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= TROPICAL RAINFOREST =

====media type="custom" key="21555918" This slideshow conains the different species as well as locations in the tropical rain forest. ====

= Tropical Rain Forest Layers =

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 * Emergent layer- This layer consists of giant trees that contain the greatest amount of sunlight in the rainforest, yet it also includes high tempurares, low humidity, and strong winds.
 * Canopy layer- This layer invloves the home to 90% of the organisms that live in the tropical rain forest. There are so many trees close together, forming a canopy, 90 to 130 feet off the ground.
 * Understory Layer- This layer has very little sunlight, meaning the plants have to grow larger leaves to reach sunlight. Plants usually grow up to 12 feet in this layer. Mainly insects live in this layer.
 * Forest Floor- This layer is considered to be the darkest layer, containing the least amount of sunlight. As a result, without any sunlight, little to no plants grow in this area. Not many animals live in this layer as well.

media type="custom" key="21556508" ====This video describes the species diversity of the canopy layer in the tropical rain forest. This is were most organisms that live in the rainforest call home. ====



This map describes the areas in where tropical rainforests are found.
== Over half of Earths Rainforests have already been lost due to human demand for wood and land. Ounce, Rainforests were 14% of our Earth, now decreased to 6%. If deforestation continue's at this rate, it could lead to the dissapereance of rainforests completely within the next hundred years. == = Threats to Tropical Rain Forest =
 * ===**Government clearing forests for more service and transit roads.**===
 * ===**Logging, this uses the trees from the rainforest for uses of furniture, flooring, and many other itmes.**===
 * ===**Power industries cut and burn down trees to create electricity.**===
 * ===**Farms using it for agricultural use, clearing forests to make room for grazing and cropland.**===
 * ===**Mining operators clearing forests to build roads and dig mines.**===

media type="youtube" key="3iIkOi3srLo" width="425" height="350" Explains that we can start helping rainforests by buying products that have a the logo of a frog on it. The frog logo on the products represent a non profit organization giving money to restore balance within the rainforests around the world. Behind all of this is an organization called the Rainforest Alliance. There mission is to conserve biodiversity and ensure sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior. media type="custom" key="21558634" This video explains what the Rain Forest Alliance is and describes its results as well.

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