Environmental Complexity: The environment, both living and nonliving, can be classified in a hierarchical schema which starts tiny at the level of particles called atoms and increases in breadth to encompass all living and nonlivin...
A renewable resource is a natural material that is replenished in the environment through natural processes. These materials can be used indefinitely, as long as they are not consumed at a rate faster than they can be restored. Conversely, nonrenewable resources are natu...
A perfect base for exploring the Great Barrier Reef, the rainforest at Daintree and the beaches at Cape Tribulation, this Queensland town has an out-of-this-world setting. Sunbathe on the golden sands of Four Mile Beach, then melt into perfect pampering at one of Port Douglas’ glorious ...
In her slim, contemplative non-fiction work,Sophie Fontaneldescribed her cynicism at the arrival of the Olympic Games into Paris, all the unwanted infrastructure, inconvenience, people and disturbance. So much was she affronted, she left the city the opening ceremony week and went off to a Greek...
A perfect base for exploring the Great Barrier Reef, the rainforest at Daintree and the beaches at Cape Tribulation, this Queensland town has an out-of-this-world setting. Sunbathe on the golden sands of Four Mile Beach, then melt into perfect pampering at one of Port Douglas’ glorious ...
I haven’t much idea of how things are likely to play out in the chaos (James Ellroy has a great quote, which he attributes to W. H. Auden, but I think he just made it up, a very Ellroy thing to do: “This storm, this savaging disaster”, which just about covers it). I thi...
living in the same vegetation types. It is likely that aerial counts using thermal infrared will work best for primate species that sleep in relatively open canopies of emergent, relatively large trees. For those species, correction factors may not even be necessary. For species that are smaller...
FIRES IN BRAZIL’S AMAZON RAINFOREST JUMP IN OCTOBER “Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest surged in October and the number of blazes is up 25 percent in the first 10 months of 2020, compared with a year ago, data from government space research agency INPE showed. The agency recorded 17...
What is an example of parasitism in the rainforest? Summarize the life cycle of ascaris. What are parasitic adaptations in members of the phylum Platyhelminthes? Is being multicellular an example of convergent evolution? What are some animal adaptations for living in the ocean? What ...
Offering the perfect escape, Gomera's attractions include dramatic beaches, trails through tropical mountain scenery and misty rainforest. Hike the mysterious Garajonay National Park or mountainous Cumbre de Chijere. Soak up the sun in scenic Valle Gran Rey or on Puerto de Santiago's pretty beach...