The Amazon Rainforest Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
Carbon cycle
A
Warm wet aid plant growth
Photosynthesis, respiration and decompostion
Deforistation = no photo = resp
Increase in carbon in soil + dissolved in run-off
2
Q
Water cycle
A
Deforistation = decreased interception - decreased evaoptrans
Decrease precipitation + increase overland flow
Increasing flooding + soil erosion = decreased capacity of rivers.
3
Q
Facts
A
2000mm of rainfall per year
Temp = 27
45m = canopy
4
Q
The amazon…
A
28% of worlds CO2 emmitted
1/5 of all carbon in plants and biomass
15% of freshwater that enters oceans each day from amazon.
