Kapok trees in the Amazon can grow to 150 feet tall. The kapok fruit is the source of fibers that are a natural alternative to cotton or polyester fibers. Kapok trees have become rare and are now considered endangered. Because of their size and place in the Amazon rainforest, the kapok t...
A test of expert knowledge about rarity of Amazon forest birds. Diversity and Distributions, 19: 710-721.Cerqueira, M.C.; Cohn-Haft, M.; Vargas, C.F.; Nader, C.E.; Andretti, C.B.; Costa, T.V.V.; Sberze, M.; Hines, J.E. & Ferraz, G. 2013. Rare or elusive? A test ...
I went on a bird-watching hike in the South American rainforest to see some rare birds. Our guide, Carlos, ___ us through the thick trees and plants until we reached a ___ where we could spot the birds we were looking for. We waited ___ , hoping to catch a glimpse of the rare...
This high functional diversity of rare species can also be found in macroorganisms, for example, Amazonian fish, rainforest trees and tropical birds (Leitão et al., 2016). Rare microbes enhance functionality of abundant microbes Microbial physiology can be strongly influenced by the presence of...
For sake of accuracy all plants in the Exotic Rainforest collection are in alphabetical order by scientific name since the majority have no common name. Common names are included beneath the scientific name when appropriate. The name of the botanist that described the plant to science in accepted...
are likely to offer complementary, or unique, metabolic pathways to support community function. This high functional diversity of rare species can also be found in macroorganisms, for example, Amazonian fish, rainforest trees and tropical birds (Leitão et al., 2016)....
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