14 CHARACTERISTICS OF EQUATORIAL TROPICAL RAINFORESTS
These are found in the tropics, equatorial regions like in the Congo Basin, Amazon basin. Caribbean islands, pacific islands in countries like DRC, Gabon, Argentina. The following are characteristics of equatorial tropical rainforests: They have buttress roots to support the heavy and tall trees. Arranged in layers known as canopies like the top, middle and lower layer. They have broad or big leaves to help in transpiration. They are ever green because the areas receive rainfall throughout the year. No shading leaves They have tall trees growing to a height of 30-50 metres because of fertile soils, wet climates in order to get sunlight. They are dense, thick and concentrated, luxuriant because of fertile soils and wet climate. The species are mixed up (not in pure stand) because they grow according to natural conditions. They have small plants like mosses and algae which grow on stems, branches because of wet conditions. They have hardwood species, mvule, mahogany, eb...