rain forest eye wonder

... v Preface Rain Forest Biology and the Canopy System, Sarawak, 1992–2002 The rain forest takes an immense breath and then exhales, once every four or five years, as a major global weather pattern ... of players in the game. The biological setting is tra- ditionally known, thanks to G.E. Hutchinson, as the ‘ecological theater’ and the ‘evolutionary play.’ In the rain f...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 01:20

... growing into a plant. Root The part of a plant that grows underground and absorbs water and nutrients. Shoot Any part of a plant that grows above ground, such as the stem or leaves. Plant words Inside ... part of a plant that makes seeds and fruit. Fruit the part of a plant that protects fertilized seeds. Germinate when a seed starts to grow into a plant. Glucose the sugary f...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 00:33

... Ann. For. Sci. 64 (2007) 781–786 Available online at: c  INRA, EDP Sciences, 2007 www.afs-journal.org DOI: 10.1051 /forest: 2007058 Original article A trait database for Guianan rain fore st trees ... Écologie des For ts de Guyane, Kourou, France (Received 11 November 2006; accepted 13 March 2007) Abstract – We present a plant trait database covering autecology for rain...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:21

... endomycorrhizas and nematodes on the growth of seedlings of Dicorynia guianensis Amshoff, a tree species of the tropical rain forest in French Guiana M Béreau 1 E Louisanna J Garbaye 2 1 Station ... structures observed in the pots and on the seedlings sampled in the forest (Béreau and Garbaye, 1994) are the same and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 18:21

... its saturation plateau corresponds to the light conditions most commonly found by the plant in its natural environment (Tsel’Niker, 1 977 ). Under these conditions, shade phenotypes ... other tropical rain-forest species. They are dis- cussed in terms of photosynthetic and morphological plasticity, shade adaptation, and of the species place in...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 19:21

... observations on the root morphology and symbioses of 21 major tree species in the primary tropical rain forest of French Guyana M Béreau J Garbaye 1 INRA, Station de Recherches ... endomycorrhizas). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS The different tree species in the tropical rain forest of the French Guyana obviously dis- p...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 19:21

... of edge effect on growth and timber external quality of ayous (Triplochiton scleroxylon K Schum) under Cameroon rain forest conditions TB Mayaka JN Fonweban Z Tchanou P Lontchui 1 ... An investigation was conducted in order to assess the edge effect on growth characteristics and timber external quality of ayous (Tripl...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 19:21

... mm 2) and A cari- Original article Variation in leaf morphology and branching pattern of some tropical rain forest species from Guadeloupe (French West Indies) under semi-controlled ... was highest under full sunlight conditions and decreased as light intensity diminished. All the species did not MATERIALS AND METHODS Descr...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:22

... quantification and the effects of physical damage on tree regeneration dynamics in the tropical rain forest. We define physical damage as breakage resul- ting in a greater than ... present throughout the rain forest soil seed bank [21]. It is a light-demanding species Original article Physical damage on tropical tree saplings:...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:22

... & Cowan I.R., eds.), Stanford University Press, Stanford, pp. 323 -351 Environmental control of CO 2 assimilation rate and leaf conductance in two species of the tropical rain ... of the tropical rain forest of French Guiana (Jacaranda copaia D. Don and Eperua falcata Aubl.) R. Huc 1 J.M. Guehl 2 1 Station de...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:20

... PAR conversion efficiencies of a tropical rain forest R.J. Luxmoore 1 J.G. Saldarriaga 2 1 Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, ... U.S .A. , and 2 Tropenbos Program, Bogoti, Colombia Introduction The mean annual quantities of photosyn- thetically active radiation (PAR) absorbed during various stages of regener...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 04:20

... Malam 4-5 What is a pyramid? 6-7 The first pyramid 8-9 True pyramids 10-11 Big and bold 12-13 The Great Pyramid 14-15 A look inside 16-17 How was it built? 18-19 Who built the pyramids? 20-21 ... Weird and wonderful 44-45 Modern pyramids 46 Glossary 48 Index and acknowledgements 4 Pyramids are mysterious buildings and many are incredibly old. We know that the world’s oldest...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2014, 12:59

... Eye Wonder Open your eyes to a world of discovery Eye Wonder 4-5 Welcome to the jungle 6-7 Forest layers 8-9 The variety of life 10-11 Giant ... acknowledgments Ơ Tropical rain forests only cover a small area of the world (7%). Ơ Over half the worldếs wildlife lives in the rain forests. Ơ The largest area of tropical rain forest is the Amazon ... world grow in it....

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2014, 23:58

... Open your eyes to a world of discovery Eye Wonder Eye Wonder 4-5 Where are we? 6-7 Crust to core 8-9 Moving world 10-11 The tips of the world 12-13 The fire mountain 14-15 Earthquake! 16-17 ... Cataloging-in-Publication Data York, Penelope. Earth / by Penelope York ; Chris Pellant, consultant 1st American ed. p. cm. (Eye wonder) Includes index. Summary: An introduction to plan...

Ngày tải lên: 30/10/2014, 08:30

... 212-689-5254. Walker, Sarah. Big cats / by Sarah Walker. 1st American ed. p.cm. (Eye Wonder) Summary: A simple presentation of the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of such big cats as the leopard, ... water. 13 Bright eyes Cats are known for their brilliant eyesight, and eyes that glow in the darkness. When it is dark, cats pupils expand to let in lots of ligh...

Ngày tải lên: 30/10/2014, 08:33