TROPICAL RAINFORESTS! :D

Tropical rainforests are found in tropical equatorial climate! :D


There are 5 DISTINCT LAYERS in a tropical rainforest:

1. EMERGENT layer
2. CANOPY layer
3. UNDERSTOREY layer
4. SHRUB layer
5. UNDERGROWTH layer

1. EMERGENT LAYER:
For tall trees that are of 30 to 50 m
TALL THICK STRAIGHT TRUNKS! :D
(fat carrot shaped bodies)
CROWNS ABOVE CANOPY! :D

2. CANOPY LAYER:
For trees that are of 15-30 m! :D
INTERLOCKING TREE CROWNS! :D
Presence of epiphytes ,lianas & parasitic plants

3. UNDERSTOREY LAYER:
Trees reach 6-15 m
Narrower, oval-shaped crowns
Grow in gaps where canopy allows light to pass through

4. SHRUB LAYER:
Bush-like, puffy tree saplings reach 5-6m

5. UNDERGROWTH LAYER:
Reaches 0-5 m
thin and skinny plants
Grasses, ferns, mosses & fungi
Sparse undergrowth due to insufficient sunlight