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No matter: She went elsewhere and found a "simple and chic" Nicole Miller gown that could be ready in less than a month — plenty of time for her May 1 wedding to Lazaro Montane.
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According to Fisher's survey, the most likely missing mammals to be found alive are the Montane monkey-faced bat in the Solomon Islands, Alcorn's pocket gopher, which was last seen in the high forests of Mexico, and the lesser stick-nest rat, a large, soft-furred desert animal from Australia.
This seal was declared extinct in 1892. So what is it doing alive and well today? Ian Sample 2010
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Achras sapota, Cedrela adorata, Rhedia edulis and Enterolobium cyclocarpum are common species; (b) Premontane Moist, which is very rich in species; (c) Premontane Rain with very rough topography; and (d) Lower Montane Rain where stands of Clusia spp. occur, sometimes mixed with a few other species (including palms).
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Montane and xeric barriers have isolated this ecoregion, and its proximity to the isthmus of Central America has created distinct species assemblages and many endemic species.
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The tropical evergreen seasonal lowland forest, in the southeastern area, is more characteristic of ecoregion 27 - Cordillera La Costa Montane forests.
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The Southern Cascades ecoregion is lower in elevation and less rugged than the more highly dissected Western Cascades Montane Highlands (4b) to the north.
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The Western Cascades Montane Highlands are composed of steeply sloping, dissected mountains between about 3,000 and 6,500 feet elevation.
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The climate is drier than in the Western Cascades Lowlands and Valleys (4a) and the Western Cascades Montane Highlands (4b), and the vegetation reflects it.
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Grasslands: California annual grassland series, California oatgrass series, Montane meadow habitat, Purple needlegrass series.
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It include habitat for the vulnerable mountain gorilla, the Ruwenzori-Virunga Montane Moorlands contain two World Heritage Sites -- areas set aside for protection by international treaties.
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