Emergents: Most amount of light available , Can be up to 60m tall, Tend to find birds, bats, butterflies, Brazilian Nut Tree can be found in this layer in the Amazon, Canopy: Shorter trees, but thick vegetation, providing a roof over the other layers, Mammals such as monkeys , Trees with drip tips which allow water to drip to the lower layers, Food is abundant here such as fig trees, Around 6m thick and helps to create the humid environment below, Understory: Lianas are found here, as well as philodendrons, Young trees, shrubs and bushes, Some reptiles and mammals may use this area to hunt, Forest Floor: Litter layer, Larger mammals, snakes and insects found here, Decomposers found here, such as termites, Freshwater habitats can be found here on occasion, Buttress roots are found here, Receives less than 2% of the sunlight,

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