Sentences with phrase «than the rain forest»

An Australian sand plain with wretched soil mysteriously yields more diversity than a rain forest

There is nothing more beautiful than the rain forest in the rain.

Cloud forests receive less rainwater than rain forest.

Cropland also absorbs far less carbon than the rain forests or even scrubland that it replaces.

Not exact matches

In summary, we would point out that from 1960 to 1980 beef production in Central America increased 160 percent; of the 400,000 square kilometers of rain forest that existed in 1960 in Central America less than one - half remained by 1980 (Myers 1981).

Our religious symbols and stories are possibly no less a blooming of the universe than is a tropical rain forest.

On Barro Colorado Island this rain forest hosts more than 300 tree and shrub species.

(One of his more counterintuitive findings is that microbial communities are more biodiverse in the American Plains than in the Amazon rain forest.)

Water availability: Intact tropical forests ensure the stability of local and regional weather, generating more rain than cleared forests and thereby reducing the risk of drought.

In its natural state, Lost Mountain was swathed in ancient rain forest that was home to more than 80 tree species.

2 There are more than 2,500 varieties of mosquito (some entomologists claim 3,000) whining from the Arctic tundra to the tropical rain forests.

«What we found was this really strong impact — air that traveled over a lot of forest brought a lot more rain than air that didn't travel over very much forest,» said lead author Dominick Spracklen of the University of Leeds.

Understanding these pocket rain forests and how they sustain themselves in the middle of a rugged desert has become the life's work of a small cadre of scientists who are only now beginning to fully appreciate Fray Jorge's third and deepest surprise: The trees that grow here do more than just drink the fog.

And basically it's all set up ahead of time and it runs programs for each and every space, so the rain forest is different than the deserts, the deserts are different than the highlands, the lowlands and then there is also the whole zone for the human — you know, human visitors.

Covered in long red hair, standing more than 6 feet on its hind legs, emanating a stench so foul it disorients everyone in sniffing distance, the mapinguari is reputed to be the wildest, rarest, most mysterious and terrifying denizen of the rain forest.

And in rain forest cultures, related women tend to form the core of a community for a lifetime, rather than being shipped off to serve the expediency of marriage making.

Traditional tundra societies are more likely to share cultural patterns with each other than with tropical rain forest societies, regardless of whether some descended from a common ancestral culture.

Finally, desert cultures tend to teach their children to be modest about nudity at an earlier age than in rain forest cultures and have more severe strictures against premarital sex.

Scientists suspect that, on balance, mosquitoes don't contribute much of anything to the ecosystem, other than fending off humans from despoiling rain forests.

Last of the Amazon In the time it takes to read this article, an area of Brazil's rain forest larger than 200 football fields will have been destroyed.

Some other statistics: About half of the world's tropical forests have been cleared (FAO) Forests currently cover about 30 percent of the world's land mass (National Geographic) Forest loss contributes between 6 percent and 12 percent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions (Nature Geoscience) About 36 football fields worth of trees lost every minute (World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-RRB- Rain Forest Threats, Rain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arablforests have been cleared (FAO) Forests currently cover about 30 percent of the world's land mass (National Geographic) Forest loss contributes between 6 percent and 12 percent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions (Nature Geoscience) About 36 football fields worth of trees lost every minute (World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-RRB- Rain Forest Threats, Rain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arablForests currently cover about 30 percent of the world's land mass (National Geographic) Forest loss contributes between 6 percent and 12 percent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions (Nature Geoscience) About 36 football fields worth of trees lost every minute (World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-RRB- Rain Forest Threats, Rain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable lRain Forest Threats, Rain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable lRain Forest Species More than half of Earth's rain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable lrain forests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arablforests have already been lost forever to the insatiable human demand for wood and arable land.

The research team, led by Gregory Asner of the Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology, used innovative remote sensing technology on aircraft to survey the impact of invasives on more than 220,000 hectares (850 square miles) of rain forest on the island of Hawaii.

In Brazil, which houses 30 percent of the remaining tropical rain forest on Earth, more than 50,000 square miles of rain forest were lost to deforestation between 2000 and 2005.

More than a hundred animal and insect species are lost every day from rain forest destruction — a crucial, irreparable blow to the biodiversity essential to maintaining our planet's healthy ecology.

Rather than treat with antibiotics, which are ineffective against viruses, Dr. Smith opts for natural antibacterial agents such as Cat's Claw, an herb from the Amazonian rain forest.

