pantanal
pantanal , lowland region of SW Mato Grosso state, Brazil, bordering the Paraguay River and extending to the the western edge of the Brazilian Plateau. Parts of the pantanal extend into Bolivia and Paraguay. It is the world's largest wetland area, c.77,000 sq mi (200,000 sq km). Although subject to annual flooding, it is not a marshland; the water is not stagnant, and there is no malaria. The pantanal completely dries out at the end of the six-month rainy season, leaving lush grasslands that are used for cattle grazing. Millions of migratory birds visit the area every year and over 100 species of mammals and reptiles live there. However, the pristine nature of the pantanal is threatened by encroaching ranching and agriculture, poaching, and coal mining.
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Influences on the natural reproduction of whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) in Lake Constance.(Report)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences; 4/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...in the deeper regions of the lake and was not supported by stocking, vanished completely from Lake Constance during the period of eutrophication...analysed for several alpine lakes besides Lake Constance, and there are similarities...
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Idyllic holiday spot is saturated in history, culture and ... water; Lake Constance is a magnet for sailors and tourists alike, writes Margaret Campbell.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 5/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...by three countries, Lake Constance occupies a beautiful...the shoreline of Lake Constance is in Germany. There...place to relax, and the Lake Museum has displays on...the Rhine leaves Lake Constance to continue through Switzerland...
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Swiss in a dust-up over ashes scattered on lake Constance
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 7/20/2008; ; 535 words
; SWISS RESIDENTS living near Lake Constance fear they are drinking the ashes...which they say is turning Lake Constance, which attracts 12 million tourists...wishes must be respected, and Lake Constance burials are very popular among Germans...
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO LAKE CONSTANCE ; With shores in three countries, this Central European waterway boasts Bronze Age dwellings, baroque churches - and is home to the Zeppelin, says Margaret Campbell
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/12/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Bordered by three countries, Lake Constance occupies an extremely beautiful...Austria and Switzerland. The lake is essentially a bulge in the Rhine...than half of the shoreline of Lake Constance is in Germany. There are three...
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Police suspect farmer in threats to poison Germany's Lake Constance
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 11/14/2005; ; 410 words
; ...farmer is behind a threat to poison Lake Constance, where two suspect containers...5 million people who use Lake Constance, which is shared by Germany...the authority that manages Lake Constance's water. In the letter, received...
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Chain gang Nigel Tisdall and his family cycle around Lake Constance on a week-long ride that's free of punctures and puff
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 5/23/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...six-day circular trip around Lake Constance (known locally as Bodensee...were. In the summer sun, Lake Constance had a shimmering, fairy-tale...any lie-ins. But then, Lake Constance is not a place that sees virtue...
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MEETING IN ECONOMIC SCIENCES AT LAKE CONSTANCE.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 8/8/2008; 700+ words
; ...Meeting in Economic Sciences at Lake Constance: Focussing on the Financial Crisis...Nobelprizewinners Meetings at Lake of Constance, and one of the three scientific...Meeting in Economic Sciences at Lake Constance ? available live as a stream from...
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Air apparent Friedrichshafen, the charming Lake Constance home of the Zeppelin, has launched a new model of the airship. Carolle Doyle went along for the ride
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 8/12/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...and take a glorious ride over the beautiful sweep of Lake Constance. Beneath our noses the boats whipped across the water...aircraft instead of some fabulous flying carpet. Lake Constance - a 50-mile bulge in the Rhine - forms a natural...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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TRAVEL Oberammergau Passion Play, Salzburg & Lake Constance.
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 9/9/2009; 457 words
; ...Passion Play, Salzburg & Lake Constance 7 days from only pounds 1199 per...of Salzburg, Innsbruck and Lake Constance, and you have a memorable tour...and pinion railway - Tour of Lake Constance - Visit to Mainau Island - Services...
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First evidence for postzygotic reproductive isolation between two populations of Eurasian perch ( Perca fluviatilis L.) within Lake Constance.(Research)
Magazine article from: Frontiers in Zoology; 1/24/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...populations within a small lake are genetically differentiated...subdivision in perch of Lake Constance was found by analyzing allozyme...Map of sampling area . Lake Constance with the sampling sites for...population. [figure omitted] Lake Constance is a very young prealpine ...
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Lake Constance
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Lake Constance Ger. Bodensee, lake, 208 sq mi (539 sq km), bordering on Switzerland, Germany...drained by the Rhine River and divides near the city of Konstanz (Constance) into two arms, Untersee and Überlinger See. The main...
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Constance
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Constance ( Konstanz ) City-port on Lake Constance, Baden-Württemberg, sw Germany. Founded as...imperial city in 1183, and was the site of the Council of Constance (1414–18) which ended the Great Schism . Constance...
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Woolson, Constance Fenimore
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Woolson, Constance Fenimore (1840–94), New Hampshire‐born grandniece...dealing chiefly with the primitive French inhabitants near the Great Lakes. Later, as in the title story of Rodman the Keeper: Southern Sketches...
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Lake, Veronica
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
LAKE, Veronica Nationality: American. Born: Constance Ockelman, in Brooklyn, New...1973. Films as Actress: (as Constance Keane) 1939 The Wrong Room...transformed aspiring actress Constance Ockelman into glamour sensation...
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Loyie, Larry 1933-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...November 4, 1933, in Slave Lake, Alberta, Canada; life partner of Constance Brissenden (a writer...Canada. Co-founder, with Constance Brissenden, of Living Traditions...Canada, 1999. (With Constance Brissenden) As Long as the...
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