The Ferven Rainforest

Location: Comis, an island off the coast of Brazil Climate: The Ferven Rainforest is wet and hot year round. The average temperature is 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The average amount of precipitation is 78 inches. Surface Conditions: Only 2% of the sunlight reaches the forest floor and the soil is very thin and low in nutrients. The forest floor is usually clear of vegetation. Organisms: Producer: The Bellus Fern Range: all over the forest Population Size: large Reproductive Behavior: produces asexual spores Nutritional Requirements:

1 Autotroph 2 Epiphytic 3 Get what it needs from rainwater and from dead leaves that become trapped within branches 4 Human use: Potted plant, decoration Physical Components:

Climate: hot, humid weather Lives on trees

Primary Consumer: The Clarus Frog Range: on the forest floor Population Size: moderate Reproductive Behavior: When breeding, the male mounts the female and grips her tightly round the body. The female releases her eggs and the male covers them with sperm and fertilization is external. Nutritional Requirements: eats mainly plants Physical Components: lives in trees; hot, humid weather

Secondary Consumer: Ferus Jaguar Range: forest floor Population: large Reproductive Behavior: They give birth up to 4 cubs. Females do not tolerate the presence of the fathers due to fear of infanticide (killing of the cub) Nutritional Requirements: eats only meat Physical Components: Climate: wet, hot places

Likes to climb to other levels(trees) for various reasons Decomposer: Lentus Earthworm Range: all over the rainforest Population:large Reproductive Behavior: Reproduction lasts up to 3 hours. They basically just stumble into their mate, since they cannot see or hear. Nutritional Requirement: decaying plant and animal matter Physical Components: likes to live in moist soil with death matter

EIR REPORT
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Comis is suddenly filled with tourists. The owner of the island decides to construct a hotel where The Ferven Rainforest is. To do so, he has to cut down all the trees. IMPACT ON SPECIES: The Bellus Fern: They are extinct in this area as they cannot survive without the trees. The Clarus Frog: They are endangered as they have nowhere to live. They usually lived in the holes of trees. The Ferrus Jaguar: They are endangered as its food sources are not plentiful. The Lentus Earthworm: There are no expected changes. They have plenty to eat and they can still inhabit the soil. PREVENTION Seeing as this is his island, he can do whatever he wants with the land. But maybe he can compromise and build his hotel in a less populated area.