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Ceiba Foundation - Lalo Loor Dry Forest Reserve
... Manabí, Ecuador. This forest lies in a transition zone between the very wet forests to the north and the very dry forests to the south. As such, the Lalo Loor Dry Forest is ...
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Ceiba Foundation - Lalo Loor Projects
... of plants and animals found in this exciting yet understudied region, where the northern wet forests and southern dry forests mix. Manabí Biological Corridor The northern portion of Manabí province is unique among ... Manabí coast, which form the beginnings of a biological corridor connecting the wet forests of the north to the drier forests of the south. The Lalo Loor reserve is located midway along ...
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Ceiba Foundation - Orchid Propagation
... .g. botanical gardens, other conservation programs), and to provide seedlings for restoration programs in regenerating forests. To provide seedlings for sale at the reserve in order to deter wild collection, stimulate ... . The seeds are shaken in a solution of sterilant containing a drop of detergent to wet the seeds, then rinsed in sterile water and planted on to the medium. This method ...
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CFTC - The Genus Ceiba - Ceiba Tree Information
... their shady branches high above a pasture or agricultural field, a relict of the great forests that once were there. Botanical Description The genus Ceiba consists of 10 species of large ... that aids in their water-repellancy. Ecology Ceiba trees grow in both wet evergreen and dry semi-deciduous tropical forests. Ceiba pentandra is native throughout the American tropics, from Mexico through Central ...
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Ceiba Foundation - Dry Forest Ecology
... dry season, with most rain falling during a (usually) brief wet season. More than any other factor, the absence of precipitation ... rates of loss, organisms that once were common in these forests now face extinction, merely for lack of habitat. Furthermore, because ... plants can be abundant in dry forests, including bromeliads and a stunning variety of orchids. These forests can be very rich in ...
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Ceiba Foundation - Lalo Loor Wildlife
... of amphibians. This diversity is due in part to our proximity to the wet and hyper-diverse Chocó forests of Ecuador's northwest, and in part to the year-round stream that ... staff continue to add to the reserve's amphibian and reptile species list. Reptiles Dry forests, with their many rainless months, are much more easily tolerated by reptiles, whose hard-shelled ...
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Ceiba Foundation - Tamanduas: A Vested Interest In Ants
... into a bag of sugar so the sweet crystals stick to the wet fingertip. Since many ants and termites in the tropics live high in ... the pattern of forest on the landscape, such as where two large forests meet at a pinched-in area, like an hourglass, or they ... canopy. I'm sure that tamanduas, and generations of visitors to tropical forests hoping to see them, will appreciate our efforts. Do you want to ...
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Ceiba Foundation - Sloths: Chew Your Food Slowly
... from the middle of the belly towards the back -- so they don’t get soaking wet -- unlike nearly all other mammals whose fur hangs down from the middle of back. The ... , 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 ...
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