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Amazon rainforest Flashcards

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Biodiversity

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Number of different plant and animal species in an area

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Amazonia

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  • 16,000 different tree species
  • 40,000 plant species
  • 1,300 bird species
  • 6 sloth species
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Uk tree species

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30 different

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Biodiversity is high in rainforest because

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  • climate is perfect for all year growth and reproduction
  • rainforest are ancient and have stable climate
  • multiple layers of forest (different habitats)
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Amazon rainforest

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Holds 10% of words plant and animal species

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World tropical rainforest

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  • Ecuador
  • Congo Vadim
  • again countries
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Climate of rainforest

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  • no dry season (60mm of rainfall each year)

- high temp (26-32 all year round)

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0-10 m of forest

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Forest floor
-darkness
(Mammals)

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10-20m forest

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Understorey layer
- Young trees
(Insects)

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20-30m forest

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Canopy layer
-dense
(Snakes, birds, frogs)

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30-40m forest

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Emergent layer
-hardwood and evergreen
(Monkey and birds)

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Adaptation

Evergreen hardwood

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-tall slender trunks with no branches, huge roots

Support weight

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Adaptation

Epiphytes

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-gets nutrients from water and air

Roots dangle mid air

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Adaptation

Lianas

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Stem clings to trees and climb up to sunlight

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Adaptation

Drip tip leaves

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-thick waxy leaves

Shed water quickly to prevent Rot

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Adaptation

Sloth

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  • huge claws (hang upside down)
  • fur grow away from feet (shed rain)
  • green algae on fur (camouflage)
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Adaptation

Primates

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(Lemurs and monkeys)

  • long tails (balance)
  • stein claws (grip trees)
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Adaptation

Big cats

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(Jaguars, tigers, leopards)

-comouflaged fur (blend with sunlight and shade on floor)

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Adaptation

Birds

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  • Loud calls (easier to mate)

- powerful beaks (break open nuts)

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Nutrients

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Tiny amounts of chemical elements and compounds

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Nutrient cycle

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Nutrients eaten by animals
Animals then die
Nutrients recycled

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External factors affect nutrient cycle

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  • added by precipitation/ weathering
  • remover by runoff or leaching
  • taken up from soil as plants grow
  • returned when animals die
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Tropical rainforest

Nutrient cycle

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Larger biomass store
Smaller litter store 
Large decay transfer 
Larger growth transfer 
Larger weathering input 
Larger leaching output
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Food web

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  • Primary producers (plants)
  • Primary consumers (herbivores)
  • Secondary consumers (carnivores)
  • Tertiary consumers (too carnivores)
  • Detrivores (decomposers)
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Directs threat
Deliberate cutting down of trees for timber
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Indirect threat
Come from pollution, global warming or disease
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Main threat for tropical rainforest
Deforestation | Direct
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Deforestation occurs
- poverty - debt - economic development - demand for resources
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To show rainforest lost
GIS satellite used
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Dark green on GIS
Tropical rainforest
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Lighter areas GIS
Deforest places
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Deforestation happens along
Major roads
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Different rates of deforestation caused by:
- poverty of low income countries - palm oil industry - protection of forest - isolation
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Indirect threats are
Harder to manage
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Main indirect threat
Global warming
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Globally warming impacts already
- plants are flowering earlier - bird migration patterns are changing - vegetation zones (shifting towards poles)
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Temp rise of 1°
- 10% of land species face extinction | - biomes shrink
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Temp rise of 2°
- 15%-40% land species face extinction - biomes shift towards zones - extreme weather
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Temp rise of 3°
- 20%-50% of land species face extinction - flooding - drought
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Amazon main droughts
2005 and 2010
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Droughts put forest ecosystems under stress by
- Drying leaf litter (threatens nutrient cycle) | - leaves in canopy did (reduce food supply affecting food webs)
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Scientists argue
- deforestation leads to an increase in droughts and severity - fewer trees means less evaporation and transpiration = fewer clouds and less rain
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Amazonia
- produces 20% global oxygen - 40000 plant species - 2 million insect species
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Rate of deforestation slowed
- large area protected by government - reduce demand (global recession) - government stricter on illegal logging - forest code law (preserve 80% of forest they own) - 19% voted Green Party
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CITES
The convention on international trade in endangered species
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Cites | Lists
29000 plants | 5000 animal
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What does cites do
- bans cross boarder trade in listed species | - stopping the buying and selling of endangered species
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Cites advantages
- many countries signed up - wider variety of species - key success - worked well for cute and cuddly threatened species
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Cites disadvantages
- protects species not ecosystem (doesn’t prevent deforestation) - global warming could undermine its success - relies on funding from counties - has to be underthreat to get on list
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REDD
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation
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Purpose of redd
Stop deforestation
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Redd aims
- reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation - conservation and enhancement of forest carbon stocks - sustainable management of forests
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Redd works through
Government and TNCs
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Juma SFR
juma sustainable forest reserve
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SFR
- non government - brazil first redd project - area of rain forest in Amazon
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Juma people
- 5880 square kilometres - 35 villages - population= 2400
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Juma biodiversity
- 21 different species - 430 different birds - 1% deforestation
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Local people in juma are
Payed to not cut down forest
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Money to juma people
- From TNCs - families payed $28 a month - alternate income so no deforestation
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Success of SFR
- without protection 60% would be gone by 2050 - come has risen - funding to build schools, clean water, solar panels - ecotourism developed
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Not success of SFR
- relies on donations - money for families is less than $1 a day - hard to police (illegal logging may continue)
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Sustainable forest management
Conserves forest by ensuring they are not used faster than can be renewed
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Economic benefits of sustainable forest management
Reducing poverty by creating income from alternative livelihoods
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Social benefits of sustainable forest management
Involve improving facilities to benefit the community
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Environmental benefits of sustainable forest management
Protect forest biodiversity and other resource
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Sustainable environmental management
Kilum-ljim
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Kilum-ljim
- mountain rainforest - Cameroon, Africa - 35 communities
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What did kilum-ljim do
- market out forest reserve area - made list of resources - developed rules for the sustainable use of forest - set up unit to manage and monitor forest - educate communities about replanting trees
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Kilum-ljim aim
Conserve so future generations could use it
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Challenges faced
- population growth = increase pressure - money from doners could end - climate change can degrade
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Agroforestry
(Sustainable farming) - crops are grown between trees so trees are not cut - crops of different height are grown to protect soil from erosion and reduce pest numbers
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Ecotourism
- small scale, low impact tourism - appeals to tourists interested in wildlife - tourists stay with local families and eat local food - money from tourists go to local people
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