Sentences with phrase «rich forests in»

More interesting research: Mangroves Among the Most Carbon - Rich Forests in the Tropics «mangroves may be strong candidates for programs aiming to mitigate climate change by reducing deforestation rates»

The park is one of the most wildlife - rich forests in Africa and there are many animals to see.

Though some of the most carbon - rich forests in the U.S. exist in national forests in the Pacific Northwest, national park officials throughout the region are talking about the parks» role in storing carbon in a warming world.

Scientists encountered this reticulated glass frog, Hyalinobatrachium valerioi, in the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica, one of the most biologically rich forests in the world.

The discovery of the Sciaphila yakushimensis, nurtured by the fungi and the nutrient - rich forests in which it grows, should make us reaffirm the value of Yakushima's lowland primeval forests.»

In terms of biology, it is one of the richest forests in the world, boasting at least 100 mammal species, 400 bird species and 3,000 plant species.

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Some while back, Robert Jenson wrote «How the World Lost its Story «(FT, October 1993), and it has provided rich grist for many intellectual mills, including Steven D. Smith of Notre Dame Law School in an article in the Wake Forest Law Review.

The Inca Inchi plant «Plukenetia Volúbilis Linneo» is indigenous to the Peruvian Amazon Forest and produces small seeds that are extremely rich in high quality, nutritious oils and protein.

The Inca Inchi plant is indigenous to the Peruvian Amazon Forest and produces small seeds that are extremely rich in high quality, nutritious oils and protein powders.

In a region with one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, the conservation of biodiversity - rich natural forest through harvest and sale of a single non-timber forest product (NTFP) stands out as a compelling counterpoinIn a region with one of the highest deforestation rates in the world, the conservation of biodiversity - rich natural forest through harvest and sale of a single non-timber forest product (NTFP) stands out as a compelling counterpoinin the world, the conservation of biodiversity - rich natural forest through harvest and sale of a single non-timber forest product (NTFP) stands out as a compelling counterpoint.

It is widely known that the forests in Calabria's Sila mountains are rich in porcini mushrooms, but those rare (and costly) black and white truffles can be found here as well.

The concession is particularly rich in mahogany and other hardwoods, and holds a host of important non-timber forest products as well.

If the Point Leo chardonnay is a watercolour, this is an oil painting, rich in swirling brushwork that evokes the wild coastline and wind in the forests of the Margaret River region.

Ripe pods are hand - picked from mesquite trees by small producers operating in the native, mineral - rich mesquite forests of northern Peru's Piura region.

Ours was located on the edge of a rich forest, which would come alive vibrantly in the spring.

It was here he began to cultivate cacao trees, creating rich chocolate by hand in a thatched bamboo house secluded in the heart of the forest.

«Wake Forest is in year three of the Dave Clawson Era, and Clawson has a rich history of building programs.

«I'm really excited to be returning to Mass Audubon, especially in the Berkshires with its rich landscapes, large tracts of forest, and, from a personal standpoint, living where you can hike and otherwise enjoy the outdoors so easily,» Cushing said.

Roughly the size of a peppercorn (not including the tail, which stretches several times the body length), this newly described extinct species lived in forests in what is now Myanmar during the dinosaur - rich Cretaceous Period.

The 1300 - page report, entitled Securing India's Future — Final Technical Report of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan, was commissioned in 2000 by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to look at how the country should manage its rich biodiversity.

In species - rich forests, every tree has random neighbours.

Humus - rich soil in the Wetterstein Forest near Garmisch - Partenkirchen.

The good news for the Estonian mycophile is that when it comes to mycorrhizal fungi, which include almost all edible and poisonous mushrooms, the forests of our climate zone are the richest in species.

Similarly as a society can be evaluated not just for being rich but also for being egalitarian, a forest can be evaluated for its structural complexity — in addition to other, more customary, properties like its biomass and growth.

The battle is over a comparably ancient and cherished habitat: old - growth stands in the managed forest, particularly those rich in spruce.

