Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
species (plural).
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Examples
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Benthic coverage (%) of corals, seaweed (macroalgae includingÂHalimeda spp.) and "other" (e.g., sponges and gorgonians) in and out of the GQ reserve (in which fishing is not allowed) compared to Caribbean averages.
John F. Bruno: Fact Checking the 60 Minutes Segment on Gardens of the Queen John F. Bruno 2011
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ÂSome other key species includingÂMontastraea spp. are also in tough shape at GQ.
John F. Bruno: Fact Checking the 60 Minutes Segment on Gardens of the Queen John F. Bruno 2011
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There are numerous lava lizards of the genus Tropidurus and geckos Phyllodactylus spp.
Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador 2009
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Protected coves and lagoons are dominated by red, white, black and button mangrove swamps of Rhizophora mangle, Avicennia germinans, Laguncularia racemosa and Conocarpus erecta with the halophytic herbs Sesuvium spp., which are rich nursery and breeding grounds for fish, invertebrates and birds.
Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador 2009
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Orange and lemon trees Citrus spp. are widespread on San Cristobal and Floreana, Lantana camara also occupies the humid and lower transitional areas of Floreana.
Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador 2009
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Other forest species recorded include Parkia biglobosa, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Combretum spp.,
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On one summit of Mount Kahuzi Hedythrsus thamnoideus and Disa erubescens grow; on its main summit, between 3,200 and 3,308 m, Erica spp. grow with Senecio kahuzicus, Helichrysum mildbraedii, Huperzia saururus and Deschampsia flexuosa. 48 species with 2 unknown and 24 endemic species are found in the park.
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo 2009
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Heather Erica rugegensis is characteristic, with Vaccinium stanleyi and Breutelia spp. on the summit of Mount Biéga.
Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo 2009
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Terminalia spp. including T. avicennioides, shea nut Butyrospermum parkii, Uapaca somon, Lophira lanceolata, Protea elliotii, Burkea Africana, the nationally threatened Borassus aethiopum (VU), Mitragyna inermis, Entada abyssinica with a grassy ground cover of Andropogon spp.
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Other forest species include sunflower trees Scalesia spp. and Psidium galapageium, bearing epiphytes.
Galápagos National Park & Galápagos Marine Resources Reserve, Ecuador 2009
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