Biotic Factors
In the Asian rainforest there are many biotic factors such as animals and plants. Here are the most common factors. Frist there's the bengal tiger which eats boar, wild oxen, and monkeys. It prefers to eat baby animals or elder animals because they can't run as fast as adults. In the year of 1900 there were 50,000 living bengal tigers, but now there are only 4,000 left in the world. Next is one of the most colorful yet shy birds in the Asian rainforest the Jambu Fruit Dove. The Jambu Fruit Dove is a plump dove with a small head and a small yellow or orange beak. Its eyes are on the sides of its head and are usually brown or red. It is a medium size dove, about 9 inches long, 1.5 ounces heavy, and its wingspan is between 3 to 6 inches. The dove eats fruit off of the trees, and can submerge their beak in water in order to drink. The final biotic factor is bengal bamboo. This type of bamboo can grow up to 40 to 80 feet in its 25 to 40 year life span. This plant is very important to the environment because it can reduce soil erosion. It sucks up water from heavy rain falls that might cause flooding. It also provides shelter to many animals too. A rainforest has plenty of water for this plant to grow. Without some of these biotic factors this rainforest wouldn't be a rainforest.
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Bengal Bamboo
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Abiotic Factors
In the Asian rainforest there are three major abiotic factors which are temperature, rainfall, and climate. First the temperature in the Asian rainforest is pretty consist with 80 degrees F. Ninety five degrees fahrenheit, however, is the high temperature for many tropical rainforest. The average rainfall in this rainforest is 60-100 inches yearly. This rain is very important for all of the living animals and plants that need water in order to survive. If the rainforest gets to much rain in one year than the Bengal bamboo is there to suck it all up to prevent further floods. Last but not least is the sticky humid climate of the Asian rainforest. The climate is separated into four main monsoons, and the word monsoon comes from the Arabic word "mausim" which means season. The winter northeast monsoon, the summer southwest monsoon, and two inter- monsoon seasons. Between each monsoon there is little change in the weather and temperature. The Asian rainforest sounds like a great place to live considering its temperature, rainfall, and climate.
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