https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy made with hours of boredom en-us 2020-04-22 03:20:06 UTC 2024-05-15 14:20:24 UTC hello@padlet.com michaelprihisztal https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/521855914 The tropical rainforest biome has four main characteristics: very high annual rainfall, high average temperatures, nutrient-poor soil, and high levels of biodiversity ]]> 2020-04-22 03:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/521855914 michaelprihisztal https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/521866990 Tropical rainforests are areas of extremely high biodiversity compared to other ecosystems. Biologists estimate that tropical rainforests contain about 50% of the world's terrestrial plant and animal species, yet they encompass only about 6% of the world's land area.]]> 2020-04-22 03:34:30 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/521866990 michaelprihisztal https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/521932140 Orangutans, Agouti, are keystone species in the rainforest. Brazil nut trees depend on the Agouti to open their seed pods, as the Agouti is the only animal with teeth strong enough to open the tree's seed pods, Orangutans are a keystone species because they enable seed distribution and germination for many plant species in the rainforest]]> 2020-04-22 04:33:29 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/521932140 michaelprihisztal https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/524109005 "Hunting and killing have driven a dramatic decline in the orangutan population on Borneo where nearly 150,000 animals have been lost from the island’s forests in 16 years, conservationists warn" (TheGuardian.com)]]> 2020-04-22 20:12:28 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/524109005 michaelprihisztal https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/524118753 Its bad enough that orangutans are being hunted but they also are suffering from habitat loss. they are loosing their habitats due to the other orangutans dying because orangutans carry seeds in their droppings, and the droppings can also be used as fertilizer so the seed is almost instantly planted as soon as its dropped. The graph below shows the the population decrease ]]> 2020-04-22 20:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/524118753 michaelprihisztal https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/524148429 I propose that we ban hunting, isolate them and bring other hunting options for food. This way if people are starving they wont have to kill orangutans.]]> 2020-04-22 20:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/524148429 michaelprihisztal https://padlet.com/michaelprihisztal/h1smrcc6v3p7u2hy/wish/524162541 A tropical rainforest climate is a tropical climate usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator, and has at least 60 millimetres (2.4 in) of rainfall every month of the year.

text source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_rainforest_climate  https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/feb/15/dramatic-decline-in-borneos-orangutan-population-as-150000-lost-in-16-years https://www.nrdc.org/stories/keystone-species-101

picture source: https://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/explore-the-world/physical-features/ecosystems/rainforests/rainforest-climate/    https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Frequencies-of-reasons-for-killing-orangutans-Black-columns-correspond-to-conflict_fig7_257840025  https://www.projectarkfoundation.com/animal/bornean_orangutan  https://fox59.com/news/orangutan-granted-personhood-settles-into-new-florida-home/  https://www.oddizzi.com/teachers/explore-the-world/physical-features/ecosystems/rainforests/rainforest-climate/

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