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ReForest-IITA: Living on the Edge
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Monday, April 16, 2012. Living on the Edge. Living on the Edge……. Rainforests in West Africa are quite different from rainforests anywhere else for two very good reasons……….one, that their existence depends on a unique weather pattern known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITC) …….and two, because the region has dried out and cooled down a number of times in the past. The huge mass of the Sahara. Rainforest closest to the equator is termed wet evergreen forest (annual rainfall 1750-2000mm) and in W...
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ReForest-IITA: March 2012
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Naming names OR how to get more fun from downloading checklists. Have you ever wondered how some plants and animals get their names? Obviously they are given names so that we can tell them apart and communicate with other people. This sounds simple enough – a green-headed sunbird differs from a blue-throated sunbird and a scarlet-chested sunbird. But what about an African spirit, a friendly sapphire, blue policeman, western fairy playboy or gaudy commodore? In fact we often use...
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ReForest-IITA: Naming names OR how to get more fun from downloading checklists
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012. Naming names OR how to get more fun from downloading checklists. Have you ever wondered how some plants and animals get their names? Obviously they are given names so that we can tell them apart and communicate with other people. This sounds simple enough – a green-headed sunbird differs from a blue-throated sunbird and a scarlet-chested sunbird. But what about an African spirit, a friendly sapphire, blue policeman, western fairy playboy or gaudy commodore? In fact we often use...
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ReForest-IITA: April 2012
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Monday, April 16, 2012. Living on the Edge. Living on the Edge……. Rainforests in West Africa are quite different from rainforests anywhere else for two very good reasons……….one, that their existence depends on a unique weather pattern known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITC) …….and two, because the region has dried out and cooled down a number of times in the past. The huge mass of the Sahara. Rainforest closest to the equator is termed wet evergreen forest (annual rainfall 1750-2000mm) and in W...
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ReForest-IITA: PG Plant: Africa’s Biggest Flower
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Monday, August 13, 2012. PG Plant: Africa’s Biggest Flower. One big family: many big flowers. In the world of flowering plants morphological characters such as shape, size, colour, and odour and display pattern are both astonishing and interesting evolutionary phenomena. When size and shape of flower is the main consideration, the family. Aristolochiaceae is something to be reckoned with. African Aristolochiaceae. Belong to two monophyletic groups: Aristolochia. Is found widely in Nigeria. Commonly known...
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ReForest-IITA: IITA - Home of the African Jacana
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013. IITA - Home of the African Jacana. One of my favourite birds is the African Jacana (. The female lays four eggs, but not necessarily on the nest, sometimes depositing them on floating vegetation. The eggs are pale brown with black markings which make them almost invisible. The male starts to incubate after the third egg, and continues for 20-26 days. During the warmest hours of the day, he spends more time shading the eggs than keeping them warm.
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ReForest-IITA: Beekeeping at IITA
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Thursday, March 15, 2012. Bees are very interesting social insects. Like most - OK some of us - they are highly disciplined and stick to a rigorous routine. When handled properly by a trained beekeeper, their products – honey, propolis and wax - can provide healthy products and a valuable source of income. Idris Olaniyan, Femi Kesington, Deni Bown (IITA), Jubril Abanikanda and Abdul Wahid Ibrahim at installation of EPL beehives in IITA forest. In addition to developing the apiary, EPL will organise train...
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ReForest-IITA: October 2013
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013. IITA - Home of the African Jacana. One of my favourite birds is the African Jacana (. The female lays four eggs, but not necessarily on the nest, sometimes depositing them on floating vegetation. The eggs are pale brown with black markings which make them almost invisible. The male starts to incubate after the third egg, and continues for 20-26 days. During the warmest hours of the day, he spends more time shading the eggs than keeping them warm. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).