Amazon Rainforest (2)

The Amazon rainforest is stratified, and made up of primarily evergreen and semi-evergreen deciduous tree species. These are massive in both height and roots, and full of adaptations that allow them to survive in the wet, low-nutrient rainforest soil. Most rainforest life is congregated in the canopy, a dense ceiling of closely spaced branches and trees 25-30 m off the ground is constantly abuzz with activity. Above the canopy are the few emergent trees that can reach up to 60 m, while below in the sub-canopy are the trees that grow towards the light openings in the canopy. Even further down, in the understory, are the small trees and shrubs that are adapted to low-light conditions, and the bottom layer is the forest floor,  full of tree trunks, fungi, and low-growing vegetation.