If you haven't guessed it yet, This webpage is
about Tropical Deforestation.
Hi, My name's Tricia Jamiol, and I'm making this page for my 7th
period Intensive Biology Class.
Deforestation: The destruction of forest cover. Land is converted
permanently from forest purposes to non-forest purposes.
Such as... land-clearing
for cattle ranching, smallholder agriculture, plantation
agriculture, wood floors, or parking lots.
To show you how important rainforests are to humans I'm going to send a few facts your way...
• Most
rainforests have a temperature average of 80º F year-round and
get up to 400 inches of rain a year.
• There are
about 3,000 plants in the world right now that can have
cancer-fighting properties.
70% of those plans grow in the rainforest.
• A single
acre of a tropical rainforest has 60-80 species of trees in it.
• If
deforestation continues at it's present rate there will be no
more rainforests in the world in 35 years.
(The graph below explains)
• Since 1950 the
world's population has doubled to more than 5 billion people.
• The fastest
population growth is in the tropics, 2.7 billion people live in
the tropics alone.
• Tropical
rainforests are the world's richest and most productive
ecosystems,
containing half of all living species on the planet. Their value
is incalculable.
• Most of the species in tropical rainforests can't be seen anywhere else on earth.
Is that enough facts for you?
Lets get on to the rest of the project!
| What Is The Source Of The Problem? |
| What Are The Short And Long Term Solutions? |
| What Biomes, Ecosystems, and Habitats are
impacted? |
| What Food Chains Or Food Webs Are Involved? |
| How Does it Affect The Biogeochemical Cycles? |
| What Are The Biotic (Living) Factors Involved? |
| What Are The Abiotic (Not Living) Factors
Involved? |
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my Dreambook! Sign my Dreambook! |
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Page Created on September
18, 1999
Tricia Jamiol
Period 7
Intensive Biology