Rainforest Plants

Below the understory there is a woody shrub layer and non-woody herb layer (citation). An adaptation present in many trees native to this area is the “drip-tip”. This is advantageous because if water is allowed to sit on leaves and then the hot sun returns - it can easily burn the leaves causing the trees to be stressed and often defoliate. The other limiting factor that determines the type of vegetation present in the tropical rainforest is soil.

The Topic Chosen for this buzz session is the impacts humans have on Old Growth Forests in the Temperate Rainforest Biome with heavy emphasis on the deforestation of the Boreal Forest. In addition, the majority of the research will be focused in Canada with some comparisons to other Temperate Rainforests in different countries. Forests are a very important part of our planet; not only do they supply resources for humans, but they also provide food and shelter to many different species of animals, insects, birds and plants. Old Growth Forests are characterized by their population of all aged trees, logs scattered across the forest floor (Freedman et al., 2015, p. 347).

Some contextual factors include deforestation, climate, species and exploitation. The growth of palm oil is only possible in the humid tropics, thus it usually comes at the expense of the tropical rainforest to allow for the development of the plantation area. In this way forests are burned to make way for plantations which in turn led to release of significant amounts of greenhouse gas discharge. The destruction of forests eventually led to the loss of natural habitat for animals that live in the wild nature, especially those that are endangered. Such a development and expansion of palm oil plantations also caused numerous social conflicts between various stakeholders like governments, communities and companies over the rights of the community

Tropical rainforest contains the major biodiversity of any biome. Global warming scenario is affecting the diversity of the population of the tree frog population. Due to climate changes, the frog is unable to adjust to new climate which resumes in population decrease.

A tiny multi-colored parrot glides through mountainous terrain in the crisp Andean airs of Colombia, to barely catch the weary eye of an ornithologist who cries at the sight of the magnificently miniature Indigo-winged Parrot or Fuertes’s parrot to his team of bird specialists. The once-thought extinct bird had resurfaced, surviving years of being “dead” to so many. Like this bird, Colombia has faced years of political and social unrest and has been accepted as “dead” to so people all around the world, but also like this bird, Colombia has resurfaced on the world stage as an extremely essential region that maintains its distinct “Colombian-ness” in an increasingly westernized society, and proves to be a role model for all countries struggling

After my research, I have found that the tropical rainforest is very important because they help maintain global weather and rain patterns. Tropical rainforests are also warm all year round, its temperature barely changes from day to night. The tropical rainforest is pretty wet from all that rain and has high humidity. The vegetation in a rainforest is very green with very different heights. There are three major layers of vegetation. The first and top layer is called the canopy, it is made up of large trees , the second layer is the understory, it is made up of vines, smaller trees, and ferns, the third and bottom layer is called the floor, it is covered with wet leaves and leaf litter. Many famous mountains and rivers are found in the rainforest, such as, Mount Kilimanjaro, Amazon river, and Angel Falls. Heavy vegetation causes the rain to take up to ten minutes to reach the ground.

he canopy describes the dense foliage in the upper region of the layers of stratification within a rainforest environment. This feature of an ecosystems dictates determines the abiotic features for the plants below. The features key features of humidity, sunlight and wind strength is controlled by the canopy layer. The conditions created by the canopy commonly favours the survival of other large tree, as higher quality light, which is essential for the process of photosynthesis is found closer to the opening of the canopy. As seen in the first photo on the right, a gap in the canopy caused by the falling of a large tree has significant impacts on the function of the ecosystem. This disturbance causes the onset of the recycling of nutrients

All the tropical rainforest are located in the tropics of capricorn and tropics of cancer.

Orchids use many adaptations to help survive in the tropical rainforest such as pollinating and having roots that serve many purposes. These roots are very important because they collect nutrients from the soil for the plant and can store large quantities of water that is useful when in dry times. The orchid uses photosynthesis to make food. Snails and sloths eat the flowers and stems. But, these little insects called aphids are the real problem to the orchids, they practically destroy them by injecting a harmful virus when they

The rainforest biome is generally between 20°N and 20°S of the equator. Its receives 100-300 cm of rain and stays between 20°C and 34°C. The rainforest biome covers 6% of Earth's surface. Animals there have adapted to a diet on fruits, bright colors, loud voices and a life on trees. Birds like the Toucan have long bills so they can reach the fruit on the trees and cut them off braches. Trees generally have smooth bark so plants don't grow on themand leaves that cope with rainfall. Plants tolerate continuous shade or adapt to ways to receive sunlight. Like fungus which grows in shade created by the trees blocking sunlight. The rainforests are become smaller each year due to

Across the world, forests are a major feature on almost all continents, giving it the term, widespread. Forests around the world has dropped by at least 20% since pre-agricultural times. Although the area of forests have slightly increased in the past thirty years in industrial countries, it has declined by approximately 10% in developing countries.

Commonalities across diverse plant-fungal symbiosis producing complex outcomes are evident in tropical rainforests. Host ranges and abiotic factors that determine the spatial structure and impacts of plant-fungal symbioses are key to understanding the ecological roles of symbionts that include mutualists, commensals and parasites. The large effects of even “asymptomatic” endophytes suggest that plant-fungal symbioses need to be considered in the full range of evolutionary ecology of tropical plants. These fungi play significant roles in the dynamics, diversity, structure and function of tropical forests (Gilbert and Strong 2007). (Gilber and Strong 2007). In terrestrial ecosystem, most plants obtain essential nutrients via mycelium network

Rainforest are found further north, or south from the equator, this is because they are found in coastal cooler regions. The Amazon rainforest is found in South America it covers two million square miles of land. South America has tropical heat and is wet. The equator cuts through South America around Ecuador. The equator is where warm, moist air rises that forms clouds, which produce a lot of rain. A majority of the land around the equator has tropical rainforests, and South America is home to the largest rainforest The Amazon Rainforest. Rainforest are substantial for vegetation this is because this biome has three different layers. The top layer is the canopy which is the tree tops that cover much of the land space with shade; this prevents too much sunlight reaching the ground which keeps the moisture in the ground. The second layer is the small plants such as ferns, vines and palm trees. The last layer is the ground which is covered wet leaves because the ground is moist this allows things to decompose quicker and send nutrients into the soil.

A Rainforest is a dense growing broad-leaved evergreen trees it is also known as a tall and strong jungle. The reason it is called a rainforest is because of the various amount of rainfall that it get in a year. The climate of a rain forest is very hot and humid so the animals and plants that exist there must learn to adapt to this climate. Rainforest can be found at places with high biodiversity. Biodiversity is variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat, a high level of which is usually considered to be important and desirable.

Ecosystems come in a variety of types and are found around the world. Tropical rainforests are a specific type of an ecosystem and are located near the equator. The Amazon Rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth, but despite it being the largest, it is still vulnerable to natural and human inflicted disturbances. The specific abiotic and biotic characteristics are what make it so amazing and allows it to function so well to provide natural resources such as medicinal plants and 20% of Earth’s oxygen. Humans must aid in sustaining these natural resources to prevent further loss of the tropical rainforests we have today.