Bats are vital for keeping the rain forest alive — they are key pollinators for more than 500 kinds of plants.

It features tile - roofed casitas (bungalows), tea plantation, and an on site rain forest reserve harboring more than 100 species of birds and 250 species of butterflies.

The river is Peru's biodiversity center, with untouched rain forests that contain 20,000 plant species and more than 1,000 species of birds.

The number of travel frontiers is dwindling quicker than you can say «eight days in a collapsible canoe in the South American rain forest,» yet the Tunisian desert fulfills the promise of a pioneer experience.

-- C.L., Seattle, Wash. a. There's no question it's Panama — with more rain forest than Costa Rica, deserted... Read More

Belize is graced with more than 180 miles of coast, thick rain forest, and Maya ruins; and beneath its Caribbean waters lies one of the most extensive barrier reef systems in the world.

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is a great place for hiking in the rain forest and is less than an hour drive away Cockscomb boasts the world's largest concentration of jaguars, pumas, ocelots and margays and myriad of other animals.

But Peru has much more to offer than ancient ruins: cultural tribes in the Andes, lush rain forests and quaint coastal towns.

Mr. Boeddeker envisioned «a terrain of lush seaside golf courses and rainless rain forests with two hotels, more than 400 condominium units and a shopping center» on the 35,000 acres.

The natural scarcity of water (6 month dry season) has caused wildlife to evolve and thrive in an environment with fewer nutrients than other tropical forests while also maintaining the ability endure six months of intense tropical rain.

From Costa Rica's rain forests to the beaches of Belize, from Baja's desert lagoons to tropical islands off the Yucatan, Mexico and Central America harbor a greater diversity of species than anywhere else on Earth.

Spend the afternoon exploring this extraordinary site, where ancient pyramids tower more than 200 feet and thousands of temples, shrines, and plazas are scattered beneath the rain forest canopy.

We need an healthy ocean; the ocean provides a third of our world with food, and produce more oxygen than all the rain forests combined.

This site was entirely covered by the rain forest for more than 1000 years and therefore is not as extensively restored as many of the other Mayan sites since it was only found in 1937 by local logger, Mrs. Rosa Mai.

On the way to Quinault, take a side trip to the Hoh Rain Forest Visitors Center, deeper in the interior of the Park, to learn more about the western valleys that are drenched in more than 12 feet of rain each yRain Forest Visitors Center, deeper in the interior of the Park, to learn more about the western valleys that are drenched in more than 12 feet of rain each yrain each year.

Nandini Bali Resort & Spa beautifuly located in the rain forests of central Ubud, close to the remarkable town of Ubud which for more than a century has been the islands cultural center for art, music and dance.

There are plenty Machu Picchu alternatives - the Amazon rain forest, less traveled costal towns and big mountain ranges that get substantially less visitors than the Inca Trail and Machu Picchu.

The Corcovado National Park is the largest tract of virgin rain forest in Costa Rica and covers more than half of the Osa Peninsula.

From its peak, one can perceive the sounds of the rain forest: more than 300 species of birds, howler monkeys, ocelots, jaguars and toucans.

From its highest point, one can perceive the sounds of the rain forest: more than 300 species of birds, howler monkeys, ocelots, jaguars and toucans.

From its peak, travelers can perceive the sounds of the rain forest: more than 300 species of birds, howler monkeys, ocelots, jaguars and toucans.

It is near the Arenal Volcano, San Jose and Caribbean with more than 45 continuous, class -3-4 rapids along more than 14miles of lush, vibrant Costa Rica rain forest.

Fiji is an archipelago of more than 330 islands, of which about a third are permanently inhabited, and more than 500 small islets in the South Pacific, with beaches, coral gardens, and rain forests.

But for every Charles Burchfield, Georgia O'Keeffe or Marsden Hartley, there is something such as George Sugarman's meandering painted wood sculpture «Inscape» (1964), a satisfying, seldom exhibited work, or Louise Nevelson's «Rain Forest Columns,» which seem to be included more because of their titles than for what they are.

The works in this survey of Caio Reisewitz's photography, organized by Christopher Phillips, could be grouped into three categories: those that focused on the Brazil - based artist's native country, on what he calls its «places of power»; those that focused on that nation's rain forests, which have their own peculiar power; and those that focused on China, where he attends to people more than to places.