They are havens for millions of plants and animals. Rainforests are extremely important in the ecology of the Earth. The plants of the rainforest generate much of the Earth's oxygen. These plants are also very important to people in other ways; many are used in new drugs that fight disease and illness. Where are the Rainforests located?
The final region, the Omagua, is the interior jungles of the Amazon Basin with extreme heat and humidity (Martinez). Peru is also famous for man-made features like Machu Picchu and natural features like Lake Titicaca “at 12,500 feet (3,810 m) the highest navigable lake in the world. It is 350 miles (560 km) long and 100 miles (160 km) wide and contains 30 islands”("Peru" New World). The reason Peru is known as the land of the Inca is because of Emperor Pachacutec's use of force to bring together many areas under his control, from Northern Ecuador to Argentina, and from the coast of Bolivia far into the Amazon. The Incas lived in peace for the next two
jose.grajeda@agnet.com.br ABSTRACT Purpose of this paper The purpose of this paper is to present the management challenges of building the 44,000-seat Amazon Arena in Manaus, a city located in the rain forest and reached only by river or air. Design/methodology/approach Upon showing the difficulties of working in an environment of complicate logistics and under extreme temperatures combined with high relative humidity of air and continuous rainfall, the authors approach the advanced cost engineering concepts employed by the general contractor to ensure satisfactory production rates and to meet the original tight schedule. Scope changes imposed by FIFA during the construction period — such as adherence to LEED energy efficiency requirements and adoption of new visibility parameters —, and many change orders arisen due to poor preliminary design forced the contractor to resort to a state-of-the-art method of measuring and improving productivities based on lean construction philosophy, as well as 4D BIM technology to monitor the progress of job. Findings As a conclusion, the lean construction methodology proved to be efficient in such an audacious project, especially due to the large repetition of the precast concrete operations. Keywords: Lean construction, productivity, 4D BIM, stadium, sports arena.
Some of the species include the Ibis, roseate, spoonbills, egrets, herons and wood storks. There are native birds and also birds that migrate to the everglades. Also, there are many different snakes that are along side of the Alligator and Crocodile in the reptile family. There are many diverse plants ranging from sawgrass and bladderwort to pine trees and orchids. ● ● • Abiotic Components.
Tropical Rain Forest Location – Central America in the Amazon river basin, Africa Zaire basin also eastern Madagascar, Indo- Malaysia, New Guinea, Queensland, & Australia. 50 to 260 of rainfalls yearly, Rain forests belong to the tropical wet climate group. The temperature in a rain forest rarely gets higher than 93 °F (34 °C) or drops below 68 °F (20 °C); average humidity is between 77 and 88%; rainfall is often more than 100 inches a year. Plants- Calcutta cane (bambusa) Jambu Ayer (Syzygium) Durian (Durio) Animals- Pygmy Elephant (Loxodonta), Bengal Tiger (Panthera), Chimpanzee (Pan) Pictures of Tropical Rain Forest Temperate Rain Forest Location – Europe, Asia , Northern Iran At least 200 cm of it, perhaps up to 350 centimeters in warmer areas. The precipitation can fall in the form of rain or snow, with snow becoming more likely at higher elevations.
It is home to the worlds largest rainforest and river, the Amazon; the highest waterfall, Angel Falls; the longest mountain range, the Andes Mountains; the driest place on the planet, the Atacama Desert; the highest capitol city, La Paz Bolivia; and the most southern city in the world, Puerto Toro, Chile. The landscape is a diverse plethora of vegetation that supplies many sources of food and medicines. It is also home to indigenous people and unknown tribes that still live in the Amazon Rainforest. History of the People and the Food. Before the Spanish explorers came to the Americas around the 16th century, there were existing thriving civilizations.
Salonga National Park | Randall Baird | May 5, 2011 | Luciana RobinsonSCI 230 | The Salonga National Park is the largest tropical rain forest in Africa, and the second largest in the world. It is located in the center of the Congo River basin, and it is home to one of the largest and most diverse endemic endangered species in the world. Since the forest is isolated and only accessible by air or water, it makes an ideal location to support the diverse species of plant and animal life found within the park. The National Park covers over a third of the Salonga-Lukenie-Sankuru forest, and the landscape varies from swamp lands to dry lands. Due to the fact it is near the continental equatorial, the climate is hot and humid with an average rainfall of 2000mm over most of the reserve, and falls to 1700m in the south, with a slightly drier season from June to August.
Write a 1500 word report that addresses the following: For an endangered species/closely related group of species of your choice describe the National, European and International legislation available to conserve it/them. YOU MUST USE A DIFFERENT SPECIES TO THE ONE USED IN YOUR PRESENTATION. You should also provide some background context for the species and consideration of the future survival of your selected species. Your report should include relevant maps, diagrams and/or figures CONSERVATION LEGISLATION FOR ENDANGERED MUSTELIDS Mustela lutreola, European mink Species background, ecology, range, why endangered: The European mink, (mustela lutreola), is listed as endangered by the IUCN red list and the population trend is declining. Though the species is threatened, estimates put the current population decline in the last 15 years at a minimum of 50%.
Conservation of ecosystems and the habitats of animals and plants is important because we rely so heavily on their existence for so many aspects of life. One main example of an important ecosystem, are the tropical rain forests around the globe in areas such as the Amazon in South America. Topical rain forests balance the global ecosystem and human existence. They are unparalleled in terms of their biological diversity, because they not only play a role in regulating global weather, but sustain within themselves nearly half of the world's plants
----------------------- Week 8 – TTL Group Activity – Transnational reworking of a rural livelihood The Amazon rainforest, or also known as the Amazonia; is one of the world’s greatest natural resources. Described as the “Lungs of our Planet”, approximately 20% of Earth’s oxygen is produced by the Amazon rainforest. The Amazonia possesses is some of the riches and diverse ecosystems, with over 500 mammal species, over 300 reptiles species, and a third of the world’s bird population. As the world’s largest rainforest, the Amazonia covers approximately 40% of the Southern American continent. Today the Amazonia has had 20% of its forest destroyed as a result of cattle ranches, mining, logging and agriculture.