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BY: MAURO, ELIANNE, LORENA AND Mª ASUN

ECOSYSTEMS-TROPICAL

RAINFOREST

The layers of Tropical Rainforest

EMERGENT LAYER: It´s usually about 50 or 60 m tall. It Has adapted to survive in hot tempetures and strong winds. CANOPY LAYER: It is often more than 30 m tall. Birds, mammals, insects, all live up here. UNDERSTORY LAYER: It´s made up of trunks, branches, bushes, shrubs,… Predactors like jaguars live in this section. FOREST FLOOR: It belongs to invertebrates, fungi and bacteria. It is dark as Little sunlight penetrates though the canopy.

Location

Characteristics of Tropical Rainforest

PLANTS: Barks, Lianas, Drip tips, Buttresses, Prop and Stilt Roots,...

ANIMALS: Toucans, Monkeys, Boas constrictors, Macaw, Sloths,…

Adaptation and interactionThe lizards are on every

continent except Antarctica. Apparently they can adapt to a wide variety of conditions, but are most abundant in the tropics.Lizards are ectotherms , regulating their body temperature by heat exchange with the environment.

They are more active when they are near the ground These solitary lizards are in their environment and are known for their ability to change color , her eyes are wide with independent mobility and their tongue can be one meter long. Not always chameleons change color to match the environment , but also to express emotions , defend territory and communicate with their partner.

ClimateCosta Rica has a temperate tropical climate. Tropical areas are warm and wet all year long.Rainforests belong to the tropical wet climate group.Rainfall is often more than inches a year.

Fun factsRainforests are forests that experience a high level of rainfall. Scientists believe that there may be millions of plants and insect species in rainforests that have yet to be discovered. Over 25% of natural medicines have been discovered in rainforests. Rainforests used to cover 14% of the Earth’s surface but due to deforestation now only cover around 6%. A wide variety of animals live in rainforests, including birds, snakes, insects, jaguars, cougars, chameleons, turtles, frogs, and many more.

Endangered species

Which human action is damaging the

biodiversity of the Tropical Rainforest?

Food chain

Food web

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