Sentences with phrase «tropical rain forest»

The back view is of rolling hills and mountains and miles and miles of tropical rain forest with lots of old trees and wildlife.

Most plants in tropical rain forests keep their leaves all year, gradually replacing them as they fall with age.

You will take a thirty - minute hike on a moderate trail through a lush tropical rain forest where your guide will point out several medicinal plants and archaeological features.

It is located in the plateau area at around 35 meters height and is surrounded by tropical rain forest.

The largest tropical rain forest in the world, famous for its incredible biodiversity.

Once a lush rainforest, this area is now one of the last dry tropical rain forests in the world.

Many say it is the idyllic place to have both, services and comfort with the magnificent tropical rain forest.

MA - 12 sits on 5 acres of tropical rain forest.

There are long sweeping beaches with consistent surf and lush tropical rain forests that line the shoreline for miles.

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.

• 27 percent of new palm oil plantations in Indonesia are created onland that began as tropical rain forest; 1.5 percent of these lands arebeing deforested each year.

Wildfire has been natural in Africa for eons of time, not breaking into tropical rain forests but certainly into the forests of the plateaus and changing these secondary successional forests into grassland savannas.

The panorama of tropical rain forest with quiet and silent situation like hill sides is a nice view to which may be enjoyed from all around this hotel in Ubud.

The second is a solo devoted to a single artist, the contemporary Brazilian photographer Caio Reisewitz, whose big color images of threatened tropical rain forests offer a lush antidote to urban grit — Manhattan's included.

Keeping tropical rain forests intact is a better way to combat climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations, a study in the journal Conservation Biology finds.

This place of interest set in plateu area with lush tropical rain forest surround.

These trends would further desiccate many of the world's great deserts like the Sahara and the Arabian (both in the northern subtropics), whereas tropical rain forests like those in Amazonia and Africa straddling the equator and the southern tropic zone would get wetter.

In addition, during the glacial period large sections of tropical rain forest changes to savannah (About a third of the tropical forest changes to savannah.

Pushed from center stage by the expected record arctic ice and permafrost melt, tropical rain forest destruction has been elbowing its way back through the smoke and into view.

Whether tropical rain forest, arid desert, or rocky alpine meadow, each ecosystem is a riot of interconnected plants and animals, brimming with activity.

A perfect beach and tropical rain forest vacation home or business-wise a great opportunity to rent rooms in one of the upcoming towns of Costa Rica.

ey up the beautiful Navua River, past villagers, farm lands, pristine tropical rain forests, deep gorges / canyons meandering rapids and numerous cascading waterfalls.

Depart early for a trip to La Selva Biological Station, a research center in a protected lowland tropical rain forest.

Take a leisurely hike with a highly trained, well - educated Costa Rican naturalist guide through our exotic, bio-diverse tropical rain forest preserved in our 34 year old Manuel Antonio National Park.See how many different kinds of...

This is a remembrance of our many years of adventures, exploring tropical rain forests, ancient forests, mangroves and national parks, searching cypress swamps for the ivory - billed woodpecker and interviewing and photographing climate change scientists.

Tropical rain forests became more diverse, not less, during the warm spell.

One such biofuel, palm oil, covers millions of acres in Southeast Asia, where it has directly or indirectly replaced tropical rain forests, resulting in loss of habitats for species such as rhinos and orangutans and the loss of carbon stored in trees and peatlands.

WASHINGTON DC, December 1, 2008 — Keeping tropical rain forests intact is a better way to combat climate change than replacing them with biofuel plantations, a study in the journal Conservation Biology finds.

The effects could be even greater as the spaces where trees die are converted into farmland in many areas, particularly the Amazon, one of three main tropical rain forest areas, along with the Congo Basin and Southeast Asia.

Primarily found on the island of Madagascar, but also Asia, Africa and even the United States, their habitats range from tropical rain forests to west African deserts.

The island's distinctive offering goes far beyond the stereotypical image of a traditional Caribbean beach holiday with its award - winning protected tropical rain forest, fantastic scuba diving and snorkelling, challenging bike trails complimenting the excellent local hospitality, friendly people and varied cuisine.

Although known by a few different names, this beautiful tropical rain forest is most commonly known as El Yunque.

Guests will then zip line through the thick tropical rain forest on lines spanning as long as 500m.

Yanuo Tropical Rain Forest Resort is described by Viator as an «eco-theme park for adventure enthusiasts.»

One of the primary reasons we value tropical rain forests is because they waste so little of the energy supplied by the sun while running massive nutrient cycles.

The Rutgers study is the first to compare variations of food and nutrition at similar tropical rain forest sites — some of the oldest forests on Earth — that are in close proximity.

It is produced naturally by soils, with agricultural and tropical rain forest soils being the main sources of N2O to the atmosphere.

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.

series introduces tropical rain forests and their abundant animal life, and it continues with an overview of a food chain, including producers, consumers, predators, and decomposers.

Sangeh is a small tropical rain forest surrounded by the rice field with high and shady tropical trees where this place as a habitat for group of monkeys.

El Yunque is the only tropical rain forest in the US National Forest System, and surrounding mountains hide an eco - adventurer's dreamscape of canyons, caves and waterfalls.

Rio Bravo Conservation Area: Located just a short ride from the Mennonite community of Blue Creek, the fascinating Rio Bravo Conservation Area consists of captivating tropical rain forests, which hold over 200 species of trees and 12 endangered animal species.

If you want to truly experience tropical rain forest waterfall, there are great waterfall tours to visit a private waterfall which is situated in the heart of the Maya Mountains.

The journey to the emerald pool begins at the wildlife sanctuary office and takes around 800 metres through a well - trodden forest path or alternatively you can follow the longer nature trail which winds through spectacular tropical rain forest - one of the few remaining in Southern Thailand.

Embraced with the gorgeous tropical rain forest and stunning mountainous landscape, all spacious well - appointed guestrooms are artistically designed in contemporary Southern Thai - Bali style.

The house is set up against a sublime backdrop of tropical rain forests abiding some of the most fascinating wildlife and blooming flora.

The friendly and facilitative staff at the resort can arrange trips to explore the numerous terrestrial wonders in the area like Mayan ruins, unspoiled tropical rain forests, and stunning waterfalls.