tropical rainforests

• what do plants compete for in rainforests?

  Light, water, and nutrients.
• why is high biodiversity good for humans?

  more resources or possible medicines
• give an example of how a plant protects itself?

  Thorns or toxic chemicals
• what is a big resource in tropical rainforests?

  palm oil
• what trees prevent malaria?

  cinchona
• what are soils like in tropical rainforests?

  poor and acidic
• how are rainforests deforested?

  slash and burn
• what can be a barrier to mobile species?

  dams
• example of dam in tropical rainforest in brazil?

  tuurui HEP scheme
• example of rainforest reserve in brazil?

  alto maues reserve
• how many kilometers does the alto maues reserve cover?

  6,680
• what is debt for nature swaps?

  cancelling debt in return for rainforest conservation
• how much did the usa cancel debt for in brazil?

  21 million