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  2. Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Kawal Tiger Reserve is a nature preserve located at Jannaram mandal of Mancherial District (Old Adilabad district) in the Telangana state of India. [1] [2] The Government of India declared Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary to be a tiger reserve in 2012. [3] The reserve is the oldest sanctuary in the northern Telangana region of the state.

  3. Biosphere - Wikipedia

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    The term "biosphere" was coined in 1875 by geologist Eduard Suess, who defined it as the place on Earth's surface where life dwells. [6] While the concept has a geological origin, it is an indication of the effect of both Charles Darwin and Matthew F. Maury on the Earth sciences.

  4. Biosphere reserves of India - Wikipedia

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    Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve: West Bengal: 2001 4 Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: Uttarakhand: 2004 5 Nokrek Biosphere Reserve: Meghalaya: 2009 6 Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve: Madhya Pradesh: 2009 7 Simlipal Biosphere Reserve: Odisha: 2009 8 Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve: Andaman & Nicobar Islands: 2013 9 Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve ...

  5. Biosphere model - Wikipedia

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    The Simple Biosphere (SiB) model, presented by Sellers et al. in 1986, calculates transfer of energy, mass and momentum of the atmosphere and the vegetated surface of the Earth. The model is designed for use in atmospheric general circulation models , to account for the related climate attribution of the biosphere. [ 5 ]

  6. Flora of Telangana - Wikipedia

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    There are famous wildlife sanctuaries all over the region.The state of Telangana harbors a total of 2,800 taxa belonging to 1,051 genera under 185 families [1] with its diverse ecosystems and varied agro-climatic regions, is home to a rich and vibrant flora. The state's flora encompasses a wide range of plant species, including both native and ...

  7. Oxygen cycle - Wikipedia

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    The oxygen cycle demonstrates how free oxygen is made available in each of these regions, as well as how it is used. The oxygen cycle is the biogeochemical cycle of oxygen atoms between different oxidation states in ions , oxides , and molecules through redox reactions within and between the spheres/reservoirs of the planet Earth. [ 1 ]

  8. Biogeographic classification of India - Wikipedia

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    Frontispiece to Alfred Russel Wallace's book The Geographical Distribution of Animals. Biogeographic classification of India is the division of India according to biogeographic characteristics. Biogeography is the study of the distribution of species , organisms, and ecosystems in geographic space and through geological time. India has a rich ...

  9. Wildlife of India - Wikipedia

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    [3] [5] Among Indian species, only 12.6% of mammals and 4.5% of birds are endemic, contrasting with 45.8% of reptiles and 55.8% of amphibians. [5] The Indian subcontinent was formerly an island landmass (Insular India) that split away from Gondwana around 125 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous. [6]