trees have higher growth rates in Bukit Timah Nature Reserve Introduction Tropical rainforests are one of the most endangered habitats in the world. Many factors threaten these forests‚ possibly leading to deforestation and decrease of species within a forest. In South-East Asia‚ the point where tropical rainforests can only exist as preserved fragments in nature reserves is approaching very fast (Aiken & Leigh‚ 1985). One example is a nature reserve named “Bukit Timah” in Singapore. Next to the problem
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at the premises. PLACE 383 Bukit Timah Road # 01-01 Nearby Attractions a. MayFair Park - Green Hut 0.55 km Jalan Gaharu (S) b. Bukit Timah Nature Reserve 1.28 km c. Bukit Timah Summit 1.42 km Nearby Shopping Centres a. Beauty World Plaza 0.01 km 140 Upper Bukit Timah Road (S)588176 b. Beauty World Centre 0.09 km 144 Upper Bukit Timah Road (S)588177 c. Bukit Timah Shopping Centre 0.15 km 170 Upper Bukit Timah Road (S)588179 Nearby
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biodiversity can be attributed to Singapore’s strategic location within the Malesian region. Favourable climatic conditions also help to account for the rich diversity of flora and fauna found in its varied ecosystems. The 4 legally protected Nature Reserves cover an area of about 33.26 km. In addition to natural ecosystems‚ managed habitats such as public parks‚ park connectors‚ roadside plantings and reservoir parks also support considerable biodiversity‚ which underscores Singapore’s commitment
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"Given the limited land available in Singapore‚ is it wise to set aside some areas as nature reserves?" Singapore‚ officially known as Republic of Singapore is a beautiful country in Southeast Asia. It comprises of 63 islands and the main island is known as the Singapore Island or Pulau Ujong in Malay. The territories of the country are expanding rapidly through land reclamation. The land reclamation process have increased its land area from 581.5 km2 in the 1960s to 718.3 km2 presently. After
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the Jurong Bird Park or even the Underwater World at Sentosa. If your kid is a nature lover‚ he/she would love a walk in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve‚ a luxuriant 164 hectare primary tropical forest which is home to more species of plants than the entire North American continent! Alternatively‚ a good place is the Jacob Ballas Children’s Garden. It is Asia’s first garden for children‚ located at the Bukit Timah Core of the Singapore Botanic Gardens‚ and offers various activities to give your
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looked through all my baby photos‚ I realized I have changed a lot. Though I don’t recall much stuff‚ the only memories I had as a toddler were two nightmares. Time flies really fast. In the blink of an eye‚ I was in kindergarten. I studied in “Bukit Panjang Methodist Church Kindergarten”. I was excited on the first day of school. All those years‚ I really enjoyed going to school. It was when classes were much more fun with games and interaction between the teachers and students. I remembered during
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Climate change and biodiversity. Yale University Press‚ United States Wetland Reserve -First of its kind in the region. http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?option=com_news&task=view&id=41&Itemid=50. (25 August 2007). (Accessed on 27 March 2012). National Parks Board‚ 2009. Conserving Our Biodiversity: Singapore’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan National Parks Board‚ 2012a. Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. National Parks Board‚ Singapore. http://www.nparks.gov.sg/cms/index.php?optio
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Mbaracaya Forest Nature Reserve (MFNR). In order for the site to actually be on the list‚ it needs to follow at least one out of ten specific criteria that UNESCO has defined for both natural and cultural aspects. According to UNESCO they formulated six cultural and four natural criteria at the end of 2004 that the sites should meet. The criterion is explained in the so called: operational guidelines
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discovery of shock metamorphism rocks (suevite breccia) and melted original rocks scattering in the southern area of Bukit Bunuh‚ it was suspected that the area had the possibility of being impacted by meteorite. The founded boulders made the archaeologists from the Centre for Global Archaeological Research (CGAR) of Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) to propose of the possibility of Bukit Bunuh as a meteorite impact site. This proposal was led to intense research in the area by utilizing geophysical methods
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Mai Po Nature Reserve‚ which is the finest locations for wetland biodiversity among Asia‚ is located on the northwestern corner of Hong Kong. Mai Po Nature Reserve is a home to diverse habitats that support a wide range of species‚ and is a renowned haven for migratory birds. Firstly of all‚ Mai Po is provided a natural habitat for resident birds such as Little Egret. Also‚ it provides a habitat for migratory birds such as Black-faced spoonbill which are flying southward to Hong Kong in mid-winter
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