APES Notes – Chapter 8 Community Ecology: Structure‚ Species Interactions‚ Succession‚ and Sustainability I. Appearance and Species Diversity A. The structure or spatial distribution of a community or ecosystem can be described by: a. Physical Appearance : relative sizes‚ stratification‚ and distribution of its population and species b. Species Diversity or Richness : the number of different species c. Species Abundance : the number of individuals of each species d. Niche Structure : the
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Tweeting and chirping are a bird watcher ’s favorite sounds‚ and in Indian Bird Sanctuaries these sounds reverberate copiously. Owing to its varied topography‚ climate and long coastline‚ India provides a home to several species of birds. The nation attracts scores of migratory birds as well. Out of the 8650 species of birds ’ known in the world‚ India boasts of being a home to as many as 1200 species. Popular bird species in Indian bird sanctuaries include Racquet Tailed Drogas‚ Sun Birds‚ Kingfishers
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How is heritage significance assessed? Heritage professionals have developed ways of formally assessing the significance of natural and cultural heritage places. The following documents. listed in the Resources section of the guide‚ may provide some assistance: Natural Heritage Places - A handbook for conservation: Implementing the Australian Natural Heritage Charter for conservation of places of natural significance‚ 1998‚ Lorraine Cairnes‚ Australian Heritage Commission in association with
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CHAPTER 1: Overview of Global Energy and Environmental Issues Environmental milestones‚ landmarks * Vedas ( love and respect for nature ) * Ancient civilisations - self-imposed restrictions …to avoid pollution‚ degradation ..spiritual means .. ) * Rachel Carson and the Silent Spring: When Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was published in 1962; it generated a storm of controversy over the use of chemical pesticides. Miss Carson’s intent in writing Silent Spring was to warn the public
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biodiverse regions of the world and hosts three of the world’s 34 biodiversity hotspots – or treasure-houses – that is the Western Ghats‚ the Eastern Himalayas and Indo- Burma.[2] Since India is home to a number of rare and threatened animal species‚ wildlife management in the country is essential to preserve these species.[3] According to one study‚ India along with 17 mega diverse countries is home to about 60-70% of the world’s biodiversity.[4] India‚ lying within the Indomalaya ecozone‚ is home to about
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tangible culture (such as buildings‚ monuments‚ landscapes‚ books‚ works of art‚ and artifacts)‚ intangible culture (such as folklore‚ traditions‚ language‚ and knowledge)‚ and natural heritage (including culturally significant landscapes‚ and biodiversity). The deliberate act of keeping cultural heritage from the present for the future is known as Preservation or Conservation )‚ though these terms may have more specific or technical meaning in the same contexts in the other dialect. Cultural heritage
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Kristel Mae Tagle Bs BIOLOGY III Planet Earth Earth is the third planet from the sun. The place where many organisms exist‚ enhance with the beauty of nature. Packed with rich biodiversity‚ streams and rivers. Have you seen this place before? Maybe yes‚ but for how long? How much it matter to us if it is lost? What can we do to save them? Those are questions that that will hopefully strike our nerves. In this new millennium‚ many changes have occurred that altered the condition of the nature
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The world’s habitats and ecosystem have been damaged by human activity and organic resource consumption‚ which has caused a great loss of biodiversity. If strong efforts are not made to restore and sustain conditions‚ our ecosystem will be destine for collapse. It is imperative that we use TEK (traditional ecological knowledge) as a source of environmental ethics to conserve the earth’s habitats and restore our ecosystem “TEK has a strong potential to contribute to more effective and
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What is a hyper-connected world? It is the accelerating inter-connectivity between people globally at all time. This increasing connectivity has in so many ways made our lives so much easier and has also improved the standard of our lives greatly. This inter-connection has virtually managed to influence every aspect of our day to day lives. Social media‚ e-commerce‚ smartphones‚ healthcare – you name it! Digital connectivity has permeated it all and in fact our dependence on it is growing exponentially
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also diverse. Until the arrival of farmers‚ they burnt many forestlands and cut many trees down for planting‚ producing fuel and selling timbers. For this reason‚ highlands in Scotland has encountered with the destruction of forests and loss of biodiversity. Deforestation is now one part of the human’s lives because many people do for responding their own needs and wants. For people who need to deforest in order to survive‚ they may mostly live in rural area. The first significant activity that is
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