A.k.a Wet Equatorial / lowland equatorial evergreen
rainforest / tropical moist broadleaf forest
By Ryan Asensio
Loryn Smith
Molly Jerzy
Location
 Queensland National Parks (NE Australia)
Climate
 Average
 Temperature: 70F
 Precipitation: 103 in (262 cm)
 Influences on climate:
 Position of sun
 Earth’s rotation (Winds)
Iquitos,
Peru
Plant Adaptation
 Bromeliads
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 Waxy leaves
 Leaves arranged
in bowl
 Release CO2 at
night to
conserve H2O
Kapok Tree
 Epiphytes
 Tall to catch
 Attach to canopy
sunlight
 Spines from trunk
to discourage
damage
 Plank-like
buttresses
trees to get sunlight
 Absorb moisture
from air
 Get nutrients from
dust
Animal Adaptation
 Toco Toucan
 Proboscis Monkey  Two-toed sloth
 Wide tail for
 Nose used to
 Claws to grip trees
balance
amplify “honks”
 Algae grows in
 Bill disperses
 Long arms to move
grooves of hair
heat
about trees
 Complex stomach
 Nest in holes
 Complex stomach
to digest leaves
in trees
to digest leaves
SOIL AND CHEMICAL CYCLING YEAH!
 Soil quality is very poor
 1-2 inches humus, beneath is clay
 Organic matter is broken down and reabsorbed quickly
 Water quality
 Nutrients low (high demand of orgs.)
 High B.O.D (concentrated # of orgs.)
Economic Value Slide
 Medicinal value
 37% of prescribed in U.S.
 <5% tested for medicinal value
 CO2 absorption (1 ton/ha)
 Oxygen production
 20% from Amazon basin
 FRUITS! Yeah!
 3,000 types of fruit (estimated)
 Only 200 used in U.S.
Human Disturbance
 Clearing for farmland (poor soil->erosion)
 Subsistence & commercial
 Hydroelectric Dams
 Brazil- causes flooding
 Pollution
 Urbanization
 Hunting/Poaching
 Alien Species
 Tourism
EEEEK!
DEFORESTATION!
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http://rainforests.mongabay.com/deforestation_alpha.
html
Works Cited
 http://www.mongabay.com/images/worldmap.gif (pictures)
 http://www.sci.uidaho.edu/scripter/geog100/lect/06
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climates/low-lat-climates/7-7-wet-equatorial-equitos-peru.htm
http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org
http://www.rainforestconservation.org/articles/rainforest_prime
r/1.html
http://www.abcarticledirectory.com/Article/The-RainforestAnd-You--The-Benefits-We-Get-From-The-Rainforest/52520
http://jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/fieldcourses03/Outlinecostaric
aArticles/MedicinalUsesoftheRainfor.html
http://rainseed.com/fruits.htm
Bengal Tiger
Panthera tigris tigris
Characteristics
 Located: The Bengal Tiger is mostly found
in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhuton, and
Burma.
Characteristics cont’d…
 Range: They will travel
several miles to find prey and
will also stray from their
marked territory for it.
 Migrate?: No
 Disperse?: Between 18
months and 2 years the
Bengal Tiger cubs will leave
their mother and find their
own territory.
Characteristics cont’d…
 Niche: The Bengal Tiger is the largest cat and a
territorial predator.
Characteristics cont’d…
 Eating Habits: Bengal Tigers are equipped to hunt
down and kill their pray fast. Their eating habits range
from termites to elephant calves but they mainly eat
prey weighing in 45lbs. For example, tapirs, hog deer,
takin, etc.
Characteristics cont’d
 How do they live?: Bengal
Tigers are nocturnal. They are
also very solitary and do not like
to share hunting grounds and
they need large home ranges in
which to hunt.
 Tigers usually have several dens
within their home ranges and
uses whichever one is more
convenient.
Characteristics cont’d…
 Habitat: The Bengal Tiger primary lives in mangrove
forests in India and Bangladesh.
 Size/conditions needed: The Bengal Tiger’s territory
is about 250 miles in size. They also need an ample
food supply to properly mate and feed their young.
Causes of Endangerment
 The Bengal Tiger is
endangered because of
man. Poachers hunt tigers
for their fur and different
body parts which are sold
illegally in markets.
 Bengal Tigers are believed
to have mystical, magical
powers by ancient cultures
and that is another reason
why poachers still hunt
them today.
Level of Endangerment
 Their current level of endangerment is that the Bengal
Tiger is endangered.
 It is at a high risk because even though there was a law
passed to help protect the tigers, they are still getting
killed by humans everyday.
 There are about 1,800 tigers left.
Status of Bengal Tigers
 India has an extensive conservation program at the
Corbett National Park, where there are over 100 Bengal
Tigers.
 Tiger conservation programs are also in place in
Ranthambore National Park, and Kanha National Park
in India. Along with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF),
India has set up "Project Tiger" a nationwide project to
help the preservation and conservation of tigers in the
wild.
-Came into effect in 1973
-The United States authorized it when
President Richard Nixon signed it on
December 28, 1973.
1-authorizes the determination and listing of species as endangered
and threatened
2-prohibits unauthorized taking, possession, sale, and transport of
endangered species
3-provides authority to acquire land for the conservation of listed
species, using land and water conservation funds
4-authorizes establishment of cooperative agreements and grants-inaid to States that establish and maintain active and adequate programs
for endangered and threatened wildlife and plants
5-authorizes the assessment of civil and criminal penalties for violating
the Act or regulations
6-authorizes the payment of rewards to anyone furnishing information
leading to arrest and conviction for any violation of the Act or any
regulation issued there under
-Who enforces the law?
--
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
-- The National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS)
-How is the law Enforced?
- you could be arrested without warrant for any violations to
this law
The list of endangered species is always changing. Animals
can go from being endangered to being perfectly fine, and
some can go from being fine to endangered, we’ll never
know what is going to happen next
The Bengal Tiger = ENDANGERED!