rainforest ecosystem
Tropical biodiversity network
A rainforest ecosystem is the interconnected community of organisms and their physical environment in a tropical or temperate rainforest.
The term emphasizes relationships—between plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, soil, water, and climate—rather than just the forest itself.
Rainforest ecosystems are characterized by high biodiversity, dense canopy layers, and complex nutrient cycling: The Amazon rainforest ecosystem contains roughly ten percent of all species on Earth.
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- deforestationLarge-scale woodland elimination
- epiphytesPlants growing on others
- medicinal plantsFlora with healing properties
photosynthesis · humidity · tree canopy · symbiosis · shrubs · leaf litter · endemic species · seed dispersal · trees · indigenous knowledge · biodiversity · soil nutrients · climate change · food web · sunlight · carbon sequestration · carbon sink · tropical birds
rainforest ecosystemdesert ecosystem
Arid region's living community
Sahara Desert · steppe · desert · savanna · chaparral