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Biodiversity in Rainforests
By: Savannah Dotterman
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What is a Rainforest? Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with a minimum normal annual rainfall of 68-78 inches. There may be many millions of species of plants, insects and microorganisms still undiscovered in tropical rainforests. There are two types of rainforest, tropical rainforest and temperate rainforest.
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Why? I chose this environment because I feel its full of mystery with all of its unknown bugs, animals, plants, etc. Although rainforests only cover 6% of earths surface there is still so much we have yet to learn about them. Someday I hope to travel to a rainforest and experience its vagueness.
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Environmental Factors
Greenhouse gases: Rainforests are a big part of our worlds production of oxygen seeing that they are made up of a wide range of plants and trees. Global Warming: I think global warming is like the rainforests enemy, they are like two opposing forces. Acid Rain: Acid rain has killed many creatures in the rainforests across the world because it gets into there water and into the soil where food grows. Acid rain is a deadly factor in the rainforests ecosystem. Ozone Layer: The ozone layer protects the animals and plants from the suns harmful UV rays so it is very helpful and saves lives
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Animal Relationships Mutualism: Both of the animals in this relationship are benefitting from each others thus not effecting biodiversity in a negative form. Commensalism: Doesn’t kill any animals just allows others to live and prosper. Predator-prey: Obviously predator-prey relationships effect biodiversity through some animals being killed and other animals population flourishing.
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