RAIN FOREST ECOSYSTEM

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RAIN FOREST ECOSYSTEM

• BY AMARA

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LOCATION

• Almost all rain forests are near the equator.
  They occupy large areas in Africa, Asia, and
  Central and South America, and on Pacific
  islands. The largest tropical rain forest is the
  Amazon rain forest (right). It covers almost a
  third of South America.

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VEGETATION

• A tropical rain forest is always green. Most
  trees in the forest lose old leaves and grow new
  ones throughout the year. But certain species of
  trees may lose all of their leaves for a short
  time during the year. Different kinds of trees
  bear flowers and fruit at various times of the
  year. Thus, some kind of tree is in bloom or in
  fruit at any time of the year. Some short trees
  bear fruit on the trunk or on large, low
  branches. Some tall trees bear large fruit on
  long, drooping, ropelike stalks. Some examples of
  plants are Liana, Passionflower and Strangler Fig
  Tree.

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WILD LIFE

• The rain forest has many different types of
  animals. In the upper and lower canopy live bats,
  gibbons, monkeys, squirrels, parrots, toucans,
  sloths, some monkeys, humming birds, small
  parrots, frogs, lizards, snakes and large birds.
  In the tree tops live lemurs, flying squirrels,
  Galagos, marmosets, several kinds of anteaters,
  monkeys, opossums, and porcupines. On the forest
  floor are Antelope, deer, hogs, tapirs, many
  kinds of rodents, several cats live on the forest
  floor and trees, Bees, butterflies, mosquitoes,
  moths, termites, and spiders.

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CLIMATE

• The rain forest is warm and wet year round.

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BIBILIOGRAPHY

• http//www..rainforestplants .com
• World Book Multimedia, 1998