Sentences with phrase «includes endemic»

This area has a unique alpine environment and includes endemic flora such as the Mt Cook lily (Ranunculus lyallii), the world's largest buttercup.

Ecological research already carried out in these national parks and surrounding coffee plantations has shown the presence of more than 300 species of birds, (including endemic species, threatened forest specialists and birds of prey e.g. Black Hawk - Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus), 31 mammals species (some of them are endangered species such as the ocelot, cacomistle and Mexican porcupine), 26 reptile species, and 326 tree and bush species.

The effect of seasonality in pathogen transmission on vaccination strategies was investigated under several types of disease scenarios, including an endemic case and a new outbreak case.

For critter lovers, you won't be disappointed by the array of nudibranch, including some endemic species, as well as blue ring octopus, pygmy seahorses and frogfish.

The island also hosts over 100 bird and three land mammal species, including the endemic island fox.

Day 3 Dry landing on San Cristobal and visit the breeding centre for endangered giant tortoises on the island's southern shore in the midst of a fantastic deciduous forest, home to many bird species including the endemic mockingbird and to the lava lizard.

Dry landing on San Cristobal and visit the breeding centre for endangered giant tortoises on the island's southern shore in the midst of a fantastic deciduous forest, home to many bird species including the endemic mockingbird and to the lava lizard.

Not exact matches

There, you can read about Hispaniola's great biodiversity, including 30 endemic bird species; the importance of the island to birds that winter and migrate through the West Indies and breed in North America; and the critical role of shade coffee in preserving habitat on an island with a very high level of deforestation.

It rarely occurs in the continental United States, but it is endemic in Puerto Rico and in many popular tourist destinations in Latin America, Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands, including Hawaii.

Hierarchy is endemic to both, and the editor does well to include differing perspectives on the relative merits of each.

A «Station Chief» podcast discussed these national security leaks pretty extensively last couple of months, with the expert opinion (one of the hosts is a retired CIA station chief) being that there's an endemic problem with leaks at US national security apparatus, wholly independent of Trump, persistent and unlikely to go away - including according to statements from top US national security officials.

The Ebola menace nonetheless caught the eyes of the world including the World Health Organization following its endemic effect in the whole of West Africa.

Savannahs are home not only to unique wildlife, including the «Big Five» — the African elephant, rhinoceros, Cape buffalo, leopard and lion — but also to thousands of endemic plant species such as the baobab, or monkey bread tree.

H5N1 has become endemic in many countries, including China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh, India and Egypt, and the United Nations» Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that, with current resources, it would take at least a decade to stamp out the virus in such countries.

While careful not to assign blame, the report has a series of recommendations to prevent similar catastrophes in the future, including screening U.N. personnel from cholera - endemic areas for the presence of Vibrio cholerae before they leave home and giving them a prophylactic dose of antibiotics.

In the new study, he and his colleagues sought to quantify those costs by mapping each corridor along with the estimated human occupancy and the environmental values, including endangered and endemic vertebrates, plant diversity, critical habitats, carbon storage, and climate - regulation services, inside a 50 - kilometer - wide band overlaid onto each corridor.

For years, the Lukuru Foundation's TL2 Project team members have been surveying the rainforests for the presence of DRC's endemic and endangered species, and discovering diverse fauna including the Dryas monkey.

Using endemics - area relationships, which include spatial information, might provide a better estimate, the researchers reasoned.

Yet in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions where it is endemic, «people have already developed 25 new genes that protect against malaria, including the Duffy blood type, an entirely new blood group,» he notes.

Most southern African birds, for example, have been well studied, including rare endemics such as Botha's lark, Sclater's lark and the Herero chat.

Silver Springs State Park provides a natural habitat for numerous species, including 18 endemic and 10 endangered plant species, as well as habitat for resident and migratory birds, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

Plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, was responsible for three major pandemics: the Plague of Justinian (6th — 8th century), the Black Death of the 14th century with recurrent outbreaks until the 18th century, and a 19th century outbreak that spread worldwide and became endemic in several regions, including Madagascar.

Yasuní is home to 20 amphibian species that are endemic to the Napo Moist Forests (Table 8), including two Pristimantis species endemic to the park.

