The Tropical Rainforests There are many different ecosystems on this planet. They include tundra’s‚ desserts‚ grasslands‚ etc. However‚ the tropical rainforest is truly the world’s most diverse biome in both structure and species diversity. The Tropical rainforest is characterized by a dense growth of trees and by the continuously canopy that is formed by the broad- leaved Evergreen trees. There is also large amounts of precipitation annually and there is no dry season‚ which is a major factor
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Abstract The genus Opuntia belongs to the Cactaceae family and includes a range of species from 75 to 250 originated in North and South America. Several Opuntia species are used as forage and fodder for livestock in arid areas of the world‚ and their cultivation is drastically increasing. However the taxonomic classification of these species is complicated by the unavailability of adequate morphological descriptors‚ the high level of phenotypic plasticity‚ the occurrence of polyploidy and the frequency
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Located in South America‚ the Amazon rainforest covers a span of about 3.5 million square miles in several different countries‚ making it the world’s largest rainforest. Rainforests are characterized by the heavy rainfall they receive which is a minimum of six and a half feet a year. Also‚ they can either be tropical or temperate‚ and they are found on nearly every continent‚ not including Antarctica. They are also composed of several vertical layers. The canopy‚ the uppermost layer‚ is the “tops
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The animal the group got was the swift parrot. The swift parrot is a slim‚ medium-sized parrot with green wings and long pointed purple-red tail. The body is mostly bright green‚ with a dark blue patch on the top of the head. The forehead to throat is red and there is a red patch at the top of the wing. The female is slightly duller. The bright green body‚ dark feathers and red under the wing. They are noisy‚ active and showy‚ with a very fast flight. This species is also known as the Red-faced or
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In this essay‚ it will talk about why the logger uses of the rainforest are important and what they use the rainforest for. Loggers wants to make a living. They rely on the Amazon Rainforest to support their way of life. Logging bring jobs to the poor. Without people being able to log‚ poverty would have grown throughout Latin America. Loggers creates more lands for agriculture and roads. When having more land for agriculture‚ there are more and better abundant production of food and materials.
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The tropical rainforest is a warm biome and ecosystem. An important tropical rainforest in the world is the Amazon rainforest. The latitude and longitude of the Amazon rainforest is 3.4653° S‚ 62.2159° W. The Amazon rainforest is very hot and moist. The average temperature of the tropical rainforest is 80°F. The average precipitation is 60 to 160 inches that is distributed evenly throughout the year. The tropical rainforest is suitable to many plant and animal life. It contains the most biodiversity
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Maple decline affects primarily sugar maple‚ Norway maple‚ and red maple in the Northeast and Midwest. The problem is not a new one; stagheaded maples were described as early as 1917 in Massachusetts. At that time‚ dieback was attributed mainly to drought and poor conditions for tree growth afforded by the urban environment. These same conditions exist today‚ and reports of the incidence and severity of maple decline have increased markedly in recent years. In urban sites‚ principle stress factors
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The emerald ash borer is a wood-boring beetle that has migrated over from Asia to the United States. Over the past twenty years‚ the EAB has spread throughout the United States. Emerald ash borer infects and kills ash trees. They have few natural predators’ in the United States‚ and can devastate entire ash tree populations. Emerald Ash Borer In Georgia The state of Georgia has been very proactive in regards to controlling the EAB population. They began trapping programs in state forests back
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The writer of the editorial claims that hunting is the only cause of the decline in the population of dappled grackle in the Big Dark Swamp and Gordon Act should not be reauthorized unless it includes the same provisions of the Wayne County. Firstly‚ the Gordon Act prohibits the building of roads and cutting of old grown trees in the swamp but permits hunting.The editor blames the logging activities for the decline in the population of the dappled grackle. The editors claims are unsubstantiated
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They live in South America and can occasionally be found in North America and are listed as near threatened/vulnerable‚ with 150‚000 left in the wild. They like to live in woodland and swamps with good thick coverage and good access to water. They are hunters and eat a wide and varied diet from Deers and Tapirs to even Frogs‚ Mice and Livestock. They prefer the dense forest and swamps so that they have perfect cover for stalking their prey and they also are strong swimmers. The spotted fur of the
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