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    Real Life Kermit: New Discovery of Glass Frog A glass frog that closely resembles Kermit the Frog has been found! Hyalinobatrachium dianae was recently found in the tropical wet forests and premontane rainforests in Costa Rica by researchers from the Costa Rican Amphibian Research Center in April 2015. H. dianae is a type of glass frog that belongs to the genus Hyalinobatrachium and the family Centrolenidae, which consists of about 150 different glass frog species. Senior researcher Dr. Brian Kubicki

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    Congo Geography

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    Congo (Zaire) are undoubtedly influenced by the geography. This country is in the middle of the continent of Africa where there is most of a huge rain forest and most of one of the most major rivers in Africa. These two physical features majorly depict the way of life of the citizens within this huge country. Most of the second largest rain forest in the world lies within the border. Also, most of the Congo River flows inside this country. There are plenty of ways that only these two physical features

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    resources come from the forests. Forests make up a large percentage of the globe. The forests have global implications not just on life but on the quality of it. Trees improve the quality of the air that species breath, determine rainfall and replenish the atmosphere. The wood from the forests are used everyday form many useful resources. Moreover, thinning the forests increases the amount of available light, nutrients and water for the remaining trees. Deforestation (forest thinning) is one of the

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    Destruction of the wild. Luminous with deep adoration, the tiger’s green eyes shone through the unruly undergrowth. The tiger was lean and muscular, powerful yet submittal to his love. His ardor belonged to the forest. It was the hands of the ancient gnarled roots, climbing emerald vines and towering trees that held his soul’s fixation. The tiger lived to breath the humid, mossy perfume of his lover, to bask in her open clearings and to adore her as much as she him. The forest’s vivacity depended

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    Danger of Deforestation

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    Michelle Graf 7/1/2012 It is obvious the importance of the forest vegetation to everyone in the society. However, people in the past ages did a kind of thing that they thought was very meaningful—cutting down the trees. When they recall this history, most of them cannot be restrained from their remorse and guilty to it. Trees or forest are things that not only protect the environment but also help people to live better. Destroy of forest and deforestation brings a great many of harm to the environments

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    sometimes shaggy; (the mountain can live through temperatures as low as below 50 degrees.) Mountain goats often dwell in rocky cliffs at high elevations throughout the year. The Glacier National Park has different kinds of forests; about 55% of Glacier is covered with forest. The forest I went through was along the Avalanche Lake Trail. The trees there were long and lanky; on the ground was moss and slippery rock. It made it difficult to walk through. Glacier park also had fossils; most fossils are

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    In Myanmar, NTFPs is defined as “all kinds of forest produce other than timber and firewood.” This includes animals, vegetables, and mineral products (Khin Maung Lwin 1995). Myanmar Forest Law 1992 called NTFPs as minor forest produce. According to the Forest Law 1992, NTFPs are declared for revenue collection. Forest Department levy tax on 29 kinds of forest products including NTFPs according to the law. The production of NTFPs from 2010 to 2014 is shown in the Appendix 1. NTFPs in Myanmar can be

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    Mark Dion's View

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    building is created for the nature purpose, and the tree is helpful for his study. As we all can see in the episode, in the beginning part of the episode, we can see that the artist organize people to focus on the research about specific area from the forest, such as moss, fungi, herbariums, and insects. Those things can be easily found in the tree or the surrounding areas. The reason that the artist choose the fallen tree

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    KLGO Environment

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    rainforest, subalpine, and alpine. Each habitat is diverse, unique, and relates to its neighboring community. The diversity of plant and animal species in the Upper Lynn Canal remain among the highest in Alaska. Subarctic alpine, boreal forest, north coast forest, and marine systems converge at KLGO and the park hosts species assemblages found nowhere else in the world. Vegetation distribution is governed by a number of factors including soil type, depth, drainage, light availability, precipitation

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    The forests of the Rumpi Hills also contain what is commonly referred to as the Rumpi Hills Forest Reserve or previously known as the Rumpi Hills Native Administration Forest Reserve created by Forestry Ordinance No 38 of 1937 and approved by Forestry Ordinance No 16756/79 of 2nd July, 1941 (SWPA, 2016). The North Boundary is the road from Lipenja Mukete through Ikoi and Dikome Ngolo to Madie; the South Boundary goes through Nalende, Monyange, Itoki and Ilor to Moko. Whereas the East Boundary, goes

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