BIOMES
- H. TROPICAL RAIN FOREST: Dense tall evergreen forest.Typical plants include strangler figs and tree ferns.Typical animals include snakes and birds.Mild frost-free winters and summers with year-round rain.
DARK, FROST-FREE, NUTRIENTS SCARCE
Atherton, Australia [.]
El Salvador Rossil Olmedo, NATS 104, 2005
Vines & Lianas: Grow on other trees, but rooted in ground
Epiphyte: Grow on other plants, roots on outside of tree. Staghorn Fern Gleichenia
Bromeliad: Common epiphyte
Caluiflory: (Large) fruits growing on tree trunks
Prop Roots: Added support for tall plants in saturated ground
Tropical Plants: Araceae, fly-pollination
Tropical Plants: Banana family, Musaceae
Tropical Plants: Heliconia
Tropical Plants: Bat Flowers
Khao Yai Thailand, 2003, Shawn Wheelock
Oak Ridge NPP
Oak Ridge NPP
Rainforest PBS Text
Rainforest Frog
Sp05 Monkies
Temperate Rain Forest
Cooler, Frost, Lots of RainMarion Owenby Herbarium