Recently discovered fossils at Oregons John Day Fossil Beds National Monument reveal a new species that scientists believe was the last non-human primate in North America. The small, lemur-like animal is believed to have crossed a land bridge at the Bering Strait about 29 million years ago, according to Dr. Joshua Samuels, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument chief of paleontology. This new species shows little resemblance to other North American primates, said Samuels. Where it came from and how it is related to other primates has long been a mystery.
... cooperatively with National Park Service staff to protect fossil sites throughout Oregon. While prospecting with National Park Service paleontologists in 1997, Zancanella found the first tooth of the new species. After more than a decade of diligent searching, Park Service staff found two additional ...
... cooperatively with National Park Service staff to protect fossil sites throughout Oregon. While prospecting with National Park Service paleontologists in 1997, Zancanella found the first tooth of the new species. After more than a decade of diligent searching, Park Service staff found two additional ...
Glossary
... Distribution: area over which we can find a species Specialist species: species with a narrow ecological niche. They may be able to live in only 1 type of habitat, tolerate only a narrow range of climatic and other environmental conditions, or use only 1 type or a few types of food. Indicator specie ...
... Distribution: area over which we can find a species Specialist species: species with a narrow ecological niche. They may be able to live in only 1 type of habitat, tolerate only a narrow range of climatic and other environmental conditions, or use only 1 type or a few types of food. Indicator specie ...
Levels of Organization
... • Group of organisms of one species living in the same place at the same time • Species= organisms with similar characteristics that are able to breed and produce fertile offspring • Compete for food water, mates, resources • Adaptations may lead to no competition • Ex) School of Tangs ...
... • Group of organisms of one species living in the same place at the same time • Species= organisms with similar characteristics that are able to breed and produce fertile offspring • Compete for food water, mates, resources • Adaptations may lead to no competition • Ex) School of Tangs ...
Bikaner was founded by Rao Bika, second son of the
... closed off entirely to the public. Within Kisli, Kanha, and Mukki ranges, certain roads and areas are also closed to tourists. As of this writing (mid-1998), the percentage of the park's core area open to visitors (227 km2) is about 25%. The park is served by an extensive network (a little over 700 ...
... closed off entirely to the public. Within Kisli, Kanha, and Mukki ranges, certain roads and areas are also closed to tourists. As of this writing (mid-1998), the percentage of the park's core area open to visitors (227 km2) is about 25%. The park is served by an extensive network (a little over 700 ...
Temperate Forests
... less complete, biomass may accumulate more rapidly. During this period, nutrients also accumulate rapidly. Late in the successional process, nutrients may be tied up in dead plant material and less available to the ecosystem. ...
... less complete, biomass may accumulate more rapidly. During this period, nutrients also accumulate rapidly. Late in the successional process, nutrients may be tied up in dead plant material and less available to the ecosystem. ...
matura
... Grande and to the east of the Caroni Plains within the Long Stretch Forest Reserve. It is the largest remaining natural savanna in the country. The Aripo Savannas have an international reputation for their unusual flora in striking vegetation communities. It is one of the more intensively studied ar ...
... Grande and to the east of the Caroni Plains within the Long Stretch Forest Reserve. It is the largest remaining natural savanna in the country. The Aripo Savannas have an international reputation for their unusual flora in striking vegetation communities. It is one of the more intensively studied ar ...
Priority species - The National Forest
... quick reference notes for anyone wishing to contribute to biodiversity within that area. Each sheet begins with some basic information on its size in terms of both its area (in hectares) and the proportion of The National Forest that it represents. A map of the character area then shows the distribu ...
... quick reference notes for anyone wishing to contribute to biodiversity within that area. Each sheet begins with some basic information on its size in terms of both its area (in hectares) and the proportion of The National Forest that it represents. A map of the character area then shows the distribu ...
edge effects on a community of forest monkeys in kibale national
... along the forest edge and in the forest interior. The data were analyzed using paired ...
