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Trees of the Amazon
Almost 400 billion trees belonging to 16,000 different species grow in the Amazon rainforest, according to scientists from the RAINFOR consortium in Peru and the UK, who participated in the recent study published in Science magazine. But half the total number of trees are thought to belong to just 227 ‘hyperdominant’ species, among them the ...
Amazon plants and trees | WWF
Amazon plants and trees play critical roles in regulating the global climate and sustaining the local water cycle. The forests they form are home to the huge variety of animals found in the Amazon. But their greatest riches yet may be the compounds they produce, some of which are used for medicine and agriculture.
Amazon Rainforest | Plants, Animals, Climate, & Deforestation
4 天之前 · Amazon Rainforest, large tropical rainforest occupying the Amazon basin in northern South America and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). It is the world’s richest and most-varied biological reservoir, containing several million species.
Types of Trees in the Amazon: From Canopy to Floor
The Amazon Rainforest: A Global Treasure. The Amazon rainforest sprawls over 5.5 million square kilometers. It’s a vast green expanse stretching across nine countries. This immense forest is the largest tropical rainforest on Earth, a true natural wonder. Amazon forest trees hold immense importance for the global ecosystem.
The 29 Most Fascinating Plants in the Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest is one of the most ecologically diverse places on Earth. Home to more animal species than anywhere else, it's the plants that provide food and homes for forest life. There are around 80,000 species of Amazon Rainforest plants, which grow as trees, shrubs, bushes and vines creating a wildlife-filled environment.
The discovery of the Amazonian tree flora with an updated checklist …
2016年7月13日 · Amazonia is the most biodiverse rainforest on Earth, and the debate over how many tree species grow there remains contentious. Here we provide a checklist of all tree species collected to...
Amazon Rainforest Trees | Photos & Info - Thinkjungle.com
2013年5月20日 · Due to different diseases and its geographic location, the Amazon Rainforest contains an exceptional diversity of trees, which provide abundant habitats for an incredible diversity of different Amazon animals and plants. Back in 1988, in the forests of Iquitos in northern Peru, Alwyn Howard Gentry set the world record for tree diversity ...
Wild and Wonderful Trees of the Amazon Rainforest
2019年5月14日 · Loss of these trees goes beyond the aesthetic: the Amazon tropical forest serves as an important carbon store and as the “lungs of the planet,” producing more than 20 percent of the world’s...
Amazon Rainforest Trees - Treeier
2024年10月24日 · The Amazon Rainforest is home to an estimated 40,000 plant species, representing an incredible variety of life forms, from towering trees to tiny epiphytes. Here are some fascinating facts about the plant life in this remarkable ecosystem:
Charts and graphs about the Amazon rainforest - Mongabay.com
The authors report the following distribution of vegetation category for the basin: Old growth terra firme forest (62.3% of the legal Amazon [(8 235 430 sq km]); Floodplain and inundated forest (4.19%); Secondary forest (1.67%); Woodland savanna (24.47%); and …