Amphibian

the planet.” If these forests are the most densely packed areas of life, they should therefore be the most protected areas in the world, but that is not the case. For example, the growing human population is threatening 32% of all amphibian species in the world (“amphibian extinctions”). The amount of land dedicated to crops for human and livestock consumption will grow exponentially with the population, putting forest dwelling creatures at risk of extinction. If human population reaches a point…

1.0 Introduction The great beer reef is located off the coast of Queensland in northeast Australia. The Great Barrier Reef stretches more than 1,600 miles 2,575 kilometres. More than 1,500 fish species live on the reef and The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of roughly 3,000 individual reefs and 900 islands thirty species of whales, dolphins and porpoises have been recorded in the Great Barrier Reef including the Pacific humpback dolphin and the humpback…

Way back when, humanity had such a strong past. Nothing appeared. Time was time. Nothing is nothing. The four eras that made history. Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic. Historians and Scientists, did research for years and years. What happened during the Precambrian Era, nobody had a clue. Until humans researched the resources left behind. Back in the Precambrian Era . Earth was born. 4.6 million years ago, not even that many.! Stars and the planets were too! Rocks and much…

Liberia is a country in West Africa founded, established, and controlled by citizens of the United States and ex-Caribbean slaves a colony for former African American slaves and their free black descendants.It was established in 1821 even though they didn’t declare independence until July 26, 1847. The United States finally accepted and Liberia gained independence on February 5, 1862. Liberia was also the first nation to gain its independence, although it wasn’t the only independent state in…

Cerrado. Rhea americana The Rhea americana is a flightless bird, resembling an ostrich, found only in Cerrado. The biodiversity of the Cerrado is extremely rich, with at least 10,400 species of vascular plants and over 780 fish, 180 reptile, 110 amphibian, 830 bird, and 95 mammal species. It also has the richest variety of flora of all tropical savannah regions and a high level of endemism. Over four thousand of identified local plant species, including almost all of the herbaceous species,…

lower branches, and the older trees have doubled or even tripled in height” (Yong, 2) This had a ripple effect causing an increase in beaver colonies due to taller trees. More beavers then lead to more habitats available for animals such as: fish, amphibians, and birds. These effects have traditionally been accepted as a result or consequence of predation; however, scientists are now referring to these as part of “the landscape of fear”, which can help them to better understand…

Picchu contains about 10% of the fauna and 22% of the flora of Peru. It stands out as one of the few mountain regions that have abundant available information about the local flora and fauna. They have recorded 401 species of birds, 19 reptiles, 10 amphibians, 13 fishes, 300 diurnal butterflies and 400 nocturnal, also recorded 309 species of orchids of the total of 1,625 species in the country, it is estimated that there are 200 additional species not…

Park Ecology: Voyageurs National Park With the landscape being molded nearly a billion years ago, glaciers have proved to be a prominent impact on the topography of Voyageurs National Park. In addition to forming the rigid layers of the terrain, the glaciers have also helped in the formation of the mosaic-like rocks and minerals that exist in the present-day wildlife sanctuary. Years of snow and rain have also contributed to the erosion of the sediments, thus affecting the geological development…

, 3 visualize what organs are hidden beneath the skin of this multicellular organism and to apply this structural and functional idea of the organs to the what the human body looks like underneath the skin we live in. Out in the wild, the frogs have a very significant niche. According to Frog: Journey North ’s “Frequently Asked Questions,” the role of a frog is to “eat insects, small fish,…

The Strength to Overcome Perseverance is defined as the quality that allows someone to continue trying to do something even though it is difficult (Perseverance, 2016). The theme of perseverance is shown a variety of ways in literature and art, including through image, text, and through context. Of all of the themes relevant to the selected works from Literature: A World of Writing, perseverance has by far had the greatest impact on the development of the pieces. The speaker, in Annabel Lee, a…