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Tropical Rainforest
By Ryan AsensioLoryn SmithMolly Jerzy
A.k.a Wet Equatorial / lowland equatorial evergreen rainforest / tropical moist broadleaf forest
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LocationQueensland National Parks (NE Australia)
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ClimateAverage
Temperature: 70FPrecipitation: 103 in (262 cm)
Influences on climate: Position of sunEarth’s rotation (Winds)
Iquitos, Peru
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Plant AdaptationBromeliads
Waxy leavesLeaves
arranged in bowl
Release CO2 at night to conserve H2O
Kapok TreeTall to catch
sunlightSpines from
trunk to discourage damage
Plank-like buttresses
EpiphytesAttach to
canopy trees to get sunlight
Absorb moisture from air
Get nutrients from dust
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Animal AdaptationToco Toucan
Wide tail for balance
Bill disperses heat
Nest in holes in trees
Proboscis MonkeyNose used to
amplify “honks”Long arms to
move about trees
Complex stomach to digest leaves
Two-toed slothClaws to grip
treesAlgae grows in
grooves of hairComplex
stomach to digest leaves
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SOIL AND CHEMICAL CYCLING YEAH!Soil quality is very poor
1-2 inches humus, beneath is clayOrganic matter is broken down and reabsorbed
quicklyWater quality
Nutrients low (high demand of orgs.)High B.O.D (concentrated # of orgs.)
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Economic Value SlideMedicinal value
37% of prescribed in U.S.<5% tested for medicinal value
CO2 absorption (1 ton/ha)Oxygen production
20% from Amazon basin
FRUITS! Yeah!3,000 types of fruit (estimated)Only 200 used in U.S.
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Human DisturbanceClearing for farmland (poor soil->erosion)
Subsistence & commercialHydroelectric Dams
Brazil- causes floodingPollutionUrbanizationHunting/PoachingAlien SpeciesTourism
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EEEEK! DEFORESTATION!
http://rainforests.mongabay.com/deforestation_alpha.html
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Works Citedhttp://www.mongabay.com/images/worldmap.
gif (pictures)
http://www.sci.uidaho.edu/scripter/geog100/lect/06-climates/low-lat-climates/7-7-wet-equatorial-equitos-peru.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.orghttp://www.rainforestconservation.org/article
s/rainforest_primer/1.htmlhttp://www.abcarticledirectory.com/Article/Th
e-Rainforest-And-You--The-Benefits-We-Get-From-The-Rainforest/52520
http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/fieldcourses03/OutlinecostaricaArticles/MedicinalUsesoftheRainfor.html
http://rainseed.com/fruits.htm
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Bengal Tiger
Panthera tigris tigris
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Characteristics
Located: The Bengal Tiger is mostly found in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhuton, and Burma.
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Characteristics cont’d…Range: They will travel
several miles to find prey and will also stray from their marked territory for it.
Migrate?: NoDisperse?: Between 18
months and 2 years the Bengal Tiger cubs will leave their mother and find their own territory.
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Characteristics cont’d…Niche: The Bengal Tiger is the largest cat
and a territorial predator.
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Characteristics cont’d…Eating Habits: Bengal Tigers are equipped
to hunt down and kill their pray fast. Their eating habits range from termites to elephant calves but they mainly eat prey weighing in 45lbs. For example, tapirs, hog deer, takin, etc.
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Characteristics cont’dHow do they live?:
Bengal Tigers are nocturnal. They are also very solitary and do not like to share hunting grounds and they need large home ranges in which to hunt.
Tigers usually have several dens within their home ranges and uses whichever one is more convenient.
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Characteristics cont’d…Habitat: The Bengal Tiger primary lives in
mangrove forests in India and Bangladesh.Size/conditions needed: The Bengal Tiger’s
territory is about 250 miles in size. They also need an ample food supply to properly mate and feed their young.
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Causes of EndangermentThe Bengal Tiger is
endangered because of man. Poachers hunt tigers for their fur and different body parts which are sold illegally in markets.
Bengal Tigers are believed to have mystical, magical powers by ancient cultures and that is another reason why poachers still hunt them today.
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Level of EndangermentTheir current level of endangerment is that
the Bengal Tiger is endangered.It is at a high risk because even though there
was a law passed to help protect the tigers, they are still getting killed by humans everyday.
There are about 1,800 tigers left.
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Status of Bengal TigersIndia has an extensive conservation program
at the Corbett National Park, where there are over 100 Bengal Tigers.
Tiger conservation programs are also in place in Ranthambore National Park, and Kanha National Park in India. Along with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), India has set up "Project Tiger" a nationwide project to help the preservation and conservation of tigers in the wild.
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Endangered Species
Act
-Came into effect in 1973-The United States authorized it when President Richard Nixon
signed it on December 28, 1973.
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Provisions of the law:
1-authorizes the determination and listing of species as endangered and threatened2-prohibits unauthorized taking, possession, sale, and transport of endangered species3-provides authority to acquire land for the conservation of listed species, using land and water conservation funds4-authorizes establishment of cooperative agreements and grants-in-aid to States that establish and maintain active and adequate programs for endangered and threatened wildlife and plants5-authorizes the assessment of civil and criminal penalties for violating the Act or regulations6-authorizes the payment of rewards to anyone furnishing information leading to arrest and conviction for any violation of the Act or any regulation issued there under
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Enforcement of the law:
-Who enforces the law? -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)-- The National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS)
- How is the law Enforced? - you could be arrested without warrant for any violations to this law
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Changes to the law:
The list of endangered species is always changing. Animals can go from being endangered to being
perfectly fine, and some can go from being fine to endangered, we’ll never know what is going to
happen next
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How this law applies to our endangered species…
The Bengal Tiger = ENDANGERED!