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Tropical Rain Forest Tropical Forests
2,490 wordsAguilar, S. and R. Condit. In press. Uso de abodes nation por una comunidad de campesinos en Panama. Biotropica. Appanah, S. and G. Weinland. 1993. A Preliminary Analysis of the 50 -hectare Pasoh Demography Plot: I. Dipterocarpaceae. Research Pamphlet No. 112. Kepong, Malaysia: Forest Research Institute of Malaysia. Appanah, S. , A. H. Gentry, and J. V. La Frankie. 1993. Liana diversity and species richness of Malayan rain forests. Journal of Tropical Forest Science 6 (2): 116 - 123. Ashton, P. ...
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Tropical Rain Forest Kuala Lumpur
2,502 words... modeling: Conceptual Background and Old World Case Studies. Man and the Biosphere Series, Volume 20. Paris, France: Parthenon Publishing. Hall, P. and K. S. Bawa. 1993. Methods to assess the impact of extraction of non-timber tropical forest products on plant populations. Economic Botany 47: 234 - 247. Hamrick, J. L. and J. D. Nason. In press. Gene flow in forest trees. In T. J. B. Boyle, A. Young, and D. Boshier (Eds. ). Forest Conservation Genetics: Principles and Practice. Australia: CIFO...
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Males And Females Men And Women
1,091 wordsWomen's Health and Tropical Diseases: A focus on Africa Over one-quarter of the world's population are at risk from parasitic infections and the majority of these infections are confined to the world's poverty belt of the tropics and sub-tropics -- largely in Sub-Saharan Africa. Women constitute nearly 67 per cent of the total population of Africa, and to achieve better global health condition, a focus on African women is thus necessary. Low income levels are associated with debilitating disease...
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Storm Surge Tropical Storms
1,424 wordsWhat is a hurricane? Hurricanes are part of a family of weather systems known as "tropical cyclones. " The word hurricane is from the West Indian word hurricane, meaning "big wind. " A hurricane begins its life as a disorganized storm system, which forms over warm, tropical waters in the Atlantic. When the storm system become more organized, it is classified as a "tropical depression, " and given a number by the National Hurricane Center. If the winds in a tropical depression grow in intensity t...
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National Hurricane Center Atlantic Ocean
1,449 wordsThe term "hurricane" is a name given to violent storms that originate over the tropical or subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or North Pacific Ocean. Hurricanes need warm tropical oceans, moisture and light winds above them in order to maintain themselves active. Those storms other than the ones considered typhoons are known as tropical cyclones, which is the general name for all such storms including hurricanes and typhoons. Hurricanes are named based on ce...
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20 Th Century Tropical Forests
1,791 words... been noticed that male orangutans tend to be less aggressive towards each other, when their social interaction occurs on permanent basis. Usually, this happens when males territories overlap. Female orangutans social role is reduced to raising offspring. Nevertheless, during the mating period, females become much more active. As a rule, males would not approach them, unless being welcomed by a specific mating gesticulation. Male orangutans express their excitement with breaking branches off ...
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Tropical Rain Forest Plants And Animals
1,722 wordsA decade ago the rain forests seldom came up in every day conversation. Today the tropical woodland is the theme and setting for popular movies such as the Medicine Man, and Arachnophobia. In addition there is an International restaurant chain called the Rain Forest Caf, the caf has a rain forest theme, and is located in such countries as the United States, England, and Australia. The Rain Forest Cafe actually donates a percentage of their profits toward rain forest conservation. Rain forests ar...
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Red Blood Cells Fatty Acids
5,706 wordsMalaria is Parasitic Wasps Introduction Malaria is one of the most prevalent and dangerous diseases known to man. It has existed for centuries and affects a myriad of people in the tropical region. Even today, with our newly discovered treatments for many of the tropical diseases, over 10 % of the people that are infected with malaria each year and do not receive proper treatment die. In Africa alone, over 1 million children die each year because of malaria and new cases are reported frequently....
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National Hurricane Center Tropical Storm
1,165 wordsHurricane Hurricane Floyd Floyd Hurricane Hur-ri-cane (n) 1. A tropical cyclone usually involving heavy rains And winds exceeding 74 mph. (119 kph. ) From carib [huracan] What is a hurricane? Encarta defines it as a tropical cyclone with winds up to 74 mph (119 kph. ) To many people it means destruction. Hurricane Floyd caused tremendous destruction to America as well as set it back a few million. Stay with me as we track the storm. Tropical Storm Floyd forms in Atlantic Washington September 8, ...
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Tropical Storm Wind Speeds
2,645 wordsKauia Hurricane Iniki Hurricane Iniki Kauia County, Hawaii consists of the islands of Kauia and Niihau. Kauia is a 555 -square-mile island with a population of about 57, 000 people. Lihue, the largest city on Kauia, is home to an estimated 12, 000 people. Kauia is one of the wettest spots on Earth with an annual rainfall averaging 400 inches. It has seven microclimate's including desert-like conditions on the west to tropical rain forests in the interior. Many species of endangered or threatened...
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Tropical Storms Pacific Ocean
456 wordsTropical CYCLONE formed Hurricanes Hurricanes Tropical CYCLONE formed over the North Atlantic, E North Pacific, W South Pacific, and Indian oceans in which the winds attain speeds greater than 75 mph (121 km / hr ). A tropical cyclone passes through two stages, tropical depression and tropical storm, before reaching hurricane force. An average of 3. 5 tropical storms per year become hurricanes; one to three of these approach the U. S. coast. Hurricanes usually develop between July and October. A...
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Cattle Ranching Shifting Cultivation
2,234 wordsname = Shiv Sudan email = publish = yes subject = Science title = Rainforest Destruction papers = Introduction With the increase of rainforest destruction that is taking place, it could take ten years for the rainforests to be destroyed for good. If we dont restrain or take action towards the destruction there is no telling what will happen to the world. Most scientists have predicted that at the rate that we are going at there will be no rainforests left by the year 2050. Long ago, rainforest w...
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