Amazon - The World's Largest Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest is a very dense, wet and warm forest that is home to 10 million animal, plant, and insect species. Although, there may be this many different species, the rates have slightly been reducing due to deforestation.
The rainforest can go up to 93 degrees Fahrenheit, which can make it very humid and because of that we get a lot of rainfall which is about 100 inches per year.
This rainforest has good weather, but unusual climate events can occur throughout the years. In 2005, there had been a megadrought where 30% of the forest was affected, but if it does persist, we will see slow forest recovery. In the droughts that do occur, many trees have died because of the huge lack of water, but also because of the fires that are being caused. The Amazon does have a high temperature that it is dealing with and since more droughts are occurring it will bring more fires , and I am sure if just dropped a couple of degrees, there would be less fires in the rainforest.
The rainforest can go up to 93 degrees Fahrenheit, which can make it very humid and because of that we get a lot of rainfall which is about 100 inches per year.
This rainforest has good weather, but unusual climate events can occur throughout the years. In 2005, there had been a megadrought where 30% of the forest was affected, but if it does persist, we will see slow forest recovery. In the droughts that do occur, many trees have died because of the huge lack of water, but also because of the fires that are being caused. The Amazon does have a high temperature that it is dealing with and since more droughts are occurring it will bring more fires , and I am sure if just dropped a couple of degrees, there would be less fires in the rainforest.
The Amazon is populated with many insects, reptiles, amphibians, and birds, such as, butterflies, frogs, toucans, beetles, lizards, snakes, parrots and toads. Although, there may be a huge population of animals, there is still many species that are endangered who have their own fears in living due to what humans are doing to them. Some species that are endangered are:
- The Bengal Tigers because of their loss of habitat but are also mainly killed for their fur and body parts that are used to make Asian medicines.
- The Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey is endangered because of their fur, which is sold for $20,000 in the black market. Another big reason is where their habitat is located, because that is where it is cleared for agriculture and ranching. This highly endangered species was also hunted for food, displayed zoos and used for medical research.
- Chimpanzees are hunted and traded in the pet market, but also because of their loss of habitat.
- The Bengal Tigers because of their loss of habitat but are also mainly killed for their fur and body parts that are used to make Asian medicines.
- The Golden Lion Tamarin Monkey is endangered because of their fur, which is sold for $20,000 in the black market. Another big reason is where their habitat is located, because that is where it is cleared for agriculture and ranching. This highly endangered species was also hunted for food, displayed zoos and used for medical research.
- Chimpanzees are hunted and traded in the pet market, but also because of their loss of habitat.
All these species have a similar reason to why they are endangered and that is mainly because of their loss of habitat. In the Amazon, there is approximately 2,000 trees that are being cut down per minute to create more room for cattle farming.
In the Amazon Rainforest, many of the producers happen to be plants because they produce energy to be used by other organisms. Consumers are organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients much like the herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores in the rainforest. The decomposers are the worms and ants that mainly live in the soil of the rainforest and that eat the consumers and producers when they die, and once that cycle is done, its starts all over.
Currently, there are many invasive species living in the Amazon, whether it is plants, animals, insects, etc. Invasive species are non-native organisms, that have been introduced to a new environment. Inviting a species to a new environment can be good, but also sometimes dangerous, because it can cause ecological or economic damage. Ecological damage has more to do with the environment, and its reduction of resources, while economic damage is more about the money, so the cost to control the damage of the invasive species.
In the Amazon Rainforest, many of the producers happen to be plants because they produce energy to be used by other organisms. Consumers are organisms that rely on other organisms for energy and nutrients much like the herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores in the rainforest. The decomposers are the worms and ants that mainly live in the soil of the rainforest and that eat the consumers and producers when they die, and once that cycle is done, its starts all over.
Currently, there are many invasive species living in the Amazon, whether it is plants, animals, insects, etc. Invasive species are non-native organisms, that have been introduced to a new environment. Inviting a species to a new environment can be good, but also sometimes dangerous, because it can cause ecological or economic damage. Ecological damage has more to do with the environment, and its reduction of resources, while economic damage is more about the money, so the cost to control the damage of the invasive species.