Morgan L. Richard Bio 100 The Rainforests of Atsinanana is located on the eastern side of the island of Madagascar. There are six different national parks that are not connected to one another that make up the “Rainforests of Atsinanana”. These rainforests are said to be possibly the most diverse ecosystems in the world. They consist of 2‚598 species of animals (from 166 families) and 1‚039 plants (from 119 different groups). These national parks also contain more than 1/3 of all mammals
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Rainforests of the Atsinanana‚ Madagascar Christy Haakenson SCI230 Introduction to Life Science Paula Roberts March 27‚ 2011 The Rainforests of the Atsinanana is a place like no other. The continent of Madagascar can be found 200 miles off the east coast of Africa and completed full separation from all other land masses more than 60 million years ago (Staff W.‚ 2001). The island of Madagascar has lived in isolation and with isolation gives the Rainforests of Atsinanana an abundance of plants
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The Rainforest of Atsinanana By: Hope Rosselot The Rainforest of Atsinanana is 4‚ 769 km2 long. It was inscribed in 2007. There are six national parks which make up this rainforest. They are: Marojejy‚ Masaola‚ Zahamena‚ Ranomafana‚ Andringitra and Andohahel. It is located on the eastern end of Madagascar. There are many different species of plants and animals located here. The national parks found here are very strict about the wildlife‚ fish‚ and plant species. The diversity of life forms
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The Madagascar is fourth largest island in the world‚ located approximately 400 km off the southeastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean. The rainforests of Madagascar are located in very humid‚ low-elevation‚ and narrow regional strips along the east coast of the island. The Madagascar rainforest is just another ecosystem‚ it actually acts as a home to many endangered species including the silky sifaka‚ sportive lemur‚ and the red-ruffed lemur. Another very important species that is indigenous
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Madagascar‚ officially the Republic of Madagascar (Malagasy: Repoblikan’i Madagasikara [republiˈkʲan madaɡasˈkʲarə̥]; French: République de Madagascar) and previously known as the Malagasy Republic‚ is an island country in the Indian Ocean‚ off the southeastern coast of Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world)‚ as well as numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana‚ Madagascar split from
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Environmental Issues of Madagascar Western International University SCI 275 Environmental Science Environmental Issues of Madagascar Madagascar is located off the Southeastern tip of Africa. The island is one of the four largest islands in the world with a land area of 226‚657 square miles. Geological theory is that the island broke away from the African continent over 150 million years ago‚ but humans did not inhabited the island until 2000 years ago (wildmadagascar.org
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Madagascar: The Case of a Lost Paradise English 204 Final Paper 5/29/2011 Maria El Hajj | Madagascar‚ better known as the eighth continent of the world‚ is one of the most precious landmasses on earth. Lying in the Indian Ocean‚ it detached from the African mainland 165 million years ago and developed into magnificent uniqueness through its wide range of biodiversity‚ large areas of forested lands‚ and its rare animals such as the Lemurs. In the 17th century‚ Madagascar started admitting
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MADAGASCAR Madagascar‚ the Red Island‚ the Rainbow Island‚ the Eighth Continent‚ there are many names for the world’s 4th largest island. Madagascar is situated in the south western area of the Indian Ocean east of the coast of Africa about 400 km off the coast of Mozambique. The island is recognized as one of the world’s top ten hotspots for biodiversity. Madagascar is inhabited by various ethnic groups of Malayo-Indonesian‚ mixed African and Malayo-Indonesian‚ and Arab ancestry. Five
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1st ed. Africa (English version). Book . [ONLINE] Available at: The World ’s Best Ecotourism Destinations . 2011. The World ’s Best Ecotourism Destinations . [ONLINE] Available Souvenirs of Madagascar. 2011. Souvenirs of Madagascar. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.32travelmadagascar.com/en/travel_madagascar/souvenirs_madagascar.php Africa Review - Madagascar: Sex tourism in the Modern Age. 2011. Africa Review - Madagascar: Sex tourism in the Modern Age Transparency International - the global coalition
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Madagascar Did you know that Madagascar is the fourth largest island? This is only one interesting fact that you will learn. This paper will discuss Madagascar; its history‚ government‚ military‚ and its people and society. About 135 million years ago there was a prehistoric breakup of the sub-continent Gondwana. Madagascar split from India about eighty-eight million years ago‚ still allowing plants and animals to evolve (Klause). Madagascar is also the largest European country. It is almost
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