Biome Project / Tropical Rain Forest by James Davis https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor en-us 2019-09-16 12:37:44 UTC 2019-09-19 18:41:26 UTC hello@padlet.com http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M_qxMngqDpc/T3GVYpmB7vI/AAAAAAAAIYY/2iGqdP0WjP8/s1600/tropical-rainforest.jpg Description: jamesdavis22 https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384618437 The tropical rain-forest is a hot, moist biome where it rains all year long. It is known for its dense canopies of vegetation that form three different layers. ... They climb trees in the canopy to reach for sunlight.

]]> 2019-09-16 12:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384618437 Climate: jamesdavis22 https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384621855 A tropical rain-forest climate is a tropical climate usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator, and has at least 60 mm (2.4 inches) of rainfall every month of the year.]]> 2019-09-16 12:51:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384621855 Climate: jamesdavis22 https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384626448 A climatology is a graph representing the average rainfall and average temperatures per year. This show the average rain fall in a tropical rain forest.]]> 2019-09-16 12:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384626448 topography : jamesdavis22 https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384630917 2019-09-16 13:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384630917 Insolation: jamesdavis22 https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384662864 The factor that leads to greening in most of the region is not the increase in rainfall but growing insolation. the key driver of greening is not a shortage or superabundance of water but an increase in insolation]]> 2019-09-16 13:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384662864 Plants : jamesdavis22 https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384666392 Orchid: The Orchid are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are often colorful and fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family.

Jambu: Jambu grows naturally from southern India to eastern Malaya. A member of the myrtle family, this fruit is the smallest in a group of similar fruits of the Syzygium genus. Jambu is a small tree or large shrub which grows on the average of 10 to 20 feet in height. Branches grow close to the ground from a short, crooked trunk. The crown is open and non-symmetrical. It likes plenty of rain evenly spaced throughout the year.

]]> 2019-09-16 13:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384666392 Animals: jamesdavis22 https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384855972 King colobus: The king colobus, also known as the western black-and-white colobus, is a species of Old World monkey, found in lowland and mountain rain forests.
Sloth: Sloths are arboreal mammals noted for slowness of movement and for spending most of their lives hanging upside down in the trees of the tropical rain forests of South America and Central America.]]> 2019-09-16 18:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/384855972 Food web jamesdavis22 https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/385489385 https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/x0vjes35of3t]]> 2019-09-17 17:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/385489385 threats https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/386819708 Many activities contribute to this loss including subsistence activities, oil extraction, logging, mining, fires, war, commercial agriculture, cattle ranching, hydroelectric projects, pollution, hunting and poaching, the collection of fuel wood and building material, and road construction.]]> 2019-09-19 18:39:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jamesdavis22/3fc63jwbpcor/wish/386819708