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Ecology - Tropical Rainforests
- 1. 1 PARES, Mariel SANTOS, Jemimah Joy
- 2. 2 February 5, 2012 Rainforest A dense evergreen forest with an annual rainfall of at least 406 centimeters (160 inches).
- 3. 3 February 5, 2012 Types of Rainforest Tropical Rainforest Temperate Rainforest The best known coniferous or broa rain forests found in dleaf forests that tropical regions occur in between the the temperate Tropics of cancer zone and receive and Capricorn. high rainfall.
- 4. 4 February 5, 2012 Tropical Rainforest an ecosystem type that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator (in the equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn)
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- 6. 6 February 5, 2012 Characterized in two words: WARM and WET Jewels of the Earth World’s Largest Pharmacy The MOST threatened ecosystem
- 7. 7 February 5, 2012 Brief History When do Tropical Rainforests exist?
- 8. 8 February 5, 2012 Types of Tropical Rainforest
- 9. 9 February 5, 2012 Types of Tropical Rainforest Lowland equatorial evergreen rain forests Moist deciduous and semi-evergreen seasonal forests Montane rain forests Flooded forests (w/c has seven types)
- 10. 10 February 5, 2012 7 Types of Flooded Rainforest Permanently waterlogged swamp forest Seasonally waterlogged swamp forest Lower floodplain forest Middle floodplain forest Upper floodplain forest Old floodplain forest Previous floodplain
- 11. 11 February 5, 2012 Forest Structure How does it structured?
- 12. 12 February 5, 2012 Layers of Rainforest Forest Floor Understory Layer Canopy Layer Emergent Layer
- 13. 13 February 5, 2012 Forest Floor
- 14. 14 February 5, 2012 The lowest level of the rainforest Detritus, duff and O horizon one of the most distinctive features of a forest ecosystem also teems with a wide variety of fauna and flora one of the richest components of the ecosystem from the standpoint of biodiversity
- 15. 15 February 5, 2012 Okapi Okapia johnstoni
- 16. 16 February 5, 2012 Sumatran Rhino Dicerorhinus Sumatrensis
- 17. 17 February 5, 2012 Tapir Tapirus
- 18. 18 February 5, 2012 Understory Layer
- 19. 19 February 5, 2012 liesbetween the canopy and the forest floor home to a number of birds, small mammals, insects, reptiles, and predators
- 20. 20 February 5, 2012 Leopard Panthera Leopardus
- 21. 21 February 5, 2012 Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates
- 22. 22 February 5, 2012 Ring-Tailed Coati Nasua nasua
- 23. 23 February 5, 2012 Boa Constrictor
- 24. 24 February 5, 2012 Canopy Layer
- 25. 25 February 5, 2012 primary layer of the forest forming a roof over the two remaining layers contains the majority of the largest trees The densest areas of biodiversity
- 26. 26 February 5, 2012 Orchids
- 27. 27 February 5, 2012 Yellow-Casqued Wattled Hornbill
- 28. 28 February 5, 2012 Collared Sunbird
- 29. 29 February 5, 2012 Congo African Grey Parrot
- 30. 30 February 5, 2012 Emergent Layer
- 31. 31 February 5, 2012 contains a small number of very large trees, called emergents
- 32. 32 February 5, 2012 Crowned Eagle
- 33. 33 February 5, 2012 King Colobus
- 34. 34 February 5, 2012 Flying Fox
- 35. 35 February 5, 2012 Ecology Climate, soil, carbon flux, forest succession
- 36. 36 February 5, 2012 Climate “equatorial climate” (characterized by three major climatic parameters) Temperature Rainfall Dry season intensity
- 37. 37 February 5, 2012 Soils – Soil Types Classification of soils Ultisols - well weathered, acidic red clay soils Oxisols - acidic, old, typically reddish, highly weathered and leached
- 38. 38 February 5, 2012 Soils – Nutrient Recycling How does nutrients in soils are recycled?
- 39. 39 February 5, 2012 Soils – Buttress Roots create a wide spread root network at the surface for more efficient uptake of nutrients in a very nutrient poor and competitive environment.
- 40. 40 February 5, 2012 Carbon Flux definedas the exchange of carbon dioxide between the atmosphere and a sink
- 41. 41 February 5, 2012 Forest Succession an ecological process that changes the biotic community structure over time towards a more stable, diverse community structure after an initial disturbance to the community.
