- Conservation Chapter 12 Flashcards - Quizlet
An organization known as Conservation International bought $650,000 of Bolivia's debt for $100,000, and in exchange for canceling their debt, Bolivia agreed to protect 1 million ha of their land
- Global change effects on humid tropical forests: Evidence for . . .
A comparative phylogeographic model of 12 widespread Amazonian tree species suggested that nine species had lineages dating 2 6–8 million years ago (Ma), indicating that these species withstood the Pliocene (2 6–5 Ma) and or late Miocene (8–10 Ma) when air temperatures were similar to warming projections for the year 2100 [Dick et al , 2013]
- How Does Deforestation Affect Orangutans? - Scientific American
The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) reports that over the last four decades, the total land area planted with oil palm in Indonesia has grown some 30-fold to over three million
- Stopping habitat destruction - Fauna Flora
Forests, mountains, rivers, the ocean – these landscapes and seascapes provide us with food, medicine, water, oxygen, inspiration and sanctuary They are also home to our planet’s unique abundance of wildlife Habitat destruction takes many forms: conversion for agriculture, urban expansion
- Understanding and Protecting Animal Habitats
An animal habitat refers to the natural environment where a particular species of animal lives, finds shelter, and fulfills its basic needs such as food, water, and reproduction Types of Animal Habitats There are various types of animal habitats, including: Forest Habitats: Dense forests provide homes to diverse species of
- Amazon rainforest - Wikiwand
The Amazon represents over half of the total area of remaining rainforests on Earth, [4] and comprises the largest and most biodiverse tract of tropical rainforest in the world, with an estimated 390 billion individual trees in about 16,000 species
- Australias Wild Odyssey: The importance of rainforests
They're some of the Earth's most complex ecosystems, and while they only cover around 6% of the planet's surface, they're home to over half the world's terrestrial plant and animal species
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