Although Orang-utans would have once been found on a number of tropical islands in Indonesia‚ today they are confined to just two which are the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. Their tree-dwelling lifestyle means that Orang-utans prefer dense tropical forests in the lowlands where there is a good supply of food. The Bornean Orang-utan is found in three remaining locations on Borneo but the Sumatran Orang-utan now only inhabits the very northern tip of Sumatra‚ with the majority of wild individuals being
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The Sugar Glider‚ also commonly known as the Sugar bear or Honey Glider ‚ refers to the Australian marsupial mammal that is a part of the Pertauridae family. The Glider’s scientific name Petaurus breviceps is Latin and translates into ‘short-headed rope dancer’ describing the animal’s 15-21cm length and 95-160g body covered in light blue-grey fur with a white underside. It is naturally found in Northern and Eastern Australia‚ sections of midland Australia‚ Tasmania‚ Papua New Guinea‚ Indonesia
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Latin American and Caribbean countries houses more than 50 percent of the world’s tropical forests‚ 33 percent mammals‚ 33 percent reptiles‚ 40 percent birds and well over 50 percent of the amphibians in the world. But Columbia alone hosts a great deal of these life forms. The focus on Columbia is necessary because the biological entities are diverse and numerous. Research from Columbia’s Biodiversity reveals the copious life in this country. Colombia houses more life forms than most countries
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more than the emissions from automobiles. In the country of Indonesia‚ more than sixty percent of carbon emissions comes deforestation of forests and peatlands; this alone‚ makes Indonesia the third worst country to produce greenhouse gas. Many forms of deforestation take place‚ but an illegal but popular method is the “slash and burn” method. Which burns forests and peatlands. In some cases‚ fires can continue burn for long periods of time‚ which emits an extreme amount of greenhouse gas. Peatlands
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There can be found mangrove forests on the southern periphery of the island. Relatively flat lands are located in the eastern and southern portions around 50 to 100 meters from the shoreline where the settlements and agricultural lands are located (Mencias‚ 2008). The totality of the island is divided into forestland‚ grassland and farming and residential use. The island is mountainous and mostly forested that made some farmers in the community to engage in some forest activities such as kaingin
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such as the relocation of a population of animals‚ however the long term affects can be detrimental to the whole Amazon Rainforest ecosystem. Ian Sample‚ a science correspondent for the guardian‚ wrote‚ “ Though few species are killed off directly in forest clearances‚ many face a slower death sentence as their breeding rates fall and competition for food becomes more intense” (Sample‚ 2012). This helps prove that while initially there is very little harm done to the biodiversity of the Amazon Rainforest
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the ground. Plants‚ the food for herbivores‚ need the sun for energy. The tall trees and plants that grow high in the forest are the ones that get most of the sunlight for it covers the smaller trees and plants. It’s why most of the food for plant-eating animals grows far above the ground because competition for sunlight favors tall trees and plants that grow high in the forests. 3.1.3. Explain why removing the capuchin monkeys from the rainforest ecosystem would have a negative impact to other
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Rainforest because hardwoods are very hard to find and most are in the Amazon Rainforest. Also‚ there’s so much woods that they need from the forest in order to create the furnitures. Clearing the trees could also help provide clear areas for new housing and villages. Cutting down trees can benefit the world because there is access to other natural resources within the forest. In some rainforest there are iron ore‚ mineral‚ or even oil‚ which can be used for man’s
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cheetahs‚ and antelope roam the grass plains. Furthermore‚ the ecology of both regions differ as well. While the interaction of the organisms in a tropical rainforest are more separated into four regions- overstory‚ middle canopy‚ understory‚ and forest floor‚ the savannah does not have this distinct segmentation. Rather‚ savannah shrubs have waxy surfaces with large underground root networks which combat fire damage‚ and work amongst a horizontal ecological structure. This allows the ecology of
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food chains. Avatar has many other themes but I find these the three most important ones. In Avatar biodiversity is being shown in Pandora. There are many different species that have adapted to many specific conditions. They show how important the forest is to them. The way the destroyed the tree basically destroyed their environment. The destroyed it to get the expensive rocks and to research them. The flow of energy through pandora is amazing! Its features are beautiful. In Pandora
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