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A stream of airborne microorganisms circles the planet above weather systems but below commercial air lanes. [37] Some peripatetic microorganisms are swept up from terrestrial dust storms, but most originate from marine microorganisms in sea spray. In 2018, scientists reported that hundreds of millions of viruses and tens of millions of ...
The Kuala Linggi Mangrove Recreational Forest (Malay: Hutan Rekreasi Paya Laut Kuala Linggi) is a mangrove forest located in Kuala Linggi near Kuala Sungai Baru, Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia, on the south bank of the Linggi River estuary. [1] [2] [3]
The average runoff is around 1911 mm. [10] According to Köppen climate classification, this area belongs to type Af (tropical rainforest) and has a minimum temperature ≥18 °C and precipitation of the driest month in normal year ≥60 mm [11] Transfer of mass and energy in the tropical zone occurred through general air circulation known as ...
Located 30 km from Kuching, the Wetlands National Park was gazetted in 1992 and covers an area of 66.1 km 2 on the estuarine reaches of the Sibu Laut and Salak rivers. The park is composed of coastal, marine and freshwater ecosystems.
The Halmahera Sea is a regional sea located in the central eastern part of the Australasian Mediterranean Sea.It is centered at about 1°S and 129°E and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the north, Halmahera to the west, Waigeo and West Papua to the east, and the Seram Sea to the south.
Lake Laut Tawar (Indonesian: Danau Laut Tawar) is a lake in Central Aceh Regency of Aceh Province, Indonesia. [1] It is located at 4°36′43″N 96°55′25″E / 4.61194°N 96.92361°E / 4.61194; 96.
The Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004. It comprises three Indonesian national parks on the island of Sumatra: Gunung Leuser National Park, Kerinci Seblat National Park and the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park.
Riparian-zone disturbance falls into two main categories: hydrologic modifications that indirectly impact riparian communities through changes in stream morphology and hydrologic processes, and habitat alterations that result in direct modification of riparian communities through land clearing or disturbance.