RAINFORESTS

RAINFORESTS ARE FORESTS WHICH EXIST WITHIN REGIONS

HAVING HIGH ANNUAL RAINFALL

THERE IS A MINIMUM OF 68-78 INCHES OF ANNUAL

RAINFALL IN A RAINFOREST

emergent

canopy

understory

forest floor 0-5 m

5-30 m

30-40 m

50m +

RAINFOREST LAYERS

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