Sentences with phrase «communities in tropical rainforests»

A team of ten scientists led by UFZ modelling experts Dr Thorsten Wiegand and Prof. Andreas Huth have spent the last five years using computer models to analyse ecosystems to explore the composition and dynamics of species - rich communities in tropical rainforests.

Not exact matches

Prior to the conference, organized by the Cooperative Research Centre for Tropical Rainforest Ecology and Management, «there was considerable doubt in the community that the chytrid was a serious threat» to the country's frogs, says Ken Aplin of the Western Australian Museum in Perth.

Other experts say the new findings point out the need to preserve species diversity in diverse communities, such as tropical rainforests.

The villa is nestled between the tropical rainforest and azure waters of Bahia Banderas and is one of 12 private lots in the gated community of Paradise Coves.

But when plantations and processing plants move in, they clear cut vast tracts of tropical rainforest, destroying critical habitat for endangered species and violating the rights of forest - dependent communities.