Characteristics And Sustainable Management Of The Tropical Rainforest Flashcards
What is the temperature like in the rainforest?
Hot all year (generally between 20 and 28 degrees)
What is the precipitation like in the rainforests?
High (2000mm per year on average)
What process happens in the shrub layer?
Decomposition
What animals live in the canopy?
Monkeys
What are the conditions in the under canopy?
Hot, damp and shaded from the wind
What is the vegetation like in the emergent layer?
Many tall trees to reach sunlight, leaves at the crown, big buttress roots for support
What are drop tip leaves?
Allow excess water to spill off as they channel the water off, preventing leaf damage
What is selective logging and replanting?
Loggers choose only wolf that is highly valued to cut down and then they replace the trees
Give 2 benefits of ecotourism?
Local guides - educate tourists about how to protect/manage the TRF
Small scale and expensive so profits go into the local area to help preserve/conserve
Why are international agreements not always successful?
Not every country agrees/signs up
How does debt reduction link to sustainable management?
Poorer countries have portions of their debts wiped out or paid for (richer nations/charities) in exchange for promising to protect/conserve the natural environment
What does FSC stand for?
Forest stewardship council
What have Malaysia done to become sustainable?
Selective logging and replanting
