Which Came First - The Rain or the Rainforest?
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A tropical rainforest without rain wouldn't be much of a rainforest. I mean, all plantsneed water to grow, and without it, they shrivel up and die. So what about the ancient Hawai'ianproverb,"Hahai no ka ua i ka ulula`au", which means "the rain follows after the forest"?How could that be?Well, all land plants lose water when the pores on their leaves open up during photosynthesis,and this evaporation draws more water up through their stems. With so much rain soaking thesoil in rainforests, water is nearly unlimited, and accordingly, rain forest trees can affordto move and lose more water than other plants. All that water vapor rising from the forestfeeds moisture-laden clouds while causing convection - together, these ...
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A tropical rainforest without rain wouldn't be much of a rainforest. I mean, all plantsneed water to grow, and without it, they shrivel up and die. So what about the ancient Hawai'ianproverb,"Hahai no ka ua i ka ulula`au", which means "the rain follows after the forest"?How could that be?Well, all land plants lose water when the pores on their leaves open up during photosynthesis,and this evaporation draws more water up through their stems. With so much rain soaking thesoil in rainforests, water is nearly unlimited, and accordingly, rain forest trees can affordto move and lose more water than other plants. All that water vapor rising from the forestfeeds moisture-laden clouds while causing convection - together, these ...
