Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Greater Blue Mountains Area' has mentioned 'Species' in the following places:
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| The area is called "Blue Mountains" based on the fact that when atmospheric temperature rises, the essential oil of various eucalyptus species evaporates and disperses in the air, causing visible blue spectra of sunlight to propagates more than other colours. | WIKI |
| Ninety-one species of eucalypts (thirteen percent of the global total) occur in the Greater Blue Mountains Area. | WIKI |
| As well as supporting such a significant proportion of the world's eucalypt species, the area provides examples of the range of structural adaptations of the eucalypts to Australian environments. | WIKI |
| In addition to its outstanding eucalypts, the Greater Blue Mountains Area also contains ancient, relict species of global significance. | WIKI |
| Thought to have been extinct for millions of years, the few surviving trees of this ancient species are known only from three small populations located in remote, inaccessible gorges within the area. | WIKI |
| The Wollemi pine is one of the world's rarest species. | WIKI |
| These include threatened or rare species of conservation significance, such as the tiger quoll, the koala, the yellow-bellied glider and the long-nosed potoroo as well as rare reptiles and amphibians including the green and golden bell frog and the Blue Mountain water skink. | WIKI |
| Ongoing research continues to reveal the rich scientific value of the area as more species are discovered. | UNESCO |
| The site includes primitive species of outstanding significance to the evolution of the earthxe2x80x99s plant life, such as the highly restricted Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis) and the Blue Mountains pine (Pherosphaera fitzgeraldii). | UNESCO |
| These are examples of ancient, relict species with Gondwanan affinities that have survived past climatic changes and demonstrate the highly unusual juxtaposition of Gondwanan taxa with the diverse scleromorphic flora. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (x): The site includes an outstanding diversity of habitats and plant communities that support its globally significant species and ecosystem diversity (152 plant families, 484 genera and c.xc2xa01,500 species). | UNESCO |
| Plant families represented by exceptionally high levels of species diversity here include Myrtaceae (150 species), Fabaceae (149 species), and Proteaeceae (77 species). | UNESCO |
| Eucalypts (Eucalyptus, Angophora and Corymbia, all in the family Myrtaceae) which dominate the Australian continent are well represented by more than 90 species (13% of the global total). | UNESCO |
| The genus Acacia (in the family Fabaceae) is represented by 64 species. | UNESCO |
| The site includes primitive and relictual species with Gondwanan affinities (Wollemia, Pherosphaera, Lomatia, Dracophyllum, Acrophyllum, Podocarpus and Atkinsonia) and supports many plants of conservation significance including 114 endemic species and 177threatened species. | UNESCO |
| The diverse plant communities and habitats support more than 400 vertebrate taxa (of which 40 are threatened), comprising some 52 mammal, 63 reptile, over 30 frog and about one third (265 species) of Australiaxe2x80x99s bird species. | UNESCO |
| Although invertebrates are still poorly known, the area supports an estimated 120 butterfly and 4,000 moth species, and a rich cave invertebrate fauna (67 taxa). | UNESCO |
| Because of its size and connectivity with other protected areas, the area will continue to play a vital role in providing opportunities for adaptation and shifts in range for all native plant and animal species within it, allowing essential ecological processes to continue. | UNESCO |
| The major management challenges identified in the Strategic Plan fall into six categories: uncontrolled or inappropriate use of fire; inappropriate recreation and tourism activities, including the development of tourism infrastructure, due to increasing Australian and overseas visitor pressure and commercial ventures; invasion by pest species including weeds and feral animals; loss of biodiversity and geodiversity at all levels; impacts of human-enhanced climate change; and lack of understanding of heritage values. | UNESCO |