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What is an ecosystem?
The Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem
A community of plants and animals sharing an environment. The largest ecosystem units are called biomes.
The Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem
The key idea relates to a systems approach, therefore inputs, processes and outputs of the rainforest are key here.
Inputs:
Climate of the rainforest
Processes:
Awareness of plant growth:
Outputs:
Rainforest
Vegetation:
Rainforests are located 5° either side of the equator.
Richest and most varied biome in the world.
The vegetation is in distinctive layers:
Deforestation is occurring as a result of ranching, logging, farming and mining. The deforestation of rainforests is causing problems world-wide - this includes: Soil erosion, surface run-off, flooding as a result of Global Warming (The TRF uses carbon dioxide in photosynthesis - removing the forest means more global warming), destruction of natural habitats (animals as well as humans) and soil infertility.
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