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Where: The rainforests are highlighted on the map. They consist in Africa, Asia, Australia and South America; however in this report we will be focusing on the Brazilian rainforest. The Brazilian rainforest is located in the tropic of cancer. What: The rainforest is not one ecosystem but millions of unique ecosystems. It is the central nervous system of our planet, a hot bed of evolution, life and diversity. Its home to over half of the worlds species and home to hundreds of humans. As you can see from the diagram. The rainforest is arranged in layers. The tallest trees are called emergent they are over 45m tall. The canopy blocks out 80% of the rainfall and 95% of the sunlight. Trees of the under canopy are about 25m tall. Finally the shrub layer is basically the forest floor, it is very dark as very little light reaches it. The rainforest consists of two...

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