What is an ecosystem
Biome, defined by vegetation and climate
Producer
Convert energy to sugar
Consumer
Eat sugars produced
Decomposer
Breaks down sugar in waste
Four tree characteristics
Drip tip
Lianas
Buttress roots
Sun facing leaves
Two species
Howler monkey - calls for danger and alert family
Scarlet macaw - colourful to attract mate
How much of logging is illegal
80%
How much medicine comes from the amazon
25%
Three key resources
Timber
Rubber
Food
How much of the worlds water is in the Amazon
20%
Two challenges
Mining/ oil
Deforestation
Six management strategies
Selective logging Replanting Conservation Ecotourism Education International agreements
Areas of tree canopy
Top
Middle
Lower
Shrub / ground layer