Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A basic map of Loggerhead Key An abandoned building on Loggerhead Key. Loggerhead Key is an uninhabited tropical island within the Dry Tortugas group of islands in the Gulf of Mexico. [3] At approximately 49 acres (19.8 hectares) in size, it is the largest island of the Dry Tortugas.
Aerial_view_of_Loggerhead_Key,_Dry_Tortugas_(8473755888).jpg (600 × 396 pixels, file size: 35 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons . Information from its description page there is shown below.
Some species-focused databases attempt to compile comprehensive data about particular species , while others focus on particular species attributes, such as checklists of species in a given area (FEOW) or the conservation status of species (CITES or IUCN Red List). Nomenclators act as summaries of taxonomic revisions and set a key between ...
The natural history observational skills required for accurate species identification in the field are neglected in formal education at all levels. iSpot is intended to help solve this problem by combining learning technology with crowdsourcing to connect beginners with experts.
Loggerhead musk turtle, the freshwater turtle Sternotherus minor; Loggerhead kingbird, the passerine bird Tyrannus caudifasciatus; Loggerhead shrike, the passerine bird Lanius ludovicianus; Loggerheads or Centaurea, a genus of flowering plants Common knapweed or loggerheads (Centaurea nigra), a flowering plant; Loggerhead sponge, a species of ...
Habitat destruction is an additional threat that faces wildlife. Habitat destruction includes habitat fragmentation, introduction of invasive species, and true habitat destruction. However, in order to help combat habitat destruction genetic sequencing and classification of morphological structure play key roles in protecting an area. [14]
A sea turtle hospital in Florida was named the best free attraction by USA TODAY'S Readers' Choice list.
In biology, an identification key, taxonomic key, or frequently just key, is a printed or computer-aided device that aids in the identification of biological organisms. Historically, the most common type of identification key is the dichotomous key , a type of single-access key which offers a fixed sequence of identification steps, each with ...