'Tropical forest' presentation slideshows

Life Boot Camp

Life Boot Camp. 5.10A #2 Compare the structures and functions of different species that help them live and survive such as hooves on prairie animals or webbed feed in aquatic animals.

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Zoogeography

Zoogeography. studying animal distributions (animal geography) father of animal geography/biogeography co-discoverer of theory of natural selection "...every species comes into existence coincident in time and space with a preexisting closely allied species." (1855). Zoogeography.

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Focal (Flagship) vertebrates

Focal (Flagship) vertebrates. Figure 10.1 Aldabrachelys gigantea was introduced to an island in Mauritius as a taxon substitute for an extinct giant tortoise that dispersed tree fruits on the island. Focal (Flagship) vertebrates.

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Main Objectives

Main Objectives. 1). What is ecology, & what do ecologists do? 2). What are the four levels of organization of ecology? 3). What are four main factors that affect the distribution of organisms?

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The Biosphere

The Biosphere. Key. POINTS. The Biosphere. WHAT IS THE BIOSPHERE? - The living layer which includes all organisms & their habitat, that is: lithosphere + hydrosphere + atmosphere

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Introduction to Ecology

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Biology 1

Biology 1. Chapter 21 Ecosystems. Do Now. Which of the following shows the organizational level of a biome from the broadest category to the most specific category? A . biome ? population ? community ? ecosystem ? o rganism

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Active Remote Sensing for Archaeology

Active Remote Sensing for Archaeology. Surface and subsurface clues. Active remote sensing is another tool for archaeology. Radar can highlight surface features related to archaeological sites Radar can penetrate plant canopies, revealing buried or hidden sites.

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My Social Vision for Civic Engagement

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Ebola River Hemorrhagic Fever

Ebola River Hemorrhagic Fever. Glamour disease of the1990s. Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Virus. Filoviridae , cell wall & RNA. Ebola electron-micrograph in human skin tissue & evolutionary relationships of Ebola & Marburg viruses. Family Filoviridae. Extreme biological hazards.

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Abiotic Factors and Biomes

Abiotic Factors and Biomes. Warm air over land rises. 1. Cooler air sinks over water. 3. Air cools at high elevation. 2. Cool air over water moves inland, replacing rising warm air over land. 4. Bodies of Water. Oceans and their currents, and large lakes

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Tropical forests

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Lori

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Development of a continuous multi-satellite land surface temperature product

Development of a continuous multi-satellite land surface temperature product. Thomas Holmes, Wade Crow, Tom Jackson, Martha Anderson, Christopher Hain*, Tugrul Yilmaz, Jeffrey Basara** Hydrology and Remote Sensing Lab., USDA ARS, Beltsville, MD.

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Costa Rica

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Harpy eagle by kaylee lacy

Harpy eagle by kaylee lacy. Call of the Harpy Eagle the harpy eagle is a greek word it means harpe they were winged cretures with sharp claws and a female body although that was never proven . H arpyja is the scientific word for harpy eagle.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 21. Ecosystems. Table of Contents. Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes Section 2 Aquatic Ecosystems. Section 1 Terrestrial Biomes. Chapter 21. Objectives. Identify the eight major biomes. Compare tundra with taiga. Compare the different kinds of forests.

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Kelp Beds: Importance and Dynamics

Kelp Beds: Importance and Dynamics. By: Tanay Tailor. Kelp Beds: areas of high densities of brown macroalgae (Kelp). Need a hard substrate to attach to, high # of nutrients, and light. Kelp Beds are primarily in temperate and arctic waters. Structure/Dynamics . Types of Kelp Beds.

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Civilizations Of The Americas (1400B.C.-A.D.1570)

Civilizations Of The Americas (1400B.C.-A.D.1570). Key Facts: Between A.D 300 and A.D. 900, Mayan civilization flourished from southern Mexico through Central America. In the 1400s, the Aztecs conquered most of Mexico and built a highly developed civilization.

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