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Climate Animals The tropical rainforest is the land's most diverse biome in terms of species. Every 1 hectare has anywhere from 200-300 species. Location Characteristics
 * The tropical rainforest receives 1500 to 2500mm of rainfall every single year.
 * Temperatures durring the day range from 30ºC to 35ºC (86ºF to 95ºF)
 * At nighttime, temperatures range from 20ºC to 25ºC (68ºF to 77ºF)
 * Earth's most complex biome in both structure and diversity
 * There is no "blooming season", each species has its own schedule they follow
 * Sunlight is its biggest limiting factor
 * The Tropical Rainforest actually has very poor soil that works in a way that is adaptable to the amount of sun and moisture it receives. It can only support what it already has, if you were to cut down a acre of the rainforest the soil would dry up and loose all nutrients required to support plant growth.

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!! Deforestation !!  Human population is directly related to the steadily increasing levels of resource destruction across the planet. Deforestation occurs at a rate of 40% and is only increasing along with the amount of people inhabiting the planet. Why we need the rainforest... >  The rainforest is an excellent source of medicine. // (some examples listed...) // > > - **The Cocoa Tree:** Contains 150 helpful chemicals. We are able to use this tree to make things that help us with anxiety, fevers, coughs, kidney stones, cuts/burns, and even now - heart disease.- **Annatto/Lipstick Tree:** It can be used for insect repellent and even lowering blood pressure. Today, in South America, we use this tree in order to help with the common case of heartburn.- **Trumpet Tree:** The Trumpet Tree is extremely important. We used and still do use this plant to help us kill harmful bacteria and viruses as well as dangerous fungi and parasites. The plant contains a group of proteins that can help us protect against many viruses.
 * The depletion of species is affecting the food chain and the balance of the biome itself. - We may feel that just taking a small area of the rainforest does no damage, but we could be taking away the habitat where a certain species lives in that portion of the rainforest. If we end up hurting the population of crocodiles in an area, the jaguars in the area (who often hunt them) will go without a major food source of theirs. With that they would have to relocate, and confrontation between the males of the species may errupt as their territries overlap.
 * They are a touristic attraction which brings in many curious hikers - this influx of visitors is what spurs the economy in the surrounding areas.



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