and Sankuru Rivers comprise the bonobo’s southern boundary‚ a total of approximately 500‚000 sq kilometers. (Fruth) Bonobo’s live within the swampy lowlands of the African rainforest particularly the Congo Basin‚ its habitat a combination of semi-deciduous trees supporting fleshly fruit and secondary forests which accommodate both old and newer growth‚ mosaic forests with savannahs‚ and swamp forests along rivers and streams. Average temperatures in this ecosystem range between a humid 68-86 degrees
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The organism under examination in this study is known by its common name as Townsend’s big-eared bat‚ or by its scientific name as Corynorhinus townsendii. The organism was first described by Cooper in 1837. One interesting note about the taxonomic history of the organism is that even with current studies‚ its relation to other genera within the tribe Plecotini is still indeterminate. The result of this uncertainty is myriad combinations of potential synonymization of closely related genera within
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Wildlife Conservation Efforts in India Introduction The Indian subcontinent boasts of serving as the natural habitat of a large and varied wildlife. The sub-continent with it’s varied geographical spread from the Himalayas in the north to the Cauvery basin in the south and the Kutch region in the west to the plains of Assam in East present a diverse range of environmental conditions for some of the most magnificent as well as the rarest wildlife species of the world in India to exist. The beauty
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Unit 1 : Canadian Connections Population Density (people per km²) – number of people living per unit of an area Formula for Population Density: POPULATION/AREA Largest countries by area and population Top Five Countries by Population: Top Five Countries by Area: 1. China 1. Russia 2. India 2. Canada 3. USA
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Name______________________________ Class __________________ Date ______________ Chapter 4 Ecosystems and Communities Section 4–1 The Role of Climate (pages 87–89) This section explains how the greenhouse effect maintains the biosphere’s temperature range. It also describes Earth’s three main climate zones. What Is Climate? (page 87) 1. How is weather different from climate? Weather is the day-to-day condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place
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Fragmentation and Destruction of Habitat." Population Ecology 45.1 (2003): 47-58. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 10 Oct. 2012. Lennart‚ W. Pyritz‚ et al. "Effects of Habitat Structure and Fragmentation on Diversity and Abundance of Primates in Tropical Deciduous Forests in Bolivia." International Journal of Primatology 31.5 (2010): 796-812. ProQuest Research Library. Web. 10 Oct. 2012. Litvaitis‚ John A.‚ and Jeffrey P. Tash. "An Approach Toward Understanding Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions." Environmental
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Moringa oleifera is a deciduous tree species. it is fast-growing‚ small in size but can grow attaining a height of 10 – 12m. The crown are usually spreading and open with dropping fragile branches‚ the leaves are tripinnate in nature with feathery foliage and thick‚ corky‚ whitish bark (Parrotta‚1993). It is an important tree species that is highly valued for it medicinal and nutritional ability (Anwar‚ et al.‚ 2007). Soil has different characteristics such as texture and structure‚ these characteristics
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Cebidae. It is a new world monkey The Capuchin can be found in the atlantic rainforests east of Brazil between the Doce and Jequitinhonha rivers in Espirito Santo‚ Minas Gerais and Bahia. The Capuchin have also been known to be found in dry semi deciduous forest west of where they are normally found‚ and they like the lower to middle parts of the rainforest canopy. The conservation status of this species as of today is they are listed as an endangered species since 2003‚ the reason being for the capuchin
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Langka is a smooth tree reaching a height of 8 to 15 meters. Leaves are alternate‚ leathery‚ elliptic-oblong to obovate‚ entire or sometimes 3-lobed‚ 7 to 15 centimeters long‚ the apex and base both pointed. Female heads are embraced by spathaceous‚ deciduous‚ stipular sheaths‚ 5 to 8 centimeters long. Sepals are two. Spike is 5 to 15 centimeters long. Fruit is green to greenish-yellow when ripe‚ fleshy‚ hanging on short stalks from the main stem or from large branches in old trees‚ oblong with pyramidal
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10000 feet‚ but below the snow lines on a mountain‚ and is inside the biosphere. The alpine biome is usually surrounded by many biomes. For example‚ the Rocky Mountains‚ which is an alpine biome‚ are surrounded by taiga biomes‚ grassland biomes‚ deciduous forest biomes‚ and desert biomes. The alpine biome has harsh winter months and cool summer months. Similar to every other biome‚ the alpines have several abiotic and biotic factors. One of the main abiotic factors are temperature‚ which
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