Biome: Tropical Forest Jane Stevenson

Common Names Wetlands Tropical Rain Forest Rain Forest Used to be: “jungle”

Typical Food Web

Where in the world? Central America  Amazon River Basin Africa  Zaire basin, West Africa, Madagascar Indo- Malaysia  west coast of India, Assam, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Queensland, Australia

Map

Climate Year- round warmth An average of inches of rain yearly Tropical wet biome group degrees F Humidity: 77-88%

Animals and Plants species in one hectare (more than any other in the world) 70% of plants are trees Moths, tree frogs (camo) Poison tree frogs Snakes Birds Mammals

Adaptations to this Biome Ex) Tails for New World Monkeys Bright colors Sharp patterns Loud vocals Heavy fruit diet

Human Impact Deforestation – 1 hectare per second – An area larger than new york a day Road building Logging Cattle ranching Farming Mining

Some Fun Facts ¼ of all medicines we use come from the Tropical Rain Forest 1400 tropical plants are thought to be a potential cure to cancer

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