Sentences with phrase «like terrestrial forests»

Just like a terrestrial forest, the kelp is a teeming three - dimensional realm, extending from the sea floor to the surface, and to dive the kelp is to soar weightlessly through that undersea forest.

Not exact matches

Because tropical forests like those in the Sabah have converted large quantities atmospheric carbon into organic material — and they accomplish more of this than any other terrestrial ecosystem on Earth.

While primitive ceremonial sites were once consecrated in terrestrial environments like caves and forests, or even accessed through use of ritual hallucinogenic agents, over time our ability and even our desire to connect with these spaces has been amputated.

Wetland ecosystems have enormous potential for carbon storage — up to 20 times greater than terrestrial forest ecosystems — and maritime countries like Indonesia are starting to pay attention.