Rainforests are the world’s powerhouses, the most vital habitats on the planet. Characterised by high rainfall, they only cover 6% of the Earth across the tropical regions, but they contain more than half of its plant and animal species. Fast-growing trees form a dense canopy that prevents much sunlight reaching the forest floor and discourages…
Los hongos son un grupo de seres vivos diferentes de las plantas y de los animales, razón por la cual se clasifican en un reino aparte llamado Fungi. La ciencia que los estudia se llama Micología (Mykes=Hongo y Logos=Estudio). Poseen gran capacidad de adaptación y pueden desarrollarse sobre cualquier medio o superficie, tanto en los…
Mangroves live life on the edge. With one foot on land and one in the sea, these botanical amphibians occupy a zone of desiccating heat, choking mud, and salt levels that would kill an ordinary plant within hours. Yet the forests mangroves form are among the most productive and biologically complex ecosystems on Earth. Birds…