Sentences with phrase «of endemic plants»

It is widely known as the version of Galapagos island in Mexico due to its wide array of endemic plants and animals as well as the noticeable pelagic sightings.

The isolated island of Madagascar has long been known as an adventure and wildlife destination; where the unique landscapes and abundance of endemic plants and animals far outweighed the lack of creature comforts.

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.

The silversword, or ʻahinahina literally meaning «very gray» in Hawaiian, is one of the endemic plant species.

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It is an area of stunning biodiversity filled with approximately 10,000 species of tropical plants (nearly a third of which are endemic), 400 species of mammals, and 1,000 species of birds.

Japanese endemic cockroaches (B. nipponica) feeding on the fruit of the M. humile plant.

Using data from several sources on 162 terrestrial animals and plants unique (endemic) to the Albertine Rift, the researchers used ecological niche modeling (computer models) to determine the extent of habitat already lost due to agriculture, and to estimate the future loss of habitat as a result of climate change.

It is also the most floristically rich of the Hawaiian islands with Melicope stonei becoming the 249th endemic plant species known from only Kaua`i and nowhere else on earth.

Globally, there is an outstanding ratio of one endemic Laparocerus for each 35.7 km2; a record not beaten by any other genus of plant or animal in Macaronesia.

Together with nineteen other sites, these are part of the Okinawa Environmental Observation Network Churamori Project which monitors the island's plants and animals — many of which are either endemic or threatened.

«While urbanization has caused cities to lose large numbers of plants and animals, the good news is that cities still retain endemic native species, which opens the door for new policies on regional and global biodiversity conservation,» said lead author and NCEAS working group member Myla F. J. Aronson, a research scientist in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.

For example, the once - abundant Echinopsis pampana, endemic to the puna desert of Peru, has been collected illegally for the ornamental plant trade at such high rates that at least 50 % of the population has disappeared in the last 15 years.

In addition to the high diversity of endemic species, plants and animals that are abundant in Okinawa's corals, the area is also the site of the confluence of two major currents in the Pacific Ocean.

«It seems possible that the reduction of native forests and associated insects after human colonization of the islands contributed not just to the extinction of plants, birds, and invertebrates, but also to the extinction of this endemic bat,» Howarth said.

The result is an unsurpassed density of plants and animals that are endemic not only at the species level but in many cases also in the broader scientific categories of genus and family.

«These are species living at high altitudes in the mountains of southern Ethiopia, many are endemic to the area,» says Maria Johansson, researcher at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Science sat Stockholm University.

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.

Because bartonellosis cases also spike a few months after rising temperatures are registered, there is time to spray for sand flies in endemic areas, said Nelson Solórzano, who heads the bartonellosis unit at the hospital in Caraz The best investment now, Wilson said, would be in setting up regional surveillance networks of climatologists, entomologists and experts in human, animal and even plant diseases.

Speaking in terms of biodiversity loss, this indicates endemic plant species that are already at risk of extinction will be the most vulnerable to sea level rise.

It's also one of the world's seventeen megadiverse nations, harbouring an incredible amount of different animal and plant species, as well as several endemic species.

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.

You will see many endemic species of plants, birds and fox.

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

The ancestral home of the Wulgurukaba people, once part of the mainland Magnetic Island became isolated from the coast when the sea level rose about 10,000 years ago flooding the low lying woodland between Townsville and the island, as a result a unique and diverse suite of plants and animals have evolved with some species though to be endemic.

Aboriginal Botanist Warren Whitfield will take you on an adventure experience.The ancestral home of the Wulgurukaba people, became isolated from the coast when the sea level rose about 10,000 years ago flooding the low lying Woodland between Townsville and the island, as a result a unique and diverse suite of plants and animals have evolved with some species though to be endemic.

Learn about endemic plants of the Seychelles in Veuve Nature Reserve.

Take a local guide to explore the natural beauty of the island off the beaten path, who can show and explain about endemic and alien plants, animals, birds, insects and conservation efforts on La Digue island.

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.

Anacapa Island, located only about 11 mi (18 km) from the urbanized coast of Southern California, provides critical habitat for seabirds, pinnipeds such as California sea lions, and several endemic plants and animals.

Forty - two of these plants are endemic to the Channel Islands and 9 are endemic to Santa Cruz Island in particular.

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.

Other plants, like the endemic Santa Barbara Island live - forever, shrubby buckwheat, chickory, and cream cups, add touches of color to the island's palette.

About 36 different species of plants on Santa Rosa Island are endemic to the California Channel Islands.

By the 1930s the sheep had destroyed most of the native plants and had begun to eat the endemic Astragalus miguelensis.

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.

A guided tour of the Bimini Nature Trail is a must, offering numerous chances to explore the variety of endemic animals, including the Bimini Boa, and fascinating plants species.

Three - quarters of the amazing variety of plants growing in this preserve are endemic.

The Charles Darwin Foundation has been working for several years to promote the use of native and endemic plants in gardens and thus discourage residents of Galapagos from introducing ornamental plants to the islands.

Manu National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site and contains many endangered, threatened and endemic plants and animals, and also lots of species that are still unknown to science.

This beautifully maintained garden spreads on 5 acres of land and has a vast collection of endemic and exotic plants.

In the Peruvian Jungle, you'll learn about medicinal uses of the area's endemic plants.

The Scalesias tree remains the most planted tree, as their forests are home to many species of endemic bird native to the Galapagos.

This is a lush, verdant valley nestled between two mountains where exploration can reveal freshwater springs, a deer park, birds, monkeys, plants and endemic animals, plus a couple of green houses, and even some aquatic life.

Revered for its endemic plants and plentiful wildlife, the «Galapagos of North America» has no hotels, shops, or restaurants — a place that draws you in without a lot of extra trappings.

The Wet Tropics is a representation of the major stages of Earth's history, with 700 endemic plant species flourishing across its timeline of 150 million years.

Revered for its endemic plants and plentiful wildlife, the «Galapagos of North America» has no lodgings, stores, or restaurants — a place that draws you in without a lot of extra trappings.

You can find around 2 200 plant species growing on Table Mountain, 70 per cent of which are endemic to the slopes» unique ecosystem (they're best seen during a hike up Table Mountain).

Palace was built in Hvar gray stone, the same one of which it was built 3 km away old - centuries village of Humac, is located harmoniously on the throne of the island of Hvar, in the middle of the field of stones, in the sea of silence surrounded by endemic plant species.

Through sculpture and film, these artworks engage plants as subjects in themselves and as markers to address histories of occupation and enclosure, problematizing the line between what is endemic and what is alien.

Extending themes from «Dead Treez», the artist turns the gallery into a garden - like environment of poisonous plants with three scenarios, in which bodies sheathed in patterned fabrics have succumbed to violence often endemic to marginalized communities.