Tropical Forest
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1.-DEFINITION:
Tropical forests are found in areas where the climate is humid. On the other hand
it needs a type of warm climate, that is, tropical, and from there its name derives. For this reason
A tropical forest is a type of forest found in the area near the line
equatorial, since it is there where the temperatures are similar in winter and in summer,
remaining stable (around 26º C).
This climate favors growth and the conditions (precipitation and the consequent
humidity) that benefits a wide variety of plants. As a general characteristic, the
tropical forests are found at less than 1,200 meters above sea level, given that to
altitudes higher than this level, it is not possible to maintain the tropical characteristic due to
The higher the altitude, the lower the temperature of the place.
Finally, the tropical forest requires many hours of sunlight to increase the
growth of the plants that grow there, alongside a great diversity of animals.
Image 1: tropical forest
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2.- TYPES OF TROPICAL FORESTS
2.1 Dry tropical forest. Temperatures range between 15º and 25º. The amplitudes
Temperature differences between day and night are quite marked. The vegetation and fauna change.
considerably in relation to the rainforests as a result of the extent
thermal. This type of forest presents colors in a wide range of green during the season of
rains but they also have periods of drought. Here, the precipitation is between 1,000 and
2,000 millimeters (mm) annually, although in some dry forests it may barely be around
100 mm annually.
2.2 Monsoon tropical forest. Also called monsoon jungle. It has a season
rainy and a dry one but the average annual precipitation here is 2,000 mm. In
In these cases, the dry season and the rainfall season are equally extensive.
2.3 Tropical rainforest. Also known astropical jungleThere is no one here
dry station. There is a huge amount of vegetation and solar radiation is very intense but
only 2% reaches the ground, as the amount of vegetation prevents it. This type of
The forest has temperatures that range between 23º and 26º C all year round.
Image 2: types of tropical forests and other forms of vegetation
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3.- WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?
As has been mentioned, tropical forests are found in the area close to
Ecuador.
One of the areas where the type of dry tropical forest climate is found is in the
Peruvian rainforest.
The monsoon tropical forest can be found in India, Southeast
Asia, Central America, Mexico, and the Amazon.
The tropical rainforest is located in: the north ofSouth America(north of Brazil, Guatemala,
Ecuador, east of Peru, north of Paraguay), south ofNorth America(about Mexico), almost
all of Central America and the central part of Oceania.
Image 3: location of tropical forests
Source: google images
4.-BIODIVERSITY IN FORESTS
Tropical forests host 50% of the world's resources of plants and animals,
50% of known vertebrates, 60% of plant species
4.1 Vegetation strata
Level 1. Mosses are found. These can be found on the ground but also in the
trunk of the trees.
Level 2. In this level, there are plants with broad leaves.
Level 3. In this level, the shrubs are found.
Level 4. Here you can find most of the trees that can be found in the forests.
tropical.
Level 5. In this level, there are broadleaf plants that have as a characteristic
they form trees between 20 and 30 meters tall.
Image 4: biodiversity in tropical forests
Source: google images
4.2 FAUNA LOCATED IN TROPICAL FORESTS
Most animals have a plant-based diet (herbivorous) and hibernate.
(period of dormancy) during the winter season.
Among the most common animals are the howler monkey, spider monkey, and bear.
hormiguero, ardilla, moto, puercoespín, águila, tapir, iguanas, cocodrilos, serpientes, amplia
variety of spiders and insects, mammals of various sizes such as hares, rats or more
large animals such as coyote, deer, puma, field mice, quail, chicken
mountain and jaguar.
Image 5: type of fauna in tropical forests
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5.- BENEFITS PROVIDED BY TROPICAL FORESTS
5.1 INDIRECT USE VALUES
The vital carbon storage in the form of CO2 that destroys the ozone layer:
Plants feed on what is a very polluting waste for us, CO2.
they release oxygen through chemical processes in the presence of water and photons
coming from sunlight.
The protection of watersheds: they physically stabilize their upper parts, the roots
Plants pump water from the soil to be used by the plant, which reduces the
soil moisture and the possibility of mudslides occurring, the roots
they increase the grip capacity of the soil, preventing soil erosion.
They help maintain global temperature, as well as reduce the effects of phenomena
natural phenomena such as hurricanes, cyclones, among others.
5.2 DIRECT USE VALUES
Medicines: a quarter of the medicines available today come from the
plants
Food: much of the food we eat today comes from these forests such as: banana
cocoa, clove, coconut, coffee, etc.
Firewood and timber: the production of commercial wood is one of the main activities
industries around the world. Wood charcoal is the most important form of
non-fossil energy.
Image 6: importance of tropical forests
Source: google images
6.- ACTIVITIES THAT AFFECT FORESTS
6.1 MINING
Findings show that Amazonian deforestation associated with mining is spreading to
considerable distances from the mineral extraction point
This is because activities associated with mining also have an impact.
environmental. This includes everything from the creation of infrastructure to urban expansion
due to the increase in labor, that is, the construction of homes for the
workers and new transport routes such as roads, railways, and even
airports.
DEFORESTATION
One of the great problems facing humanity and one of the disasters
One of the largest ecological problems in the world is the deforestation of the tropical rainforest.
Every year hundreds of trees are cut down in the regions near the equator for the
furniture or paper construction. Because of these actions, hundreds of animals such as: the
the lagur, the manatee, the monkey eagle and many other animals disappear from these.
regions.
With the trees, not only do these animals disappear, but other things are also lost.
as valuable as the vegetation cover that may not exist again in some areas
never, with the disappearance of the vegetation cover, the soil's stability is also lost and
therefore it erodes and ends up losing its original shape.
Another very important topic about tropical deforestation is the amount of
indigenous people who are forced to abandon their lands due to the number of trees that
they disappear in the areas where they live. An incredible fact is that when Columbus
when America was discovered, there were between 6 to 9 million Indians in the Amazon region, now only
There are 200,000 indigenous people in this region.
Image 7: how we affect tropical forests
Source: google images
7.- CONSEQUENCES
On average, 20 million hectares are devoured by human activity. This puts
at risk to species of both flora and fauna, putting them in danger of extinction and in great
This measure contributes to global warming as they are the lungs of the world and without
they only await chaos, a chaos that our beloved descendants will suffer.
8.- HOW CAN WE SAVE THE TROPICAL FORESTS?
8.1 teach others the importance of the environment and how they can help save it
to the forests.
8.2 restore damaged ecosystems by planting trees in areas that
have been logged.
8.3 encourage people to live in a way that does not harm the environment.
8.4 establish parks for the protection of forests and wildlife
8.5 support companies that minimize environmental damage
9.- BIBLIOGRAPHY
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