started when I decided to go to the rainforest to explore new animal species. My helicopter had a random malfunction and fell into into the middle of nowhere, leaving me stranded in the middle of the rainforest. My only supplies that I could find was a single flare shot, emergency food rations and some rope. My first concern is finding water. I grabbed my supplies and started heading down a trail of mud and flattened grass. After about an hour of walking the sun started to set. I noticed a large tree that had huge wide leafs. I could use these leaves and sticks to form a temporary place to sleep. I started to gather up sticks to shape sort of a tipi. Then I laid the large leaves on the top and sides, and put one inside the fort to lay
With this being the climate of this biome, it comes along with unique plants and animals. There are approximately 10 million species of animals, plants, and insects home to the tropical rainforest. Some of the many plant species include, epiphytes, bromeliads, orchids, rubber tree and many more. Most of the trees and plants are used by man either for food or to make goods and products. Many of the plants are edible, some of those plants include bananas, coconuts, and spices.