pantano de moretal

English translation: marshy moreto palm tree forest / marshy forest of moreto palm trees

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Spanish term or phrase:pantano de moretal
English translation:marshy moreto palm tree forest / marshy forest of moreto palm trees
Entered by: Bubo Coroman (X)

04:07 Dec 8, 2011
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Science - Geography / environmental protection
Spanish term or phrase: pantano de moretal
This refers to the description of an area in Ecuador.
guillen
United States
Local time: 23:17
marshy moreto palm tree forest / marshy forest of moreto palm trees
Explanation:
these trees grow on waterlogged land, it is their habitat

references:
Another ecosystem is marshy, in almost stagnant water, where the dominant species is a palm tree called morete, giving the name of moretal to the forest.
http://library.thinkquest.org/27995/english/yasuni3.html

With them, we visit Lover’s beach, which is opposite of a special swamp, the Moretal, named after a specific palmtree, which is fruiting rigth now, and the fruits attract dozens of chestnut-fronted and some blue and yellow macaws.
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3 +2marshy moreto palm tree forest / marshy forest of moreto palm trees
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3 +1Moretal swamp
David Hollywood
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moretal > muddy swamp
Taña Dalglish
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Moretal swamp


Explanation:
In the afternoon short hike to the Moretal Trail that leads to the Moriche swamp, great place to admire Blue-and-Yellow Macaw and others. DAY 03: Breakfast. ...

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David Hollywood
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marshy moreto palm tree forest / marshy forest of moreto palm trees


Explanation:
these trees grow on waterlogged land, it is their habitat

references:
Another ecosystem is marshy, in almost stagnant water, where the dominant species is a palm tree called morete, giving the name of moretal to the forest.
http://library.thinkquest.org/27995/english/yasuni3.html

With them, we visit Lover’s beach, which is opposite of a special swamp, the Moretal, named after a specific palmtree, which is fruiting rigth now, and the fruits attract dozens of chestnut-fronted and some blue and yellow macaws.
http://whereveryougo.wordpress.com/page/2/

Bubo Coroman (X)
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agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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  -> many thanks Alistair, kind regards! - Deborah

agree  Christine Walsh: More descriptive, if aimed at non-specialist readers. Cheers, Deb.
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  -> thanks so much Chris, for your agree and comment. Kind regards - Deb
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Reference: moretal > muddy swamp

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2.3.1 Constitución Política de la República del Ecuador . ...... maduros poco intervenidos, bosques secundarios, **pantano de moretal** y áreas abiertas de ...

Pantano
masculine noun
1. marsh (ciénaga); swamp (laguna)

http://www.cabanasjamu.com/ingles/surrounding.html
Your adventures might lead you into ***knee-high muddy swamps, called “Moretal”, ***or to the small Hormiga River where sun-grebes swim freely.

Taña Dalglish
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Reference information:
Artículos académicos para mauritia flexuosa swamp





Palm communities in wetland forest ecosystems of … - Kahn - Citado por 51

… of the dioecious Amazonian palm Mauritia flexuosa: … - Holm - Citado por 13

Palms as key swamp forest resources in Amazonia - Kahn - Citado por 31



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Palms as key swamp forest resources in Amazonia



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bataua, and Mauritia flexuosa, are not equally distributed in wetland forest ecosystems. They form dense and extensive populations in the seasonal swamp ...



Moriche Palm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia






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The Moriche Palm, Mauritia flexuosa, also known as the Ité Palm, Ita, Buriti, or aguaje (Peru), is a palm tree. It grows in and near swamps and other wet areas in ...



Population Dynamics of the Dioecious Amazonian Palm Mauritia ...






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de JA Holm - 2008 - Citado por 13 - Artículos relacionados
Mauritia flexuosa is found in tropical, flooded, swamps (Kahn. & Mejia 1990, Kalliola et al. 1991, Cardoso et al. 2002) throughout the Amazonia Basin and ...



Aguaje Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) Palm Swamp -- Aguajal Ecosystem






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Figure 1: During July-September 2002, we executed a study of the density, phenology, and fruit production of the Aguaje palm (Mauritia flexuosa) along about ...



About Aguaje Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) Palm Swamp -- Aguajal ...






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14 Aug 2003 – Module by: John Janovec. E-mail the author. View the content: Aguaje Palm (Mauritia flexuosa) Palm Swamp -- Aguajal Ecosystem ...




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UNA COMUNIDAD DE MORICHAL



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de M Bevilacqua - Citado por 2 - Artículos relacionados
mortality of the Mauritia flexuosa individuals and of all the other floristic ... KEY WORDS: oil spill, pollution, fire, palm swamp, Mauritia flexuosa, Venezuela. 23 ...



Cutting of Mauritia flexuosa palms to provide nest - Conservation ...






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Mauritia flexuosa palms provide important nest sites for macaws and several other parrot species. This large palm usually grows in swampy areas often in dense ...



Gene flow and dispersal of moriche (Mauritia flexuosa) among palm ...






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Gene flow and dispersal of moriche (Mauritia flexuosa) among palm swamps in western Amazonia: implications for biogeography and habitat fragmentation ...



Mauritia flexuosa (plant) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia






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Aspects of the topic Mauritia flexuosa are discussed in the following places at ... palm in seasonally inundated areas, and Euterpe chaunostachys in swamps. ...


Early inhabitants of the Amazonian tropical rain forest: a study ... - Resultado de la Búsqueda de libros de Google


books.google.es/books?isbn=1877812609...Santiago Mora Camargo - 2003 - Art - 211 páginas
In Pantano de Mónica swamp areas Clusia sp. and Mauritia flexuosa dominate, while in M3 Euterpe is frequent (Behling et al. 1999b). ...

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