As one of the oldest forests in the world, Daintree Rainforest in Australia is believed to be over 135 million years old. At 463 square miles in size, Daintree Rainforest contains over half of the country's bat and butterfly species, helping it serve as an important source of pollination...
whereas theforestsofGreat Britainand of easternNorth Americaare home to fewer than 200. Acoral reefoff northernAustraliamay have 500 species of fish, while the rocky shoreline ofJapanmay be home to only 100 species. Such numbers capture some of the differences between places—the tropics, for ...
Where found:Australia The lovely fairywren is an Australian rainforest bird found in the northeast of the country. It often lives on the rainforest edge, and is frequently seen high in the rainforest canopy. The species lives in small family groups. The lovely fairywren lives in the rainfor...
Rainforests exist in several parts of the world. They can be found in certain parts of Australia, Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. From a geography and climatology angle, most of these places have two things in common: (1) they are near the equator, and (2) they receive a hi...
Tasmanian Wilderness, area of remarkable natural beauty and ecological diversity in southwestern, western, and central Tasmania, Australia. Designated a World Heritage site in 1982, its area was extended to some 5,300 square miles (13,800 square km) in 1
Beetles are the most species-rich animal radiation and are among the historically most intensively studied insect groups. Consequently, the vast majority of their higher-level taxa had already been described about a century ago. In the 21st century, thus
Common names: Philodendron Angra dos Reis, Heart Leaf Philodendron Philodendron 'Marijke' from the collection of Joep Moonenin French Guiana Philodendron martianianumEngl. Incorrectly known as Philodendron cannifolium Anthurium papillilaminumCroat
throated Treecreeper is found in rainforests and wet and dry sclerophyll forests with rough-barked eucalypts around the east coast of the mainland and nearby ranges, north to tablelands near Cooktown, Queensland, and southwest to southeast and Mt Lofty Ranges, Gulf St Vincent in South Australia...
In tropical areas, refuge theory has been rejected in the Amazonian basin but remains an active hypothesis in tropical Africa and Australia (Ghazoul and Sheil, 2010). Climate-induced altitudinal, but not latitudinal, shifts and postglacial population expansion have recently been suggested in Africa ...
Rabbits in Queensland Rabbits in Queensland: Friend or Foe? Rabbits should be brought back to Australia but only known as pets as long as the animal has been dissected. Since 1859 rabbits were known as pests throughout Australia. Thomas Austin introduced these animals for sporting hunters‚ ...