Sentences with phrase «rainforest tree species»

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A Rainforest Alliance brochure states that «Rainforest Alliance certification requires reforestation with native tree species, the conservation of forestland and a diversity of tree species on farms.»

Farms that earn the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal protect shade trees, plant native species, maintain wildlife corridors and conserve natural resources.

A total of 300 different tree species grow in this 50 ha lowland rainforest.

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.

During the five - year study, which was the first to examine the effects of projected pollution levels on the rainforest canopy, local field assistants climbed each of 10 trees at La Selva every couple of weeks — five each from two tree species, Virola koschnyi and Lecythis ampla.

One genus, Dendrolagus, returned to the rainforest some 5 million years ago, branching into the nine species of tree kangaroo known today.

Species: Chrysopelea paradisi Habitat: tropical rainforests of South Asia, gliding up to 100 metres from the tops of trees

«In the long term, such wide - ranging disruptions could pose an important threat to tropical biodiversity, given the myriad ecological linkages among rainforest trees and their many dependent animal, plant and fungal species,» the researchers conclude in their paper presenting the findings, published online November 27 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.

Native to the rainforest stretching from southern Mexico to northern Argentina, the miconia (Miconia calvescens) tree is one of the world's 100 most invasive species according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Davies says that the 12 tree species in the tree ring study, drawn from the seasonally dry peripheries of the rainforests in South America, Central Africa, and Southeast Asia, are not representative of the rainforest itself (though the species were necessary to do the study, because many rainforest species don't have annual growth rings).

The genus Myrciaria comprises about 70 species of tropical American trees and shrubs, most of them native to the Amazon rainforest.

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The Rainforest Habitat showcases more than 180 species including rare tree kangaroos in four different environments - wetlands, grasslands, rainforest and Rainforest Habitat showcases more than 180 species including rare tree kangaroos in four different environments - wetlands, grasslands, rainforest and rainforest and woodlands.

The rare Mabi Rainforest is classified as «highly sensitive» and is home to some of the most protected species on the planet such as the Lumholtz's Tree - Kangaroo, Red - legged Pademelon and Green Ringtail Possums; nature enthusiasts, wildlife lovers and bird watchers will be in paradise holidaying amongst this unique ecosystem.

The incredible flora of Corcovado National Park's dense rainforest includes over 500 species of trees including the Purple Heart, the banak and the crab wood tree that account for over 1/4 of all tree species found in Costa Rica.

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

Birders will find that the bungalows provide perfect birdwatching accommodation, each having it's own private verandah overlooking water and many species of old - and new - growth rainforest trees.

(Phys.org)-- Forest carbon stocks in protected West African rainforests increased despite a 40 - year drought, due to a dramatic shift in tree species composition.

Field scientists warn that damage being done to the Amazon rainforest indicates that most of the world's 40,000 tropical tree species now qualify as being at risk.

ADD to that the senseless destruction of «carbon - sequestering» trees, with the enormous loss of pristine rainforest threatening endangered animal species like the majestic Sumatran elephant...

Farms that earn the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal protect shade trees, plant native species, maintain wildlife corridors and conserve natural resources.