Rainforets
by Lleyton
What are Rainforests ?
A rainforest is normally exotic and beautiful and a awesome place for wildlife and is important to the planets ecosystem.
temperate and tropical rainforests are different in other ways.
temperate is more controlled then tropical rainforests and can last 500-1000 years of age.
tropical is a wildlife filled place with all sorts of plants,animals,and most of all insects and fish.
what are the layers of the rainforest?
forest floor 4th layer the place for frogs plants and home to jaguar.
understorey 3rd layer a nice place for vines and toucans.
canopy 2nd layer a nice place for snakes and again monkeys.
emergent 1st layer may have birds and monkeys.
these are 4 rainforest animals
jaguar
a cat that can climb up in trees may live at the canopy layer does attack monkeys or birds.
emerald tree boa
a poisonous snake, which also may live in trees at understorey and canopy strangles its prey.
poison dart frog
a poisonous frog that comes in different shapes sizes and colours can be at forest floor it is the most deadly amphibian on the planet.
toucan
a bird that may live in the canopy some say it is the most known bird in the world and the most popular bird.
ralfesia
a large stinking plant, lives on forest floor it stinks to get flies to pollinate it.
angel trumpet
a highly poisonous plant may grow in the canopy layer can kill a bird if it eats the seeds.
lianas
a species of vine may live in canopy also known as the "climbing vine" which normally climbs trees while growing.
the venus flytrap.
a species of carnivoures plants may live on the forest floor has to eat flys because of the poor quality soil it may be living off.
what is the daintree rainforest?
it is located at 2333 Cape Tribulation Rd, Cape Tribulation QLD 4873 as the road to it.
daintree rainforest sight.
daintree rainforest (in the forest)
a river in daintree forest
what are the threats to the rainforest?
tourism,more developing on the road,fires,soil erosion and logging.