... along the forest edge and in the forest interior. The data were analyzed using paired ...
Species: Jefferson Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) Global
... Current threats to the species include alteration of vernal pool breeding sites, loss and alteration of forested habitats surrounding pools, road mortality during migration to and from breeding sites, and acidification of vernal pools due to acid deposition (NatureServe ...
... Current threats to the species include alteration of vernal pool breeding sites, loss and alteration of forested habitats surrounding pools, road mortality during migration to and from breeding sites, and acidification of vernal pools due to acid deposition (NatureServe ...
Human Impact Activity
... What types of pollution threatens the health of organisms in your biome/ecosystem? What types of human activities have created this pollution? ...
... What types of pollution threatens the health of organisms in your biome/ecosystem? What types of human activities have created this pollution? ...
Deosai National Park
... The wetlands are fed by snow melt from the surrounding high snow-clad peaks and are drained by many fast-flowing rivers and streams. Large expanses of alpine meadow alternate with drier stony areas, and there are patches of dwarf willows along the rivers and streams with many species of Poa, Saxifra ...
... The wetlands are fed by snow melt from the surrounding high snow-clad peaks and are drained by many fast-flowing rivers and streams. Large expanses of alpine meadow alternate with drier stony areas, and there are patches of dwarf willows along the rivers and streams with many species of Poa, Saxifra ...
Word File - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
... The wetlands are fed by snow melt from the surrounding high snow-clad peaks and are drained by many fast-flowing rivers and streams. Large expanses of alpine meadow alternate with drier stony areas, and there are patches of dwarf willows along the rivers and streams with many species of Poa, Saxifra ...
... The wetlands are fed by snow melt from the surrounding high snow-clad peaks and are drained by many fast-flowing rivers and streams. Large expanses of alpine meadow alternate with drier stony areas, and there are patches of dwarf willows along the rivers and streams with many species of Poa, Saxifra ...
Tropical Broadleaf Evergreen Forest: The Rainforest
... Common characteristics of tropical trees. Tropical species frequently possess one or more of the following attributes not seen in trees of higher latitudes. Buttresses: many species have broad, woody flanges at the base of the trunk. Originally believed to help support the tree, now it is believed t ...
... Common characteristics of tropical trees. Tropical species frequently possess one or more of the following attributes not seen in trees of higher latitudes. Buttresses: many species have broad, woody flanges at the base of the trunk. Originally believed to help support the tree, now it is believed t ...
Temperate Broadleaf Deciduous Forest
... Pleistocene. Oaks, beeches, and elms dominate. Most of the forest was cleared for agriculture, with remnants surviving only in some royal hunting preserves. The TBDF of China is known primarily from the fossil record; intensive agriculture has caused this region to be cleared of natural vegetation f ...
... Pleistocene. Oaks, beeches, and elms dominate. Most of the forest was cleared for agriculture, with remnants surviving only in some royal hunting preserves. The TBDF of China is known primarily from the fossil record; intensive agriculture has caused this region to be cleared of natural vegetation f ...
Dhanya manur_SessionII_28dec2006
... They provide moisture and lower the temperature. They are the home for many animals and birds, thus , they preserve the biodiversity. They maintain the ecological balance. ...
... They provide moisture and lower the temperature. They are the home for many animals and birds, thus , they preserve the biodiversity. They maintain the ecological balance. ...
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... changes, as well as climate-induced vegetation trends, decreased the occurrence probability of all four species, particularly at the low-altitudinal margins of their distribution. These effects could be partly compensated by modifying single vegetation factors, but full compensation would only be ac ...
... changes, as well as climate-induced vegetation trends, decreased the occurrence probability of all four species, particularly at the low-altitudinal margins of their distribution. These effects could be partly compensated by modifying single vegetation factors, but full compensation would only be ac ...
Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC)
... The KKFC lies in the Tenasserim Range on the boundary between Thailand and Myanmar and covers a vast forest area of 3 western Thailand provinces: Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, and Prachuab Kirikhan. The complex protects the headwaters of many important rivers such as Phetchaburi, Kui Buri, Pranburi, and ...
