1. What is an ecosystem and why should I care?

2. ECOSYSTEMS: RAINFORESTS Brittany McGee ED/498 Richard Holden July 29,2011

3. Rainforests in an Ecosystem

4. Objectives What is an ecosystem? How do rainforests contribute to the ecosystem? How do people and animals live in rainforests and how do they best co-exist? Are rainforests worth saving?

5. Rainforest Ecosystem Rainforest ecosystem Animals Plants Flora Fauna

6. Importance of Rainforests in the ecosystem. Contribution to the ecosystem  Carbon Dioxide Flora and Fauna  Half of world plants and animals Human Uses  Timber  Meat  Hides

7. Are Rainforests Worth Saving

8. Why Should I?....SAVE ME PLEASE Quality of human life is at danger Existence is threatened Vulnerability to ecological surprises Life as we know it changes Animals become endangered Very important to everyone…It is all a cycle

9. INFO ON RAINFOREST ECOSYSTEMS Click on the links below to find more information on rainforests http://news.mongabay.com/2005/0420- rhett_butler.html http://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm

10. REFERENCES http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography /ecosystems/trop_rainforrev2.shtml http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography /ecosystems/trop_rainforrev2.shtml “The Rainforest Ecosystem.” http://www.controllingpollution.com/rainforest- ecosystem/ http://www.controllingpollution.com/rainforest- ecosystem/ http://www.cafepress.com/+save_rainforests_mini_po ster_print,228761601 http://www.cafepress.com/+save_rainforests_mini_po ster_print,228761601 “Are rainforests worth saving?” http://news.mongabay.com/2005/0420- rhett_butler.html http://news.mongabay.com/2005/0420- rhett_butler.html “Disappearing Rainforests.” http://www.rain- tree.com/facts.htmhttp://www.rain- tree.com/facts.htm