Research/Project Results

Tropical Rainforest Biome

Bandung, Page 4

Abiotic Data

      Abiotic factors are non-living things that effect the life of an organism.  These would include the precipitation, temperature, soil moisture, soil organic content, available sunlight, wind speed etc.

     It is clear that humans have impacted the forest. One of the first things noticeable as entering the park was the amount of human intervention with the natural environment. First of all, there were sidewalks, railings and fences throughout much of the park. Going further, there was a man made stream that channeled water. Also there were small vending stalls (called warungs) everywhere. There was trash all over the ground that people had discarded, which is typical for Indonesia and other third world countries. There were also natural caves that had been converted into army barracks over 50 years ago, providing a local tourist attraction.    

       After waiting seven days, the air pollution readings averaged 100 particles per adhesive strip, which signifies normal pollution readings according to the kit used. Readings of 500 or more particles signify high pollution.

       The sunlight/shade ratio in our 10 x 10 m observation plot was 1:5.  This ratio is probably not pertinent to the entire park;  some areas of the park are densely wooded while some are not.

Table 1… Anemometer Readings         Table 2… Temperature Readings

 Table 3… Relative Humidity Readings                     Table 4… Average Soil Moisture