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  • Essay / Tropical forest ecosystems help stabilize the climate

    Ecosystems are a system involving the interactions between a community of living organisms in a particular area and its non-living environment. In the rainforest, there are many living and non-living organisms that interact for growth and daily life in the forest. Rainforest covers about seven percent of the Earth's surface and contains about fifty percent of the world's species. The tropical rainforest is an interesting ecosystem, it contains different and a wide variety of species. All species interact with each other to help maintain the way of life. The main functions of the rainforest are to help stabilize the global climate, provide shelter for many plants, animals and even people, and protect against floods, droughts or erosion. . Tropical rainforests have a characteristic structure consisting of a number of vertical layers that extend from the forest floor to the crowns of the tallest trees (Unknown). The main layers of the rainforest are the ground, canopy, understory, and overstory. Each level has its own plant and species that can live...