The Ecology Of A Rain Forest

The Ecology of a Rain Forest
In 1980, the estimated amount of rain forests in the world was 40,000 square miles. This number decreases each
year by roughly 1,000 square miles due to construction and the resources being used for profit. It is too bad, because
the rain forest is one of the most beautiful places on earth. It is the most diverse, containing the most species of
living things, much more than anywhere else, and most have yet to be identified. All rain forests are located on
earth's "green belt", that is, the area roughly around the equator that covers all the area from Mexico and the
northern area of South America, to Africa, to India, stretching out to Indonesia, the northern tip of Australia and all
the way to New Guinea. This area is heavily covered with flora and fauna,
and it abounds with life. In a rain forest, it is very wet and it rains everyday or every other day very heavily. There is
a high and steady level of heat and moisture. There are some general layers to the rain forest. It starts
135 feet up in the air, with the lofty crowns of the tallest trees in the jungle. They take the most light, heat, rain and
the most punishment from the winds. Woodpeckers hunt insects in this layer, and also the black and white
Colobus monkey can be found here, ready to launch into the air, using his specially developed tail as a rudder to
guide his flight. Beneath this is the second layer of trees, whose crowns form a forest canopy. Rain filters
through this...

The Ecology Of A Rain Forest

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