Chapter 2. Forest and Terrestrial Biodiversity of Mauritius 2.1 Overview of Biodiversity Mauritius has an area of 1‚865 km2‚ of which 30% is considered forested. The area of good quality native forest‚ (i.e. that with more than 50% native plant cover‚ Page & d’Argent 1997)‚ is estimated to cover less than 2% of the island (NEAP 1999‚ MWF unpublished‚ Fig.2.1). The rest consists of plantation forestry‚ deer-ranches or highly degraded vegetation invaded by alien plant and animal species. As a result
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from the side of a boat‚ especially‚ as in South Pacific canoes‚ supporting a float that gives stability. Aristocracy- a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges‚ especially the hereditary nobility Taro- a stemless plant‚ Colocasia esculenta‚of the arum family‚ cultivated in tropical regions‚ in the Pacific islands and elsewhere‚ for the edible tuber. II. Discussion Pg. 143 The Popol Vuh greatly influences the Maya society‚ because that is their belief system for how humans
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Chapter II Research Body Chalk- is a soft‚ white‚ porous sedimentary rock‚ a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite. Calcite is calcium carbonate or CaCO3. It forms under reasonably deep marine conditions from the gradual accumulation of minute calcite plates shed from micro-organisms called coccolithophores. It is common to find chert or flint nodules embedded in chalk. Chalk can also refer to other compounds including magnesium silicate and calcium sulfate. Chalk has greater resistance
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with spikelets 1–2 cm long‚ 5–7 mm broad and 3 mm thick with three to eight florets. The glumes are 7–12 mm long‚ usually without an awn or with only a short one. Tapioca Tapioca is a starch extracted from the root of the plant species Manihot esculenta. This species‚ native to the Amazon‚ Brazil‚ Colombia and Venezuela as well as the Caribbean‚ Cuba‚ Puerto Rico‚ the Dominican Republic‚ Honduras‚ most of the West Indies is now cultivated worldwide and has many names‚ including cassava‚ bitter-cassava
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and also supply some of a countries economy make it unvalued around the world. Cassava also known as Yuca‚ Tapioca‚ or Manioc is beginning to be used in greater force around the world because of its convenient characteristics. Cassava or Manicot Esculenta originated in Brazil and Paraguay with west‚ central Brazil having wild populations of the Cassava subspecies flabellifolia‚ shown to be the progenitor of domesticated cassava. It was then first likely domesticated no more than 10‚000 years BP. The
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supplemented with two daffodil genes which will produce the grain with beta- carotene. Besides‚ there is another target for improvement by the genetic engineering which is cassava. The plant biologists are racing to the mold cassava which is Manihot esculenta into the perfect food. This starchy root crop is composed almost the entire carbohydrates and it provides plenty of calories but it is not a complete and balanced diet. Moreover‚ it should be undergo a processed to eliminate the chemicals which will
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Investigatory project Cassava starch as an effective component for Ideal Biodegradable Plastic Members: Wesley Ong Kyle Cheng Georwin Ng Charles Ngan Raphael Chan Table of contents I. Introduction II. Review of related literature III. Methodology Introduction A. Background of the study The cassava root is long and tapered‚ with a firm‚ homogeneous flesh encased in a detachable rind‚ about 1mm thick‚ rough and brown on
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glycosides (vitexin‚ isovitexin‚ orientin‚ isoorientin) • Seeds • Fixed oils(Oleic and linoleic acids) • Uses: • Mild laxative • Commercial source of tartaric acid Drugs containing Acids‚ Alcohols and Esters • Manna– lichen Lecanora esculenta • (Fraxinus ornus – important commercial source‚ ash manna) • Ash Leaf (Fraxinus excelsior or F. oxyphylla) (Family Oleaceae) • Constituent • Fraxin – coumarin glycosides‚ chlorogenic acid‚ tannins‚ mannitol. • Constituent – Mannitol • Uses:
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Alison Booth and Kelly Mays. New York: Norton‚ 2011. 118-119. Print. Wikipedia contributors. "Benna (genre)." Wikipedia‚ The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia‚ The Free Encyclopedia‚ 12 Sep. 2010. Web. 6 Nov. 2011. Stephens‚ James M. “Dasheen - Clocasia esculenta.” University of Florida IFAS Extension.University of Florida IFAS Extension. n.d. Web. 6 Nov. 2011.
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COCONUT OIL AND ANNATTO AS OINTMENT Ednas School High School Department School Year 2012-2013 In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements In Biology II An Investigatory Project Presented to: ____________________ Ms. Lora Thana Santiago (Subject Teacher) Presented by: Liceralde‚ Clariebel Malicdem‚ Arjay Mar Mendoza‚ Lara Andrea Yala‚ Jan Carlo Dreian I. INTRODUCTION A. Statement of the Problem Would oil from coconut and annatto be combined together to become a
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