rainforest vegetation structure and adaptation

8/11/2019 Rainforest Vegetation Structure and Adaptation

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Tropical Rainforest Vegetation


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A Rainforest

An ecosystem which covers 7% of the earthsurface.

Describe as tall dense jungle.

Climate of rainforest is veryhot

andhumid

Per year rainfall reaches until around 400inches


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Layers of a Rainforest


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Layers of a Rainforest


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Emergent Layer

Trees are spaced

wide apart, and are

100 to 240 ft tall with

umbrella-shaped.

Small and pointed

leaves

Their root system is

very shallow


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Harpy Eagle (emergent trees)

Amongst the largest

size in the world

Magnificent vision

Pointed and

extremely sharp beak:

easily tear through

flesh of their prey


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Canopy Layer

Trees with 60 to

130ft tall

Most trees are found

Have drip spoutswhich allows rain to

run off


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Spider Monkey

Have a powerful tail

that they use as an

extra limb.

They are found in

canopy where they

can find most foods

to eat


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Toucans and Parrots

Large and strong beaks:

serves a nutcracker and

provides them with

many tasty meals.

Sharp edges and has

saw-like edges bill.

They make their homes

in holes in trees


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Sloth

Huge hooked claws

and long arms

Slow metabolism :

dont need so much

food


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Under Canopy Layer

60ft trees

Limited sunlight

Made up of trunks ofcanopy tress, shrubs,

plants and small tress


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Red-Eye Tree Frogs

Camouflage against the

leaves for better

protection

The red eye cause their

predators to second-

guess and gives them a

chance to escape. Thered color also allows

them to see at night.


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Bats

Good Vision and a

well developed sense

of smell to find fruits.

Sharp Claws :The

claw can serve as a

sort of knife to free a

meal at the stem.


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Forest floor (shrub layers)

Very dark

Barely a plant grow in

this area

The top soil is very

thin and of poor

quality.


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Jaguars both (forest&under)

Good climber and a

good swimmer. It

pounces from trees on

its prey.

They have large jaw

muscles which enable

them to pierce theskulls of their prey with

their sharp teeth.


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Pythons

Well camouflaged, helps them to remain less

visible to predators.

Long teeth that curve backward to catch their

prey


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Tapir

Short trunks

Sharp sense of smell and

hearing that are useful in

envading predators.

Good divers and swimmer

to hide from predators in

deep water, where they can

remain submerged for

several minutes.


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Plants

Epiphytes Lives on the surface

of other plants (trunk

and branches) Grow on trees to take

advantage of the

sunlight in canopy.


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Plants

Lianas Are climbing woody

vines drape rainforest

trees. Have their roots in the

ground

Climb high into the treecanopy to get sunlight.


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Plants

Buttresses

Provide extra stability,especially rainforest

trees roots arenttypically as deep asothers.

More nutrientsabsorbed from thesoil.


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Plants

Bromeliads

Thick and waxy leaves

form a bowl shape


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Plants

Drip tips

A waxy surface with

pointed tips to

enable excess

rainwater to run-off

easily

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