Hotspot-Tropical Andes by Sahana Garrepelly https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi Sahana Garrepelly-APES 4B en-us 2017-11-11 22:56:19 UTC 2025-03-25 15:59:14 UTC hello@padlet.com Location of the Hotspot sahana_garrepelly_986 https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205931472 Andes Mountains of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and the northern tropical portions within Argentina and Chile

]]> 2017-11-12 00:02:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205931472 Ecosystems sahana_garrepelly_986 https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205931640 -very diverse
-home to 1/6 of Earth's plant life
- includes 30,000 species of vascular plants, It has the largest variety of amphibian, bird and mammal species
-contains natural services:  Andes Mountains are South America’s water towers, serving as the water source for the main stems of both the Amazon and Orinoco rivers. The rivers provide water for over 500,000 people. 

]]> 2017-11-12 00:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205931640 Yellow Tailed Wooly Monkey sahana_garrepelly_986 https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205932346 -located in rain forests and cloud forests 
-sizes of multi-male/multi-female groups range from 5 to 18 individuals
-eats fruits, flowers, leaves, lichens, leaf bases of bromeliads, epiphyte roots and bulbs, and possibly insects
-the population is severely fragmented ]]> 2017-11-12 00:28:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205932346 Andrean Bromeliad sahana_garrepelly_986 https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205933480 -"Queen of the Andes"
- Location:  Andes of Peru and Bolivia
-produces a chemical in its sap that acts as an ‘anti-freeze’ and allows it to survive the huge temperature variations that exist between night and day
-monocarpic species, meaning that it dies after it flowers and fruits for the first time 

]]> 2017-11-12 00:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205933480 Socio-Economic Conditions sahana_garrepelly_986 https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205933654 -The countries are in a transitional stage of development

]]> 2017-11-12 00:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205933654 Why is the Biodiversity Decreasing sahana_garrepelly_986 https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205933927 -People are looking for oil, cutting down trees, mining, and stripping land to plant narcotics like opium.
-The cloud forests are threatened by deforestation, dams, roads being built, and the pressure from hydroelectric dams]]> 2017-11-12 01:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205933927 CEPF Protection Program sahana_garrepelly_986 https://padlet.com/sahana_garrepelly_986/5oszit3ucdwi/wish/205934057 1)improve protection and management of 36 priority KBAs to create and maintain local support for conservation and to mitigate key threats.
2)  Mainstream biodiversity conservation into public policies and development plans in seven corridors to support sustainable development
3) Promote and scale up opportunities to foster private sector

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