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Saturday, September 25, 2010
Conclusion
The park is important because the residents come to the park to cycle, jog, have pinic, to enjoy the wind and many more. The importance of appreciating the biodiversity is that the animals will not go away and they will not be extinct. If we don't appreciate the natural environment now, they will fall apart and we will not see it again if we want to, and our next generation will also not see the natural environment. Park visitors can help by apericate the natural environment and not destroy it. park users can also not litter anywhere and throw the litter at the rubbish bin. In that way , everybody can help to save the natural environment and let our next generation to see the natural environment.
Impact of Man on Jurong Lake Park
Humans pollute the park and they didn't throw it into the bin as there are alot. They did not throw the litter anywhere, they throw the litters at the place where it is unnoticable so they people will not notice easily. Park officials put posters to tell people not to litter anywhere.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Diversity of Flora and Fauna of Jurong Lake Park
Hooded Pitta
Hooded Pittas can reach a length of 16 to 19 cm and a weight of 42 to 70 g. Theis diet consists of various insects, which they hunt on the ground, and berries. In the breeding period, which lasts from February to August, they build nests on the ground; both parent take care of the eggs and the fledglings. They are highly territorial and their fluty double-noted whistle calls can be constantly heard from their territories, sometimes throughout the nights.
Hooded Pittas can reach a length of 16 to 19 cm and a weight of 42 to 70 g. Theis diet consists of various insects, which they hunt on the ground, and berries. In the breeding period, which lasts from February to August, they build nests on the ground; both parent take care of the eggs and the fledglings. They are highly territorial and their fluty double-noted whistle calls can be constantly heard from their territories, sometimes throughout the nights.Red-winged starling
The male of this 27-30 cm long starling has mainly iridescent black plumage, with chestnut flight feathers, which are particularly noticeable in flight. The female has an ash-grey head and upper breast. The juvenile resembles the male, but is less glossy than the adults, and has brown rather than dark red eyes. The Ethiopian subspecies 0. m. rupelli is longer-tailed than the nominate form and intergrades with it.
The male of this 27-30 cm long starling has mainly iridescent black plumage, with chestnut flight feathers, which are particularly noticeable in flight. The female has an ash-grey head and upper breast. The juvenile resembles the male, but is less glossy than the adults, and has brown rather than dark red eyes. The Ethiopian subspecies 0. m. rupelli is longer-tailed than the nominate form and intergrades with it.Cerbera odollam/Pong-Pong
The kernels of C. adollam contain cerberin, a potent alkaloid toxin related to diqoxin, a poison found in foxglove. The poison blocks the calcium ion channels in heart muscle, causing disruption of the heart beat. This is most often fatal. Cerberin is difficult to detect in autopsies and its taste can be masked with strong spices.
The kernels of C. adollam contain cerberin, a potent alkaloid toxin related to diqoxin, a poison found in foxglove. The poison blocks the calcium ion channels in heart muscle, causing disruption of the heart beat. This is most often fatal. Cerberin is difficult to detect in autopsies and its taste can be masked with strong spices.Coconut Tree 
The coconut palm is grown throughout the tropics for decoration, as well as for its many culinary and non-culinary uses; virtually every part of the coconut palm can be utilized by humans in some manner. The queen palm was originally classified in the genus Cocos along with the coconut, but was later reclassified in Syaqrus.
The coconut palm is grown throughout the tropics for decoration, as well as for its many culinary and non-culinary uses; virtually every part of the coconut palm can be utilized by humans in some manner. The queen palm was originally classified in the genus Cocos along with the coconut, but was later reclassified in Syaqrus.Saga Tree/Abrus Precatorius 
The seeds are also often used as beads and in percussion instruments. The seed contains the poison abrin. The plant is native to Indonesia and grows in tropical and subtropical areas of the world where it has been introduced. It has a tendency to become weedy and invasive where it has been introduced.
The seeds are also often used as beads and in percussion instruments. The seed contains the poison abrin. The plant is native to Indonesia and grows in tropical and subtropical areas of the world where it has been introduced. It has a tendency to become weedy and invasive where it has been introduced.Moss Fern/Fern
Ferns first appear in the fossil record 360 million years ago in the Carboniferous but many of the current families and species did not appear until roughly 145 million years ago in the late Cretaceous. Ferns are not of major economic importance, but some are grown or gathered for food, as ornamental plants, or for remediating contaminated soils. Some are significant weeds. They also featured in mythology, medicine, and art.
Mushroom
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Aqaricus bisporus, hence the word mushroom is most often applied to those fungi that have a stem, a cap, and gills on the underside of the cap, just as do store-bought white mushrooms.
A mushroom is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or on its food source. The standard for the name "mushroom" is the cultivated white button mushroom, Aqaricus bisporus, hence the word mushroom is most often applied to those fungi that have a stem, a cap, and gills on the underside of the cap, just as do store-bought white mushrooms.Squirrel
Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including woodchucks), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are first attested in the Eocene, about forty million years ago, and are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to dormice among living species.
Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots (including woodchucks), flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are first attested in the Eocene, about forty million years ago, and are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to dormice among living species. Jurong Lake Park Introduction
Jurong Lake is a 70ha freshwater lake and reservoir located in the western region of singapore formed with the damming of Sungei Jurong further downstream. The lake serves as a reservoir contirbuting to the water supply of the country. It lies next to the Lakeside MRT station, which derived its name from this geographical feature. The lake is surrounded by parkland, which serves as a recreational ground for nearby residents in Jurong East and Jurong West New Towns. It is now going devolvement to be Jurong District.
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