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    statement in the context of the biome you have studied. The Amazon rainforest is affected by both human interference such as deforestation as well as the climate contributing to global warming and causing both harm and extinction towards the species located within the rainforest. Some of the changes are not down to human interference and is the process of evolution. In the Amazon there are different areas making up the rainforest‚ some areas show human interference where the area has been affected

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    Stangler Figs Pyramid

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    impact on tropical rainforest. Stangler Figs is an important plant species that is in the rainforest ecosystem. There are thousands of different types or species of these figs. Strangler Figs and their species are considered to be called a keystone in tropical rainforest. Keystone species are species that play critical roles in maintaining structure of an ecological community (Klappenbach (n.d.)). Strangler Figs can be found can be found in every major island and tropical rainforest around the world

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    development should be allowed in the Amazon rainforest and I am going to give you our reasons in this speech. Firstly we know that the tourism industry is one of the country’s biggest employers‚ involving one in every eleven workers. It contributes an estimated 8 percent to the country’s GDP. In the rainforest quite a substantial amount of developments will be to do with tourism therefore making the industry even greater. Also the tribes that live in the rainforest are self dependant but they sometimes

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    Logical Design

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    defined with primary keys‚ foreign keys‚ and other unique keys. In the physical design phase all pieces comes together to complete the database process for an organization (Unknown‚ 2001). Rainforest Logical/Physical Design Recommendations Object-Oriented design (OO design) is recommended for Rainforest overall logical and physical design. “Many company

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    Animal Extinction

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    Animal Extinction - the greatest threat to mankind In the final stages of dehydration the body shrinks‚ robbing youth from the young as the skin puckers‚ eyes recede into orbits‚ and the tongue swells and cracks. Brain cells shrivel and muscles seize. The kidneys shut down. Blood volume drops‚ triggering hypovolemic shock‚ with its attendant respiratory and cardiac failures. These combined assaults disrupt the chemical and electrical pathways of the body until all systems cascade toward death.

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    Phil. Trivia-Only in the Philippines Richest Biodiversity A great number of rare and exotic animals exist only in the Philippines. The country’s surrounding waters reportedly have the highest level of biodiversity in the world. But this distinction was soon overshadowed by the fact that the Philippines has been dubbed as the "hottest of the hotspots" by no less than the Conservation International. The Philippines is considered as a mega diversity country and a global biodiversity hotspot. In

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    variety of life forms/organisms in an ecosystem‚ biome or entire planet. Globally‚ biodiversity is not evenly distributed. It generally increases from the poles towards the equator as around 50% of the world’s plants and animals live in tropical rainforests. This is because of the proximity to the equator causing a warmer‚ more moist‚ stable climate which means plants grow better and can support more species higher up in the food chain. Standard of living is the level of wealth‚ goods and services

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    The Daintree Rain Forest

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    Two types of palms in the Daintree rainforest are the Fan palm and the Wait-a-While palm. The fan palm grows very well in the wet season and loves flooded muddy areas. This type of palm can grow up to six metres tall and have a length of four metres. The wait-a-while palm is a climbing palm that has spiky vines that can catch onto your clothes. In this palm‚ drinkable water can be found in its stems. Layers Of the Rainforest The layers of the rainforest include the Emergent layer‚ The Canopy

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    The Cursed Sparknotes

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    The Cursed by Michael Panckridge The Cursed took place in two main places‚ The Brazilian Rainforest‚ and Bridgewater College. In the story the Crusaders of the Light took over the school from the inside to set up their plot to become invisible. The Brazilian Rainforest is a mysterious place that Jonathan explored with Amanda‚ and a team of other explorers. They were exploring to find an invisible tribe which they did find and only Jonathan and Amanda survived‚ her husband died as well. The characters

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    when they arrived‚ where they migrated from‚ and how settlers have affected the rain forest for the Amazonians. The different resources that are in the rain forest will also be discussed to give a better idea on why many people have come to the rainforest to settle and collect these resources. The way the Brazil Government has used the rain forest for their people and what they have done to the Amazon tribes to affect life for them in the rain forest will also be in this report. The Amazonian Tribes

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