Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Unit 2: Weather, climate and ecosystem - Characteristics of tropical rainforest and hot desert ecosystems

The characteristics of the equatorial ecosystem

Characteristics of vegetation in the rainforest Tall straight trunks no side branches Aerial roots of epiphytes absorb ...
A Discontinuous Canopy of tree Crowns of the Tallest trees 40 – 50m ( Emergent) B 25 – 40m Continuous layer of Main ...
Latosol Soil Characteristics Precipitation > evapotranspiration Rapid leaching Soil colour – red or yellowish red colour O...
Source: http://www.slideshare.net/vicci/ecosystems-revision
   
Source: http://www.oneworld365.org/company/rainforest-biodiversity-group
http://www.wernerbollmann.de/articles_english.html
http://www.rainforestcruises.com/jungle-blog/amazon-rainforest-fauna

 The characteristics of the hot desert ecosystem

Source: https://onlinegeography.wikispaces.com/LW-Hot+Desert+Information

Animal adaptations -Camels Two rows of long eyelashes Adaptation Function Protect against blowing sand and the sun Fat... Animal adaptations- Fennec fox Adaptation Function large ears (about 15cm) help dissipate excess body heat on hot days in...
Other common animal adaptations <ul><li>Panting to reduce body heat </li></ul><ul><li>Secreting highly concentrated ur...

Source: http://www.slideshare.net/spottyzebra/desert-biomes

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