biodiversity. As said in the video‚ possibly a big big big asteroid hit the planet‚ wipe out its living thing creating nothing but complete desolation. But‚ there are also disturbances that are small but is ever necessary in the formation of an ecosystem. In my own understanding of the word disturbance‚ it is action that has an effect on its surroundings. As said in the video‚ a falling tree can be considered a disturbance. Why? Because of the fallen tree‚ more nutrients will available for the trees
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Latin American and Caribbean countries houses more than 50 percent of the world’s tropical forests‚ 33 percent mammals‚ 33 percent reptiles‚ 40 percent birds and well over 50 percent of the amphibians in the world. But Columbia alone hosts a great deal of these life forms. The focus on Columbia is necessary because the biological entities are diverse and numerous. Research from Columbia’s Biodiversity reveals the copious life in this country. Colombia houses more life forms than most countries
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making it the largest forest wildlife park in South America. Being in such a forested area it has a high amount of rainfall each year accompanied by a warm and humid climate‚ reaching up to 2000mm or rainfall per year. 2. Why is it a UNESCO world heritage site: outline the ecology of the area? It was chosen to become a UNESCO site along with several other parks because of several factors. One of these was that within the area there number of different habitats and ecosystems is very high. As well
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“The conifer forests of the North American west have been under a massive assault over the past decade by bark beetles: one species alone‚ the mountain pine beetle‚ has killed more than 70‚000 square miles’ worth of trees‚ equivalent to the area of Washington State” (Michael D. Lemonick). Just like other insects‚ bark beetles favor warmer environments. As the average temperature is getting warmer‚ the beetles are coming sooner in the year and more destroying trees than before. Normally‚ bark beetles
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rainforest. Each year the Amazon Rainforest gets about 9 feet of rain. During the months of maximum precipitation‚ broad areas traversed by the Amazon are subject to severe floods. The Amazon contains more species of fauna and flora than any other ecosystem in the world. Also‚ the Amazon basin covers more than 2.5 million square miles more than any other rainforest. It’s related to the raccoon family and the mountain coati. Where
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of high profile Indian environmental activists including Vandana Shiva. While forests are critical for subsistence (food‚ fuel‚ fodder‚ medicinals‚ materials) to rural communities everywhere‚ they are especially so to villagers of mountainous regions like the Himalayas‚ as forests provide valuable stabilizing services to the soil and water. (One of the slogans of the Chipko movement was in fact: "What do forests bear?/Soil‚ water and pure air.") In Uttar Pradesh State‚ where the Himalayas border
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How is man changing environment or biomes? Man is drastically changing the environment with all the needs he has. Humans cut down entire forests in the course of a month. Then we build buildings in its place making it impossible for anything to grow there. Those trees were a crucial part to the ecosystem and environment‚ which are now changed forever. We also drive cars‚ which emit exhaust‚ which in turn hurts our ozone layer and heats up the Earth. Once the ozone layer is damaged the ice caps
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has a range of forest formations representing eight of the thirteen forest types found in tropical Asia‚ namely forest over ultramafic soils‚ forest over limestone soils‚ montane forest‚ freshwater swamp forest‚ lowland evergreen tropical rainforest‚ riverine forest‚ beach forest‚ and mangrove forest. Researchers have identified more than 800 plant species from 300 genera and 100 families. These include at least 295 trees dominated by the dipterocarp species. In the lowland forest‚ large trees such
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NAME :ADERIBIGBE ADEDOTUN Figure 14-2. West Africa: natural forest and plantation areas 2000 and net area change 1990-2000 The total volume of West African forests is estimated at approximately 5 billion cubic metres over bark‚ which is 11 percent of the volume of all African forests. The volume and biomass estimates for most countries are based on existing forest inventories. In humid zones‚ volume assessment is focused on timber volume. In dry zones‚ volume assessment usually includes the whole
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but still sunny out. The place that I am at for this project is in the woods at Graue Mill. One of the biotic factors that affects the woods and its ecosystem are the dogs that walk in here and maybe drink the water‚ or relieve themselves‚ or try to attack the animals‚ or eat the plants. Another biotic factor that affects the woods and its ecosystem are us humans. We may litter‚ step on plants‚ pour stuff into the water‚
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