Rainforest

David Cavallo's Rainforests and Reefs

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Rainforest

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION:
Not much of Australia has rainforests but they contain 95 percent of the organisms in the continent.

PARTS OF RAINFOREST:

The rainforest has three layers: The canopy (top), the understory (middle) and the forest floor (bottom).

TYPES OF RAINFOREST:

There are tropical rainforests and there are temperate rainforests. Tropical rainforests are hotter closer to the equator and temperate rainforests are cooler and closer to the poles.

7 RAINFOREST ANIMALS:

1. Gibbon
2. Red Flying Fox
3. Hornbill
4. Land leech
5. Striped possum
6. Sugar glider
7. Platypus

7 RAINFOREST PLANTS:
1. Hoop Pine
2. Fan Palm
3. King Orchard
4. Staghorn Fern
5. Lawyer Fern
6. Cunjevoi
7. Bracket Fungi

INTERESTING FACTS:

* 95% of organisms are found in rainforests
* Deforestation is one of the worlds biggest problems
*Rainforests provide much of the oxygen and water
*If deforestation continues we could all die out
* If we didn't move houses frequently it would help forests a lot because when things are built wood is taken.

HISTORY OF RAINFORESTS:

Rainforests used to cover almost the whole land of the world. All the creatures were surviving. Then people came in and started clearing the land for houses, farms and furniture. Animals were driven out of their homes and habitats. Lots of rainforests disappeared and this continues. People are still land clearing and animals are saying goodbye to their homes. We should stop clearing and start restoring.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Rainforests of Australia, Graham Churchett, The Jacaranda Press, 1986, Salmon St, Port Melbourne, Australia

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