Sentences with phrase «on rainforest plants»

When winter comes and outdoor plants go dormant, students will investigate biodiversity in the world's tropical regions, simulate how animal species depend on rainforest plants for survival, and make clones from common houseplants.

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Our Community Aid Program has restored thousands of acres of rainforest by farming only with shade grown farms, and planted our own coffee on our own organic farms.

While our organization has branched out (pun intended) since its founding 30 years ago to protect temperate forests (such as those in the Appalachian mountains), and tropical forests in Africa and Asia, our first efforts were focused on the rainforests of Latin America, working with farmers and foresters there to improve their lives and livelihoods so they wouldn't have to clear trees to plant crops or sell timber.

Researcher Shannon Young, part of a team assessing the impacts of pollution on the rainforest canopy, measures treetop - dwelling plants called epiphytes in a Lecythis ampla tree in Costa Rica.

Called AmazonFACE (Free - Air Carbon dioxide Enrichment), it's based on a simple idea: For 12 years, researchers will spray pure CO2 into instrumented plots in the rainforest northwest of Manaus, Brazil, raising ambient concentrations to 600 parts per million — a level the world could reach as early as 2050 — all the while taking meticulous measurements to determine how the gas affects the growth of plants.

As the book points out: «Plants and animals living in crowded conditions, as on reefs and in rainforests, often produce poisons to fight off competitors,» and these poisons can be turned to good pharmacological use.

This silk twill fabric features a rainforest themed print on a cream background, with various monkeys depicted amidst tropical plants.

This a 10 question PowerPoint presentation on the layers of a rainforest and the adaptations of some of the plants there.

There are 8 trading cards that provide factual information on the following habitats: ✱ arctic tundra ✱ tropical rainforest ✱ temperate forest ✱ freshwater ✱ ocean ✱ savanna ✱ desert ✱ coral reef Each trading card includes the following information: ➜ location ➜ description ➜ weather ➜ plants ➜ animals ➜ three fun facts © 2017 Regier Educational Resources

Did you know the Daintree Rainforest National Park has the largest and most diverse range of plants and animals on Earth?

Green Island is the only coral cay on the Great Barrier Reef with a rainforest growing on it, which is home to 126 native plant species, colourful birdlife, surrounded by magnificent coral gardens and is some 15 hectares (approx. 37 acres) in size.

Just an hour north of Port Douglas, the Daintree Rainforest boasts the highest variety of plants and animals found in any rainforest on tRainforest boasts the highest variety of plants and animals found in any rainforest on trainforest on the planet.

The tropical rainforest is home to the most diverse range of plants and animals on earth, including the rare tree - dwelling kangaroo and the endangered cassowary.

The rainforests around Cairns have plants and species of animals that have been around for more than 100 million years — making the Wet Tropics the oldest continually surviving rainforest on earth.

The Healing Waters Spa sits within one of the world's oldest living rainforests, and features treatments that draw on native clays, plant essences and herbal extracts.

Sanctuary offers guests a unique insight into the ecology of a tropical rainforest along with the knowledge that by staying at Sanctuary, they are contributing to the conservation of plants and animals found elsewhere on earth.

The rainforests around Cairns have plants and animals that have been around for more than 100 million years making the Wet Tropics the oldest continually surviving rainforest on earth.

On your way to see the reptiles, spot 150 species of birds, wildlife and trees and plants unique to this rainforest.

Enjoy exploring the rainforest on small - group expeditions to find many different rainforest animals and plants.

The magazine also made special mention of the many attractions close to the resort, including the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Belize Barrier Reef with its world - class snorkeling, diving, and fishing as well as the rainforests, jungles, and animal sanctuaries on the mainland where the «sheer variety of plants, flowers, trees, and foliage literally drench Belize in color.»

It is home to the largest range of plants and animals on earth, and all are found within the largest chunk of rainforest in Australia - an area spanning approximately 1200 square kilometres.

This wetter climate allows for some amazingly lush rainforests, gushing waterfalls and massive tropical plants for you and your kids to explore while on a family vacation in Costa Rica.

On this fully interpreted tour of the World Heritage Listed Rainforest of the Paluma Range National Park and adjacent eucalypt woodland you will experience cool crisp mountain air, learn about ancient trees and plants, view native wildlife in diverse and dramatic landscapes and swim in a cascading waterfall.

As you travel deep into the Pacaya on one of the following luxury Amazon cruises, enjoy seeing the rainforest pass by your suite's large windows to spot different animals and plants, such as colorful birds.

The Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest ranks as the most wildlife - rich area on Earth and contains an astounding number of animals and plants.

Head out into the Pacaya Samiria Reserve on forest walks in the dry season, skiff expeditions, and kayaking experiences to see a fascinating amount of Amazon Rainforest animals and plants, including different Amazonian monkeys, colorful birds, and many others.

The plant diversity and structural complexity found in the Daintree Rainforest is unrivalled on the Australian continent.

We began planting macadamia trees on our land and preserving the remnants of the natural primary rainforest.

Go on an adventure through the rugged rainforest terrain with eco-accredited 4WD tours and explore the pristine beaches, swimming holes and ancient rainforest plants that only this very unique piece of nature can provide.

In true Amazon exploration tradition, enjoy leaving the vessel on excursion boats with highly trained Amazon guides to find the many different animals and plants of the Amazon Rainforest, such as howler monkeys, capuchins, squirrel monkeys, toucans, macaws, caiman lizards, caiman, and much much more.

Growing on seemingly infertile sands are a great variety of plant communities ranging from coastal heath, mangrove forests and swamps to subtropical rainforest.

Over 7 days aboard the Tucano Expedition Cruise, you will explore the rivers and rainforest with your naturalist guide on rainforest walks and skiff expeditions to spot different animals, plants, and beautiful scenery of the Rio Negro.

The number of species of plants, animals, and microorganisms, the enormous diversity of genes in these species, the different ecosystems on the planet, such as deserts, rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically diverse Earth.

Alternative sources of liquid fuel and liquefiable gas fuel (elsewhere on this page — and biodiesel, gasohol, etc.)(In the Third World rainforest is being cleared to plant oil palms for biodiesel and food production, to the detriment of the global environment.)

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Let's just make that clear again: Cut down tropical rainforest (say in Indonesia and Malaysia), plant the land with a biofuel crop (perhaps oil palms) and because of the soil on which that forest used to grow it would take 600 hundred years for the carbon emitted from that land conversion to be balanced out by carbon savings by using that biofuel for transport.