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Types of Forest
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Tropical Rainforest
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Characteristics
- Large Diversity
- 1000 species per unit area
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5 Distinct Layers
- Emergent Layer
- Canopy Layer
- Understory Layer
- Shrub Layer
- Undergrowth Layer
- Broad Waxy Drip Tip Leaves
- Thick Bark
- Buttress & Shallow Roots
- Thin Undergrowth
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Tropical Monsoon Forest
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Characteristics
- Diversity Less Than Tropical Rainforest
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3 Distinct Layers
- Canopy Layer
- Understory Layer
- Undergrowth Layer
- Drip Tip & Broad Waxy Leaves( Deciduous )
- Thick Barks for protection against Dry Heat
- Deep & Buttress Roots
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Mangrooves
- Horizontal Layering
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Roots
- Aerial Roots
- Prop Roots
- Pencil Roots
- Kneed Roots
- Leaves that expel salt
- Long Tube-like seeds
- Waxy Barks
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Coniferous Forest
- Conical Shape
- Sloping Branch
- Evergreen Needle-like Leaves
- Woody Conical Seeds
- Shallow Roots
- Thick Barks
- Homogenous Stands
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Resources & Uses
- Improve Quantity & Quality of Water
- Habitat for Fuana & Flora
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Maintaining Nutrients in Soil
- By Preventing Soil Erosion
- Preventing Floods
- Protecting Coasts
- Natural Treatment for Waster Water
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Recreation
- Eco-tourism
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Education
- Research
- Medicine
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Chemical
- Tannin used to make leather more durable
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Climate types
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Tropical Equatorial Climate
- High Annual Rainfall of 1500mm>
- High Average Temperature of about 27 Celsius
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Tropical Monsoon Climate
- Distinct Wet & Dry Seasons
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Temperate Climate
- Low Annual Rainfall of 300mm>500mm
- Low Average Temperature of -20Celsius>40Celsius
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Worldwide Deforestation
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Forest Management in Kalimantan
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Causes
- High Demand for Wood Resource
- Increasing Population
- Agriculture
- Illegal Logging
- Selling of Log for revenue & pay depts
- Transport Networks
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Problems
- Loss in Biomass
- Global Warming
- Loss of Habitat
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Soil Erosion
- Loss Of Nutrients
- Native people forced out of forest
- Water Cycle Distrupted
- Air Pollution
- Acid Rain
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Water Pollution
- Soil Erosion
- Floods
- Loss of Ecotourism
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Policy
- Reforestation & Afforestation
- Conservation
- Controlled Logging
- Prevent Forest Fires