· The emergent layer contains a small number of very large trees called emergents, which grow above the general canopy, reaching heights of 45–55 m, although on occasion a few species will grow to 70–80 m tall.
· They need to be able to withstand the high temperature and strong winds in some areas.
· Eagles, butterflies, bats, and monkeys leave in this layer.
Canopy Layer
¨ More than half of the largest tree, that is those between 30 and 45 metres tall, are found in this layer.
¨ Home to 50 percent of all plant species in the world.
¨ The animals is same in the emergent layer, but more diverse. That’s mean we can see many type of monkey in canopy layer than only one or two type monkey in emergent layer.
Understory Layer
Ø Between the canopy and the forest floor.
Ø Bushes, shrubs and trees grow there about 15 to 30 metres above the ground. Plants do not grow tall in this layer because it gets very little sunlight.
Ø Bats, birds, snakes, leopard, lizard and insects live here.
Forest Floor Layer
ü The bottom layer of the rainforest has almost no direct sunlight.
ü Contains decaying plants and animal matter, ferns, moss and other plants that don't need as much sun.
ü Many fungi grow here which help decay the animal and plant waste.
ü Beetles, spiders, insects, tapirs and flightless birds live here.
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Did you know rain water need take at least 10 minutes to reach in forest floor layer.
hahaha...o...aqrill..u know that rainforest store water like a huge sponge. believe that the Amozanian forest alone store over half of earth rainwater...let's go to share more information
Whao.. it's so amazing. We need freshwater for our daily necessary. But now many freshwater was polluted. So we must preserve our water source like rainforest.
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