by agriculture. How does this effect the forest of Sumatra? Sumatra is the biggest island of Indonesia‚ nearly twice the size of Britain. It was a island nearly completely covered in a unique and pristine ecosystem - one of the worlds last virgin rain forests. However the sheer global hunger for paper‚ biofuels‚ cooking oils (margarine) and chocolate have all taken a massive toll. It is suggested that since the 60´s around half of the rain forest has already been lost and by 2020 Sumatra
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similar and the same due to the higher Simpson Indices on Equitability and Diversity while it is a different case for the forest. First‚ we need to identify the forest study site as a secondary or primary growth type. From the tables of species richness and number of species seen in an area‚ we can deduce that the forest study site is a secondary growth forest. Secondary growth forests are products of secondary succession. Secondary succession‚ as described in Campbell (1996)‚ is the type of succession
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and water pumps (Malhi & Wright‚ 2004)‚ suggesting that rainforests have an influence on climate. Rainforests absorb heat‚ and due to cooler air above the rainforests‚ rain develops‚ causing humidity and constant wet weather conditions in the forests. The forests evaporate large quantities of water‚ forming rain clouds which are transported to other parts of the world‚ causing rainfall. Deforestation directly affects this process and causes dryness in the rainforests‚ changing the rainfall pattern in
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to wildlife‚ whether they’re rich tropical forests‚ mangroves‚ swamps‚ coral reefs‚ or your own local grassland or woods. Most wild plants and animals are so closely adapted to their own particular habitat that they become rare or endangered if it is damaged or removed. Globally‚ the most worrying losses of habitat are the tropical rain forests‚ because these contain‚ by far‚ the largest number of species. Although large areas of tropical rain forests still survive‚ they are still being lost at
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Points Awarded | 9.50 | Points Missed | 0.50 | Percentage | 95.0% | 1. The major reason for tropical deforestation is A) governments clearing forests to build cities. B) hurricane destruction of large regions. C) people clearing forests to open up land for agriculture. D) natural succession as global warming occurs. Points Earned: | 0.5/0.5 | | Correct Answer(s): | C | 2. The reason that the pronghorn antelope is not found outside North America is most likely that A) its
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Tropical Rain Forest The Tropical Rainforest is a very diverse Biome. Being diverse means that many different types of animals‚ plants and climates. It is in my personal opinion the greatest biome that exists in today’s world. This biome is home to 50% of the plants and animals on the Earth. The Tropical Rainforest is present on just 2% of the world. The Rainforest is home to many different species of animals. Some of them include butterflies‚ beetles‚ spiders‚ ticks‚ worms‚ snakes‚ lizards‚ jaguars
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Deforestation is simply the means of removing trees and forests‚ generally through burning or cutting. In this paper I will cover South America where deforestation mainly takes place as needs in agriculture rise requiring more land. In the tropical regions there are mainly three types of deforestation that take place. Firstly‚ in poor economy countries such as South America‚ poor citizens turn to agriculture for feeding their families. Farmers use agricultural settlements and then cut down acres
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since the fears of extinction the jaguars have moved to the undeveloped rain forests in Latin America. Jaguars are being killed due to many people fearing for their own lives and many are also being killed to protect cattle. Jaguars do stalk and ambush their prey‚ however‚ they rarely ever attack man. One of the main reasons that jaguars are still living is that they can adapt to many habitats‚ from tropical rain forests and swampy areas to scrub lands and grasslands. II. Jaguars are part of the
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also affect local weather conditions by creating rainfall and moderating temperatures. Different types of tropical rainforest in Belize? It’s a diversity of habitats ranging from mountain pine forest in the west‚ to mixed pine and oak forests‚ pine savannah in the north and coastal mangrove forests. Examples of an endangered species in tropical rainforests? What is the IUCN status of the organism?
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Anyone who tours Utah’s Fishlake National Forest is likely to marvel at its beautiful grove of aspen trees. However‚ the 47‚000 trees in this woodlands area are not individual trees. They share a single root system and even originated from the same seed. As such‚ they make up the Pando Clone‚ which scientists believe is the world’s largest living thing. Pando is a Latin word that means “I spread.” It is an apt name for this gigantic tree system. The Pando Clone expands across 106 acres of land
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