discovered in the last ten years. Because of this‚ the rate of endemism for the Philippines has risen and likely will continue to rise. Plants At the very least‚ one-third of the more than 9‚250 vascular plant species native to the Philippines are endemic. Plant endemism in the hotspot is mostly concentrated at the species level; there are no endemic plant families and 26 endemic genera. Gingers‚ begonias‚ gesneriads‚ orchids‚ pandans‚ palms‚ and dipterocarps are particularly high in endemic
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Introduction: Pakistan is home to a number of endangered species‚ including the woolly flying squirrel‚ markhor‚ blue whale‚ Pakistan sand cat‚ the ibex wild goat‚ and several species of birds‚ whales and turtles. Certain mammals which could be found in abundance at one time have now become the rarest mammals in the world‚ such as the snow leopard‚ the Marco Polo sheep and the Indus river dolphin. ......................................... “Indus River Dolphin” The Indus River dolphin is endemic
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Final Paper: Endangered Species Paper The Panamanian Spider Monkey I have always been extremely interested in and moved by the scores of endangered species out there. Whether they are plants or animals‚ I have always been an advocate for the wild life in need. It took hours to pick which specific species I wanted to focus on for this particular project‚ but after much research and a personal connection‚ I chose the Panamanian Spider Monkey. Ever since I was a little girl I have had a special
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coquereli) in the Madagascar is one of the several endangered animals that are predicted to soon become extinct. In fact‚ they have gone through a vast population reduction over the past 50 years. Coquerel’s are endangered due to deforestation‚ political unrest and humans hunting them as sport and survival. Humans have been hunting these animals‚ even on protected lands‚ such as national parks. When coquerel’s
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from Corvidae family and foxes (Taylor‚ 2002). Nevertheless‚ the domestic animals are considerable predators (). Full list of rare and endangered bird species with registered population size in Canford Heat are present in the Table 3. Further‚ reptiles form a wide and important community within the heathland and are also under protection laws as rare and endangered species. A full list of important reptiles species is mentioned in Table 4. Overall‚ there are important insects‚ mammals and species
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threatened and endangered species. The Cape Floral Kingdom was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2004. 2 Discussion Fynbos is found predominantly in the the South Western Cape in an area extending from just south of Namaqualand in the north west to roughly around Port Elizabeth in the south east. It occurs in the winter rainfall region‚ where the average annual rainfall exceeds 400mm. In areas where the rainfall is very high‚ or falls all year round (such
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This type of frozen ground is called Permafrost. The permafrost causes no trees to grow and only the low plant to grow. Although there isn’t much precipitation going on in the tundra‚ there is still 6-10 inches which includes mostly melted snow. Since there isn’t much precipitation‚ there aren’t a lot of plants or vegetation except in the summer months when the snow melts enough to let the plants grow and reproduce. Sunlight in the tundra is very limited due to the position of the sun in the sky
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ENDANGERED AND MINORITY LANGUAGES Language is one of the most important choices that allows humans to develop their rights as a primary mark of identity. The violation of this right is widespread in countries where the government doesn‟t allow the citizens to express their ethnic identity. Language constitutes an area of potential conflict in Europe‚ Africa and Asia‚ in countries where language rights are subject to ethnic discrimination and where recognition of their identities is demanded from
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What is a biome? A biome is a large‚ distinctive‚ complex community of plants and animals in a region maintained by climate. There are different types of biomes including tundra‚ taiga‚ deciduous forest‚ scrub forest‚ grasslands‚ desert and rain forest. Scientists disagree on the exact number of biomes in the world. Plants in the tundra biome Pasque flower Blooms in early spring State flower of South Dakota Petal colors range from dark lavender to almost white Arctic moss Grows as slow
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Carnivores can affect the size of prey populations in a community and determine the places prey can live. Herbivores can affect both the size and distribution of plant populations in a community and determine the places that certain plants can survive and grow. For example: let A represent a carnivore‚ B represent a herbivore‚ and C represent plants. If A is abundant in a given area‚ there will be less B because A hunt B. Since B hunts C‚ there will be more C where there are more A‚ because of the lack
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