- 42. 42 February 5, 2012 GEOGRAPHY
- 43. 43 February 5, 2012 South and Central America Amazon Rainforest Atlantic Forest Central American Atlantic Moist Forest
- 44. 44 February 5, 2012 Africa Atlantic Equatorial Coastal Forest Ituri Rainforest Kilum-Ijim Forest Madagascar lowland forests
- 45. 45 February 5, 2012 Asia SulawesiLowland Rainforest Borneo Lowland Rainforest Palawan Rainforest Harapan Rainforest
- 46. 46 February 5, 2012 Australasia and Oceania DaintreeRainforest Huon Peninsula Montane Rainforest Hawaiian tropical rainforests
- 47. 47 February 5, 2012 Major Tropical Rainforests Around the world
- 48. 48 February 5, 2012
- 49. 49 February 5, 2012 Amazon Rainforest A.k.aAMAZONIA one of the world's greatest natural resources Climate: “LUNGS OF OUR PLANET”
- 50. 50 February 5, 2012 Plants
- 51. 51 February 5, 2012 Animals
- 52. 52 February 5, 2012 People
- 53. 53 February 5, 2012 Congo River Basin Rainforest Knownas the heart of darkness by Joseph Conrad
- 54. 54 February 5, 2012 Plants
- 55. 55 February 5, 2012 Animals
- 56. 56 February 5, 2012 People
- 57. 57 February 5, 2012 Rainforest of Central America found in coastal Brazil, northern and western South America (from Peru to Venezuela), central America (especially Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras, and Belize), southern Mexico, and on some islands in the Caribbean.
- 58. 58 February 5, 2012 Plants
- 59. 59 February 5, 2012 Animals
- 60. 60 February 5, 2012 People
- 61. 61 February 5, 2012 Madagascar Rainforest home to some of the richest rainforests on Earth. Climate:
- 62. 62 February 5, 2012 Plants
- 63. 63 February 5, 2012 Animals
- 64. 64 February 5, 2012 People
- 65. 65 February 5, 2012 Rainforest of Southeast Asia theoldest, consistent rainforests on Earth, dating back to the Pleistocene Epoch 70 million years ago.
- 66. 66 February 5, 2012 Plants
- 67. 67 February 5, 2012 Animals
- 68. 68 February 5, 2012 People
- 69. 69 February 5, 2012 Philippine Rainforest One of the Southeast Asian Rainforest
- 70. 70 February 5, 2012 Plants
- 71. 71 February 5, 2012 Animals
- 72. 72 February 5, 2012 People
- 73. 73 February 5, 2012 Biodiversity and Speciation Interspecific competition hypothesis, Pleistocene refugia
- 74. 74 February 5, 2012 Interspecific Competition Hypothesis because of the high density of species with similar niches in the tropics and limited resources available, they must do one of two things: become extinct or find a new niche.
- 75. 75 February 5, 2012 Pleistocene Refugia A theory developed by Jürgen Haffer in 1969 To further understand this theory, watch this video of
- 76. 76 February 5, 2012 Human Dimensions Habitation, Indigenous People, Resources, Ecosystem Services, Tourism
- 77. 77 February 5, 2012 Habitation Tropical rainforests are unable to support human life
- 78. 78 February 5, 2012 Indigenous People: Pygmy People hunter-gatherer groups living in equatorial rainforests characterized by their short height
- 79. 79 February 5, 2012 Resources Cultivated foods and spices Yam, Coffee, chocolate, banana, mango, papaya, macadamia, avocado, and sugar cane all originally came from tropical rainforest and are still mostly grown on plantations in regions that were formerly primary forest.
- 80. 80 February 5, 2012 Ecosystem Services Humankind benefits from a multitude of resources and processes that are supplied by natural ecosystems. e.g. Clean Drinking Water
- 81. 81 February 5, 2012 Tourism anincrease in tourism has increased economic support, allowing more revenue to go into the protection of the habitat. e.g. Ecotours increasepublic appreciation of the environment and to spread awareness of environmental problems when it brings people into closer contact with the environment.
- 82. 82 February 5, 2012 CONSERVATION Threats and Protection
- 83. 83 February 5, 2012 PAST and PRESENT The rainforests before, how it were slowly getting destroyed, and ways to conserve it.