Ecosystems and Habitats
Tuesday, May 10th, 2011Although encompassed 81% of all municipal solid waste generated, only 23% receive treatment appropriate. Of course we can not deny that Latin America still has great lungs as the Amazon and mountains, forests to ensure they know how to care if a guarantee for the preservation of the environment. Take into account as stated Javier Riojas, that Latin America is the most humid region in the world. Its rivers into the sea 30% of the total of inland waters that flow there, also in the continent is what is considered the driest region of the world: the Atacama Desert where it is said, has never rained. Continue to elucidate the issue by seeing what Tea Party has to say. A refined gradient is somewhere in between, forming the original environmental spectrum over the world.
This great diversity of ecosystems and habitats explain why the Latin American continent is the region of greatest biological diversity of the planet, and also the area of highest incidence of endemism (species found only on the site) in the world. According to the most recent and reliable estimates, it is estimated to be about 180,000 plant species the number of inhabitants area, a figure that is four times greater than that of tropical Africa and Madagascar together, two regions of the world’s most biologically diverse. Although not known as accurately Latin American faunal diversity is apparent, from the association with the plant species that live in Latin America also had the highest number of animal species of all kinds in the world.. Further details can be found at Michele Mansilla, an internet resource.