High in the Andes and finally open to scientists after years of conflict, Colombia's cloud forests host rich biodiversity, which is being lost before its even documented

Forest elephants gather around mineral - rich pools and salt licks that form a 30 - acre clearing called Dzanga Bai, part of the Dzanga Sangha Reserve in the Central African Republic.

But what's true for a stand of saplings may not be true for a forest, says physiological ecologist Rich Norby of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Efforts to combat deforestation there have been the focus of worldwide interest, in large part because of the region's rich biodiversity and the forest's role in shaping regional climate.

In the miombo forest, for example, the game animals make full use of the browse and the protein - rich beans and are therefore better able to graze the grassy dambos, where the grass loses its protein content so quickly.

One has to keep in mind that this normally does not harm the rich populations — in contrast to the loss of habitat through destruction of the forest.

Next, his team collected 25 leeches from a remote tropical forest in Vietnam which is rich in rare but shy species.

«I'm not at all surprised that an experiment like this would produce the unexpected,» says forest ecologist Rich Norby of Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

In this method, settlers cut down forests and burn the cover in order to grow crops in the nitrogen - and mineral - rich ash that is left behinIn this method, settlers cut down forests and burn the cover in order to grow crops in the nitrogen - and mineral - rich ash that is left behinin order to grow crops in the nitrogen - and mineral - rich ash that is left behinin the nitrogen - and mineral - rich ash that is left behind.

Iron - rich sediment from deserts feeds plankton blooms in the ocean and plants in the upper canopy of tropical rain forests.

FSU researchers studying the rich tropical forests of Panama's Barro Colorado Island found that climbing rates of carbon dioxide have set the stage for a multidecade increase in overall flower production.

DENVER — Gardeners and farmers may love earthworms for their rich castings and composting help, but in forests near the Great Lakes, the creatures are alien invaders.

When the first Polynesians arrived there, it was an earthly paradise covered by rich and diverse forests that included giant palm trees seven feet in diameter — the largest that ever existed — and with an abundant marine life.

The two countries, both rich in tropical rainforests, signed their agreement this month after links were established in Britain at a meeting of the Tropical Forest Forum, an informal group of forest experts based at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, LForest Forum, an informal group of forest experts based at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Lforest experts based at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London.

A study conducted by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) shows that storm - ravaged woodland is approximately twice as rich in insect species as undamaged fForest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) shows that storm - ravaged woodland is approximately twice as rich in insect species as undamaged forestforest.

The researchers also found that certification did not affect fire occurrence in these plantations or the amount of carbon - rich peat swamp forests cleared and drained for oil palm.

Relatively low levels of carbon and nitrogen isotopes indicate a diet rich in forest plant material or prey that ate it.

On June 30, following on work published in the scientific journal Nature by STRI post-doctoral fellow, Scott Mangan, a group of 50 researchers from 12 countries published a paper in Science (lead author, Joe LaManna, Washington University in St. Louis) showing that close plant relatives make bad neighbors and that the negative interactions between relatives are stronger in the tropics, which may explain why tropical forests are so rich in species diversity: Because plants do not do well next to their relatives, there is more space for non-relatives to fill.

In contrast, the mothers who lost their cubs avoided areas with human settlements, roads, and clear - cuts, and instead stayed in areas with tree - rich bogs and foresIn contrast, the mothers who lost their cubs avoided areas with human settlements, roads, and clear - cuts, and instead stayed in areas with tree - rich bogs and foresin areas with tree - rich bogs and forest.

Despite the often lush appearance of the terrain, the soil in a rain forest is typically nutrient - poor compared with, say, the soil of the American Midwest, which is rich enough to support most of our farming.

It seemed eminently possible to Oren that the greatest expanse of rain forest in the world — and one that is rich in ground sloth fossils — could still harbor such beasts.

The chimps are basically imposing a «natural tax» on farmers growing crops near the nutrient - rich soils of the forest,» said Shane McGuinness, lead author on the research and PhD student in Geography at Trinity, who conducted the interview - based study with the help of the Great Apes Trust and local conservation workers.

Forests fulfil numerous important functions, and do so particularly well if they are rich in different species of trees.

The true end goal will be reached when a flock is large enough to re-establish disturbance / regeneration cycles for future productive forests rich in diversity.

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