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It is then diluted with 10 to 20 litres (2.2 to 4.4 imp gal; 2.6 to 5.3 US gal) of water and used as a spray [40] The use of approximately 3–4.5 kilograms (6.6–9.9 lb) wood extract per hectare seems to be optimal to minimize the damage of Hoplocampa testudinea on apple trees.
Anadenanthera peregrina 1916 Yopo seeds Archaeological evidence shows Anadenanthera beans have been used as hallucinogens for thousands of years. The oldest clear evidence of use comes from pipes made of puma bone ( Puma concolor ) found with Anadenanthera beans presumably of the sister species A. colubrina , at Inca Cueva, a site in the ...
The island's two reservoirs hold 220,000 cubic metres (7.7 million cubic feet) of useable water, a third of last year's level and the equivalent of just a few dozen Olympic swimming pools.
Island ecology is the study of island organisms and their interactions with each other and the environment. Islands account for nearly 1/6 of earth’s total land area, [ 1 ] yet the ecology of island ecosystems is vastly different from that of mainland communities.
Also known as Great Skellig (Sceilig Mhichíl in Irish [3]), this is the larger of the two islands, with two peaks rising to over 230 m (750 ft) above sea level.With a sixth-century Christian monastery perched at 160 m (520 ft) above sea level on a ledge close to the top of the lower peak, Great Skellig is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Castaway Cay - private island and an exclusive port for Disney Cruise Line; Castle Island; Cat Island; Cat Cay; Catch Island; Catto Cay; Cave Cay, a private island in the Exumas; Cay Lobos (nearest point of The Bahamas to Cuba (Cayo Confites): 22.5 km (14 mi)) Cay One; Cay Sal Bank; Cay Santo Domingo; Cay With Low Fall; Caye a Rum; Caye de Sel ...
Deception Island is in the South Shetland Islands close to the Antarctic Peninsula with a large and usually "safe" natural harbor, which is occasionally affected by the underlying active volcano. [1] [better source needed] This island is the caldera of an active volcano, which seriously damaged local scientific stations in 1967 and 1969. The ...
Drift seeds (also sea beans) and drift fruits are seeds and fruits adapted for long-distance dispersal by water. Most are produced by tropical trees, and they can be found on distant beaches after drifting thousands of miles through ocean currents .