Study of endemic non-infectious and infectious diseases in relation to the population genetics and human genome diversity in Sudan, including the role of disease in shaping the current ethno - geographical picture of the area

The minimum elements a Primary Health Care programme should contain, according to Alma Ata, are: «Education concerning prevailing health problems and the methods of preventing and controlling them; promotion of food supply and proper nutrition; an adequate supply of safe water and basic sanitation; maternal and child health care, including family planning; immunization against the major infectious diseases; prevention and control of locally endemic diseases; appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries; and provision of essential drugs».

Some of that, though, is endemic throughout Cadillac's model range, including the haptic interface.

Canine influenza is endemic in several states, including New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Colorado.

Blastomycosis has a well - defined endemic distribution that includes the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio River Valleys, the Great Lakes region, the mid-Atlantic states, the along the eastern seaboard.

Endemic areas include areas of southern Arizona, central California, southern New Mexico, and west Texas.

Their interpretation of their data is that infection is widespread in dogs in Great Britain including outside of previously reported endemic foci.

Heartworm disease (HWD), caused by the mosquito - borne nematode Dirofilaria immitis, is endemic in most areas of the United States, including urban areas where most of the U.S. population (about 80 %) lives.

The vaccine is recommended for dogs and puppies depending on exposure risk, including time spent outdoors in wooded or grassy areas, such as dog parks, campgrounds, hunting fields / meadows / ponds, and / or dogs that visit Lyme - endemic areas of the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic or upper Midwest.

It incorporates the coastal towns of Fish Hoek, Simon's Town and Hout Bay, and protects an extraordinary 2 285 plant species, including 90 endemic and 141 threatened species.

Explore the island — known as a «zoo without fences» — and discover its many native inhabitants, including Tammar wallabies, which are considered rare on the mainland, and the island's endemic kangaroos.

Endemic island wildflowers including island buckwheat and asters are in bloom.

Learn the history of the islands and see endemic and native flora and fauna, including Land Iguanas and the ever - popular Giant Tortoise.

It contains a unique suite of plants and animals, including many endemic species

Amber Mountain NP is known for its endemic wildlife including many lemur species, picturesque plants, waterfalls and forests and the chance to see the fossa.

The area is well known amongst bird lovers and a wide variety of bird life, including birds endemic to the area, can be spotted here.

Learn about the thousands of plants and animal species, many of which are endemic to the area - over 400 species of birds alone, including 30 species of hummingbirds.

Several endemic reptile and amphibian species including the island fence lizard, island night lizard, and Channel Islands slender salamander live on the islands.

Native species to the island include the Vulnerable Xantus's murrelet (now renamed Scripps's Murrelet), the endemic Anacapa deer mouse and the largest breeding colony of brown pelicans in California.

The wildlife of the Channel Islands of California is wide and diverse, including many endemic species.

Many unique species of plants and animals are endemic to the Channel Islands, including fauna such as the Channel Islands spotted skunk, ashy storm - petrel, Santa Cruz sheep, and flora including a unique subspecies of Torrey pine.

The Channel Islands and the waters surrounding hold many endemic species and subspecies of animals, including fauna such as the Channel Islands deer mouse, the Channel Islands spotted skunk, island scrub jay, San Clemente loggerhead shrike, and San Clemente Bell's sparrow.

Terrestrial residents include the western meadowlark, rock wren, and song sparrow, an endemic subspecies.

This 7.5» x 4» drawing depicts over 60 species found on Santa Cruz Island, and explores themes including the relationship between invasive and endemic island species, terrestrial and marine resource use by native peoples, and the near - extinction of the Santa Cruz Island Fox.

The Channel Islands and the waters surrounding hold many endemic species of animals, including fauna such as the Channel Islands spotted skunk, island scrub jay, ashy storm - petrel, Santa Cruz sheep, San Clemente loggerhead shrike, and the San Clemente sage sparrow.

The island has a somewhat diverse flora, including around 150 native plants, including 16 endemics (two of which are unique to the island) plus many introduced species.

Several endemic reptile species including the island fence lizard, island night lizard, and Channel Islands slender salamander live on the islands.