Ecosystems (Edexcel GCSE Geography A): Flashcards
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Amazon's share of world's tropical rainforest
Amazon's share of world's tropical rainforest
One-third
Bird species count in Amazon
Bird species count in Amazon
Over 1,300
Plant species count in Amazon
Plant species count in Amazon
More than 40,000
Brazil's system for managing Amazon forests
Brazil's system for managing Amazon forests
National Forests
Number of National Forests in Brazil
Number of National Forests in Brazil
31 (larger than England)
Required survey before logging
Required survey before logging
Biodiversity survey
Reduced-impact logging cost vs conventional
Reduced-impact logging cost vs conventional
Up to 12% cheaper
Ecotourism benefit for rainforest
Ecotourism benefit for rainforest
Provides economic alternative (jobs in guiding, education)
Extra trees damaged per tree (conventional)
Extra trees damaged per tree (conventional)
10-20 additional trees
Conventional logging impact on forest
Conventional logging impact on forest
Fragmentation
Trees left by reduced-impact logging
Trees left by reduced-impact logging
Seed trees for regeneration
What govt grants in National Forests
What govt grants in National Forests
Timber concessions
What reduced-impact logging preserves
What reduced-impact logging preserves
Forest canopy