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Ceiba Foundation - Lalo Loor Projects
... native tree species. The objective of the reforestation is to connect the Lalo Loor Dry Forest reserve with nearby forest patches in order to expand the total area of habitat. Species whose ... to assist in the reforestation effort, including seed collection and nursery maintenance. Biological Inventories The dry tropical forest is disappearing at a rapid rate, and sadly far too little is known about ...
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Ceiba Foundation - Dry Forest Ecology
... Dry Forest Ecology Seasonal Adaptations Conservation Diversity Loor Wildlife Loor Plants Dry Forest Ecology A Seasonal Climate Dry Tropical Forest is found in regions where there are several months of severe to absolute dry ... dry tropical forest remains. In Ecuador less than 2% of the original extent of this forest type remains, a statistic which is characteristic of most tropical dry forest regions ...
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Ceiba Foundation - Sloths: Chew Your Food Slowly
... tropics, where they live in lowland rainforest, but they can also be found in dry tropical forests, secondary forest and other treed habitats. Sloths have a fascinating system of reproduction and inheritance. A ... most intact forest you might visit, consider yourself lucky if you get a good look at a sloth. Sadly, sloths these days are not uncommonly seen attempting to crawl across tropical roads ...
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Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation
... Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation New Tropical Conservation Experience Program, Ecuador 2006 Summer Course spots Crested Eagle, Pygmy Marmosets Visit New Lalo ... Offers Careware - Software that Supports Conservation New Trails Open at Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve View all Updates -- More About Ceiba -- Page last updated 16 November 2006 © 2006 Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation
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Ceiba Foundation - Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve
... Dry Forest Reserve Introduction Attractions Projects Dry Forest Ecology Manabí Coast Reforestation Plants Wildlife Archaeology Maps People Contact Us Introduction to the Reserve The Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve protects 200 hectares (approx. 500 acres) of tropical ...
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Ceiba Foundation - Meet Our Volunteers & Researchers
... , too, will consider contributing your time and personal skills to tropical conservation! El Pahuma Orchid Reserve Volunteers Jean Stefanik El Pahuma ... forest. My time spent at El Pahuma was very rewarding. Mi español es mucho mejor, I have a newfound knowledge of tropical plants ... of frogs, lizards, snakes and turtles at the Lalo Loor Dry Forest reserve and other sites in Ecuador. You can see some ...
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About the Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation
... Tropical Conservation What is CFTC? The Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation (CFTC) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1997, dedicated to the preservation and rehabilitation of tropical ... Projects El Pahuma Orchid Reserve, Pichincha province, Ecuador Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve, Manabí province, Ecuador Tropical Ecology Courses, Ecuador Volunteer program, Ecuador How you can help! ...
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CFTC - The Genus Ceiba - Ceiba Tree Information
... -shaped canopies emerge above the forest canopy. They are thus among the tallest trees in the tropical forest reaching as high as ... Ecology Ceiba trees grow in both wet evergreen and dry semi-deciduous tropical forests. Ceiba pentandra is native throughout the American tropics ... on this site. A leafless but majestic Ceiba trichistandra in dry forest of Manabí province, Ecuador. Photo by J. Meisel. The ...
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Ceiba Foundation - Lalo Loor Reserve Attractions
... interpretation. Researchers also are welcome at the reserve, where a great many aspects of the dry forest ecology remain unstudied. To date, Tulane University primatologist Dr. Kathleen Jack and her students and ... Home El Pahuma Lalo Loor Courses Volunteer Research Articles Donate Contact © 2006 Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation
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Ceiba Foundation - Lalo Loor Wildlife
... ocelot have also been seen within the reserve. Amphibians Although the reserve is dominated by dry, deciduous forest, it harbors an astonishing variety of amphibians. This diversity is due in part to ... ). Home El Pahuma Lalo Loor Courses Volunteer Research Articles Donate Contact © 2006 Ceiba Foundation for Tropical Conservation
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