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  • Paraná/Paranaíba interior forests are home to Atlantic rare vertebrates such as the golden-rumped lion tamarin (Leontophitecus chysopygus) and the brown howler monkey (Alouatta fusca), which have a few populations scattered in the remaining remnants of these forests.

    Parañá-Paraíba interior forests 2008

  • Especially marine birds, such as long-tailed ducks [Clangula hyemalis], white-winged scoters [Melanitta fusca], black scoters [Melanitta nigra]; we do not see these anymore.

    Sapmi~ the communities of Purnumukka, Ochejohka, and Nuorgam climate change case study 2009

  • Other important endemic species are Ceropegia fusca, Plocama pendula, Salvia canariensis, Argyranthemum frutescens, Rumex lunaria, Convolvulus floridus, and Messerschmidia fruticosa.

    Canary Islands dry woodlands and forests 2008

  • Two other breeding species are listed as threatened: rockhopper penguin Eudyptes chrysocome moseleyi (VU) and sooty albatross Phoebetria fusca (VU).

    Gough Island Wildlife Reserve, United Kingdom 2008

  • Some noteworthy species are jaguar Panthera onca (NT), ocelot Leopardus pardalis, bush dog Speothos venaticus (VU), La Plata otter Lutra longicaudis, 20 species of bats and various species of endangered primates, notably muriqui Brachyteles arachnoides (EN) and brown howler Alouatta fusca (VU).

    Southeast Atlantic Forest Reserves, Brazil 2008

  • At higher altitudes, beech forest occurs with red beech Nothofagus fusca, silver beech N. menziesii and mountain beech N. solandri var cliffortioides in pure stands totalling over 5,000 ha, or with L. bidwillii from 750 m to 1,530 m and covering 12,730 ha.

    Tongariro National Park, New Zealand 2008

  • Below the treeline, mountain beech (Nothofagus solandri cliffortoides) is generally dominant on steep hillsides while silver beech (N. menziesii) and red beech (N. fusca) line the lower slopes and alpine valleys below about 1,200 m.

    Southland montane grasslands 2008

  • It is also home for Atlantic endemic and threatened vertebrates such as the brown howler monkey (Alouatta fusca) and the red spectacled Amazon (Amazona petrei), which have few populations scattered in remnants of these forests.

    Araucaria moist forests 2008

  • Red beech (N. fusca) and silver beech (N. menziesii) occupy the lower, warmer, more fertile sites while hard beech (N. truncata) grows on less fertile sites at the same lower altitudes.

    Richmond temperate forests 2008

  • M. testa fusiformi-turrita; spira elata, conica; epidermide pallide olivaceo induta, rufo-fusca, pulcherrime maculata, maculis saepe in lineis undulatis longitudinalibus dispositis; anfractibus planis, longitudinaliter plicatis, plicis aequalibus regularibus subdistantibus, ad suturas nodulosis; apertura oblongo-ovata, antice effusa; labio subincrassato; labro simplici, acuto.

    The Journals of John McDouall Stuart 2007

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