Sentences with phrase «in a tropical rainforest»

Of the threatened plant species, 63 per cent are found in tropical rainforest areas which could soon be cleared.

New fossil evidence suggests that humans adapted to living in tropical rainforests thousands of years earlier than previously thought, according to a recent study.

They've even been found living in leaf litter in tropical rainforests.

Resource extraction in tropical rainforests - nature and effects 4.

One of the most intriguing things about the Mayan was their ability to build these great cities in a tropical rainforest climate.

Stay in a tropical rainforest setting or choose a beautiful beach front resort.

But another scientist tells us the finding needs to be examined carefully, and it could be difficulties in taking measurements in tropical rainforests that are leading to the result.

Millions of trees are burned in tropical rainforest to clear the land for farming.

The Island is covered in tropical rainforest of which 97 % is listed as a protected National Park.

Prana Rainforest Retreat is set in the tropical rainforest of Costa Rica, directly on the border of world famous Manuel Antonio National Park.

Droughts could kill off the tallest trees in tropical rainforests in coming decades, a study suggests.

Set in a tropical rainforest in Costa Rica / Manuel Antonio, this vacation rental can be your luxury getaway, from which you can survey the spectacular sights all around you — the forest and its wildlife, Manuel Antonio National Park, and the nearby Pacific Ocean.

The Tree House - Casa Club in Naguabo, Puerto Rico that Figueroa constructed in 2013 is emblematic of his larger body of work: it is created out of the surrounding environment as is made from materials found in the tropical rainforest in which it is located and the San Juan streets on which the artist grew up, but it also transforms its locale in that its construction acts as a performance yielding a finished product that is not closed, but active, accessible and celebratory for the community.

This «jungle glass studio» is situated in the tropical rainforest of Australia's Far North Queensland at the foot of Manjal Jimalji and lush mountain ranges, nestled in the beautiful Whyanbeel Valley, approx. 40 minutes drive north of Port Douglas, bordering on the Daintree World Heritage National P...

Palm oil is one of the worst offenders, grown in countries like Indonesia, rich in tropical rainforests whose trees and soil are very rich in carbon.

The authors note that, taken collectively, most species on Earth are likely rare, particularly in tropical rainforests.

Cunca Wulang: a series of cascading waterfalls nestled in a tropical rainforest setting (1 hour drive from Labuan bajo and trekking for 2 hours go and back)

A new study argues that the speed of tree growth in tropical rainforests isn't keeping pace with rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, and so it may be «too optimistic» to expect this buffering effect to keep pace with rising emissions.

In 2010, for example, one - fifth of the global land area experienced extreme maximum temperature anomalies that coincided with heat waves and droughts in Canada, the United States, Northern Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and China and unprecedented droughts in tropical rainforests.

Nineteenth century naturalist and adventurer Alfred Russel Wallace noted how hard it is to find two trees of the same species in a tropical rainforest.

Lucrecia Aguilar, a fourth - year undergraduate at Rice University, spoke at a Houston high school about her senior thesis, which is currently in progress and focuses on the effects of the timber logging industry on jaguars in tropical rainforests.

He is also the International Managing Editor for AAAS Science International's European headquarters in Cambridge, U.K. Dr Sugden received a degree in Botany from Oxford University in 1975, and earned his doctoral degree in 1980, also from Oxford, in tropical rainforest ecology.

Findings from the world's longest - running drought study in tropical rainforest show that it is breakages in the trees» water transport system that lead to their death — rather than starvation.

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.

As the main findings, the study concluded that the species richness patterns of fungi in general follow these of plants and animals — i.e. the species richness is the highest in tropical rainforests and general rules of biogeography apply.

«Reduced impact logging still harms biodiversity in tropical rainforests: Study looked at the impact of logging by examining its effect on forest dung beetles.»

Researchers found that fungi like this help to police diversity in tropical rainforests.

«In a city you can use roads, which are the classical landmarks, whereas if you are a Pygmy in the tropical rainforest or an Eskimo in the Arctic, where you have nothing as a landmark, then you will learn to get by using more sophisticated means,» Boesch says.

This was an interval of global «greenhouse» conditions, when much of the world was shrouded in tropical rainforests and palm trees grew as far north as Alaska.

This huge «carbon sink» in the tropical rainforests roughly counterbalances releases from mankind's destruction of tropical rainforests by burning, logging and clearing.

When it comes to such ecosystems, the paper found a «high sensitivity to a combination of cloudiness and temperature variability in the tropical rainforest regions, particularly in the Amazon and southeast Asia.»

Global warming could cut the rate at which trees in tropical rainforests grow by as much as half, a new study based on more two decades of data from forests in Panama and Malaysia shows.The effects, so far largely overlooked by climate modellers, Nature magazine said, could severely erode or even remove the ability of tropical rainforests to remove carbon dioxide from the air as they grow.

A former sisal Hacienda of the 17th Century with 28 rooms, built of coral walls and white moldings in the tropical rainforest ambience of the Yucatan peninsula.

If water is not your cup of tea take a helicopter ride to the tips of a mountain peak or to the arid soils of the outback, take a ride in a hot air balloon to tie the knot or create a ceremony in the tropical rainforest beside a dazzling waterfall or even a crocodile infested creek!

This Luxury resort can arrange many other experiences for guests — from trekking in the tropical rainforest, a fishing trip, learning how to master the stand - up paddle, Con Dao Prison tour, to Turtle discovery (turtles» nesting and hatching during the May - Oct season).

Go bushwalking or mountain biking in a tropical rainforest, enjoy outstanding dining at the famed Spicers Peak restaurant or simply take in the endless views from the infinity pool.

When you look out your windows, the views of gardens will make you forget the mountains, and the quiet, efficient air - conditioning may be just what the doctor ordered after a day of hiking in the tropical rainforest.

Encanta La Vida («Enchanted Life») is an upscale jungle adventure lodge located in the tropical rainforest of southern Costa Rica.

Guests can relax in the spa, swim in the pool, have an Aussie barbecue in a tropical rainforest setting or book one of 300 tours at the friendly tour desk.

If you are looking for Cape Tribulation accommodation, Jungle Lodge offers both Safari Huts and camp sites, as well as a swimming pool and clean amenities in the tropical rainforest.

With undersea marvels, pristine reefs, volcanic mountains covered in tropical rainforest rising up from white sandy beaches, untouched mangroves and a fascinating culture.

Settled in the tropical rainforest and wildlife of Costa Rica, this villa sits upon the mountainous hillside overlooking the Pacific Ocean coastline and complete tropical paradise of Manuel Antonio.

In a tropical rainforest with natural mineral green hot spring pools and botanical gardens, Blue River offers luxury cabanas in Costa Rica, is located north of Rincon de la Vieja Volcano and is 57.9 km (59 km) from Daniel Oduber International Airport.