... The KKFC lies in the Tenasserim Range on the boundary between Thailand and Myanmar and covers a vast forest area of 3 western Thailand provinces: Ratchaburi, Phetchaburi, and Prachuab Kirikhan. The complex protects the headwaters of many important rivers such as Phetchaburi, Kui Buri, Pranburi, and ...
Class 8 Conservation of Plants and Animals CBSE TEST PAPER_1
... Answer: Gahirmatha is the only marine wildlife sanctuary of Orissa. Olive Ridley sea turtles migrate in huge numbers Question: Why is Kaziranga National Park famous ? Answer: Kaziranga National Park a world heritage site is famous for the Great Indian one horned rhinoceros. Question: what is the dif ...
... Answer: Gahirmatha is the only marine wildlife sanctuary of Orissa. Olive Ridley sea turtles migrate in huge numbers Question: Why is Kaziranga National Park famous ? Answer: Kaziranga National Park a world heritage site is famous for the Great Indian one horned rhinoceros. Question: what is the dif ...
From avian tracking to population processes
... extinctions under climate change. Yet, most endothermic species are primarily not affected by physiological constraints, but indirectly by climate-induced changes of habitat quality. In mountain forests, where species largely depend on vegetation composition and structure, climate change effects may ...
... extinctions under climate change. Yet, most endothermic species are primarily not affected by physiological constraints, but indirectly by climate-induced changes of habitat quality. In mountain forests, where species largely depend on vegetation composition and structure, climate change effects may ...
Wildlife Lake - penrith lakes
... the character of a natural open water form with refuge islands, wetlands and a strong emphasis on wildlife habitat. It was designed to be visually integrated with the floodplain and river, including use of the trees, shrubs and grasses of the original floodplain. All of the native trees, shrubs and ...
... the character of a natural open water form with refuge islands, wetlands and a strong emphasis on wildlife habitat. It was designed to be visually integrated with the floodplain and river, including use of the trees, shrubs and grasses of the original floodplain. All of the native trees, shrubs and ...
DENR Memorandum Circular No. 2004-06
... structure caused by natural processes over time'. It can be described in terms of plant community changes, referred to as plant succession. An area where the tropical rainforest vegetation has been removed will have their natural tendency to revert back to forest cover. In general, depending on the ...
... structure caused by natural processes over time'. It can be described in terms of plant community changes, referred to as plant succession. An area where the tropical rainforest vegetation has been removed will have their natural tendency to revert back to forest cover. In general, depending on the ...
Blank document - Department of the Environment
... I recommend that the whole of the Caldera area within the Tweed Shire be evaluated, and prioritised under the Corridor Plan. The DECCW, Coffs Harbour, has already mapped out significant wildlife & climate change corridors within this area The Caldera is listed as an iconic landscape, the 2nd largest ...
... I recommend that the whole of the Caldera area within the Tweed Shire be evaluated, and prioritised under the Corridor Plan. The DECCW, Coffs Harbour, has already mapped out significant wildlife & climate change corridors within this area The Caldera is listed as an iconic landscape, the 2nd largest ...
SPECIES FACT SHEET
... habitat occupies a small part of the range. No estimates of abundance have been made, but for invertebrates, population size is not as significant as number of occurrences. OR: This species has not been found and is not expected in OR. ...
... habitat occupies a small part of the range. No estimates of abundance have been made, but for invertebrates, population size is not as significant as number of occurrences. OR: This species has not been found and is not expected in OR. ...
Kasanka National Park
Kasanka National Park is a park located in the Serenje District of Zambia’s Central Province. At roughly 390km2, Kasanka is one of Zambia’s smallest national parks. Kasanka’s situation is interesting as it is the first of Zambia’s national parks to be privately managed. The privately funded Kasanka Trust Ltd has taken on all management responsibilities, in partnership with the Zambian Wildlife Authority, and has been in operation since 1986.