Mangrove Players Yadfon Small organisation in Thailand formed in 1985 Originally to help fishing communities Worked with people in Chao Mai which faces two issues: Mangrove Destruction – for charcoal prod’n‚ this affects supply of seafood. Yadfon created a 80 hectare managed mangrove which does not allow shrimping Destruction of Sea Grass – By drag nets‚ this is an important nursery habitat for fish and shrimps Saving Greenbelts In Asia the coastal ecosystems; including coral reefs‚
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Should we keep animals in captivity? Introduction Do you know that there are approximately a hundred million wild animals‚ and about twenty thousand species that die every year? Wild animals are in great danger from nature‚ diseases and worsening environment. The extinction of animals has become a critical problem leading us to think whether or not we should keep animals in captivity. Body – Danger In recent 50 years‚ nearly two thirds of the world’s forest has been cut down for human industry
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“Environmental stewardship is the responsibility to take care of our natural resources to ensure that they are sustainably managed for current and future generations” (Responsible Stewardship and Sustainable Resource Management‚ 2013). Sustainable resources are those resources that are replenished at a rate equal to‚ or greater than‚ the rate of consumption (What are Sustainable resources‚ 2013). Stewardship of natural resources is important for both individuals and organizations. By managing
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Select and complete one of the following assignments: Option 1: Ecosystem Components Paper Option 2: Ecosystem Components Video and Summary Option 1: Ecosystem Components Paper Select a representative natural ecosystem in your area or one that you are interested in—such as a lake‚ preserve‚ or park—that is managed for native species. • Write a 700- to 1‚050-word paper explaining the following: o The major structural and functional dynamics (processes) of that ecosystem including
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What are the consequences of the removal/extinction of an organism from the food web? The extinction or removal of an organism from a food web can affect different organisms directly or indirectly‚ depending on the trophic level the organism is and in what role they play in the food web‚ if it is carnivore‚ herbivore‚ omnivore‚ etc. Extinction has also been important for evolution in food webs. Some food webs are generated from the reaction with repeated extinctions‚ and the extinction rate is
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The Role of Extinction in Evolution In contrast to the opposite phenomenon‚ speciation. This is surprising in view of the special importance Darwin attached to extinction‚ and because the number of species extinctions in the history of life is almost the same as the number of originations; present-day biodiversity is the result of a trivial surplus of originations‚ cumulated over millions of years. For an evolutionary biologist to ignore extinction is probably as foolhardy as for a demographer
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Anastacia Constantinidis Herro COM 101 10/23/14 Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that hunting and poaching should be more harshly regulated because it will help preserve the many suffering species worldwide. Central Idea: All continents across the globe are facing thousands of endangered species who are unable to help themselves; species which are unfortunately being hunted and poached. Therefore‚ students here at CSN need to understand the devastating statistics and ways in which these
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The artist and their mounts create a story‚ but the specimens used also have a story. The main criticism taxidermy faces as an art is the sourcing of specimens. Ethics and morals come into play with this controversial subject‚ but what most don’t understand is that not all animals or insects used are killed for the sole purpose of art. Most rogue taxidermists source animals who have died of natural causes or were roadkill. Others focus on using the abundant numbers of invasive or domestic species
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LEARNING ACTIVITY 3.2 essay The Australian land and its flora and fauna are very unique compared to other continents. There are three main reasons for this‚ biological isolation‚ geological stability and the erratic climate. Firstly biological isolation has meant that over the last 40 million years Australia has been separated from all other continents‚ this was the cause from the separation from Gondwanaland around 55 million years ago. This means the Australian flora and
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The rabbit bandicoot also known as the Biliby is endangered‚ and has been for eight years. It has been vulnerable to the environment for three years. They are endangered because feral cats and other larger animals hunt them. Also‚ there is competition between other animals for food. Another reason why they are endangered is because of land clearing and livestock grazing habits the grasslands are disappearing‚ which is where the Bilibies live. It is important to save these animals because they used
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