Essay Archive - The Ecology of a Rain Forest
The Ecology of a Rain Forest
In 1980, the estimated amount of rain forests in the world was 40,000
square miles. This number decreases each year by roughly 1,000 square
miles due to construction and the resources being used for profit. It is
too bad, because the rain forest is one of the most beautiful places on
earth. It is the most diverse, containing the most species of living
things, much more than anywhere else, and most have yet to be identified.
All rain forests are located on earth's "green belt", that is, the area
roughly around the equator that covers all the area from Mexico and the
north....
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