Most South American insects, spiders, crabs, centipedes, and millipedes are found nowhere else in the world. Thousands of species, especially insects of thetropical rainforest, have yet to be classified. South America has the richest array of butterflies of any continent, including the spectacularl...
Ground observational records of climate anomaly impacts on forests are essential to complement top-down observations and analyses. Our results help inform and interpret large-scale studies that use satellite data measuring related but different processes. We found South American tropical forests to be a...
paper, I review identification criteria developed for New World plants, summarize the underlying biological mechanisms that are now understood to account for phytolith formation and morphology, and discuss recent archaeological applications and new data from the Central and South American tropical forest. ...
Grasslands are abundant in the South American lowlands. They can be classified as tropical, as with savannas, or subtropical, as with the Argentine Pampas. Savannas sedgeSedge (Carex vesicaria) Tropical savannas are found mostly in theLlanosofVenezuelaand northeasternColombia. Those vast plains are...
,Plants,RosemallowGeorgia,Gretchen Quarterman Banana flower 2024-05-27 Always good to see the first flower of the bananas. Gretchen and the first banana bloom of the year Bananas are not trees, you know. They are very large bulbs.
The rainforest crosses through eight South American countries, such as:Brazil,Colombia,and Peru.60% of the rainforest is in Brazil. It is the largest tropical( 热带 )rainforest in the world with the most species. It is known as "the kingdom of animals and plants in the world".Amazon ...
Latin American architecture is rich and diverse. This is reflected in the various stones used across different regions over the centuries. These materials highlight the varied geology of Latin America and illustrate how local cultures have adapted their construction methods to natural conditions, resulti...
For nature lovers Ecuador is a dream, with exotic orchids and birds, bizarre jungle plants, strange insects, windswept páramo (Andean grasslands), dripping tropical forests and the fearless animals that hop, wobble and swim around the unique, unforgettable Galápagos Islands. [source] ...
There are few good natural harbors along the South American coast. The continent's great river systems empty into the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; from north to south they are the Magdalena, Orinoco, Amazon, and Paraguay-Paraná systems. Only short streams flow into the Pacific Ocean...
The rainforest crosses throughSouth American countries.3.Theis the largest tropical rainforest in the world with the mostspecies.4. Amazon Rainforest is known as "the kingdom of animals and plants in the world" because5. Amazon Rainforest is known as “the lung of the earth” becauseIⅡ....