Download RAIN FOREST ECHOSYSTEM

RAIN FOREST
ECOSYSTEM
BY AMARA
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.
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.
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.
CLIMATE
The rain forest is
warm and wet
year round.
BIBILIOGRAPHY
http://www..rainforestplants .com
World Book Multimedia, 1998