A forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest‚ based on various criteria. These plant communities cover approximately 9.4 per cent of the Earth’s surface (or 30 per cent of total land area) and function as habitats for organisms‚ hydrologic flow modulators‚ and soil conservers‚ constituting one of the most important aspects of the Earth’s biosphere. The emerging trends of deforestation‚ desertification and soil erosion are closely linked with societal
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Forests A forest is an area filled with trees which provides homes for many different living things. The forests found in Trinidad and Tobago are called Tropical Seasonal Forests because they are found near the Earth’s equator and have both wet and dry seasons. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A forest is made up of different layers. The Emergent Layer is very sunny because it is at the very top and only the
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ISP NOTES INTO THE FOREST BY JEAN HEGLAND Setting- * Into the Forest is based in a world around this time. Electricity is non-existent‚ Civilization has vanished and the world is in a commotion. * Based on two sisters who live in a post-apocalyptic world. * This story takes place in California‚ near San Francisco in a town called Redwood and that isn ’t exactly an isolated part of the world. * Eva and Nell stay at their house which is in a forest. They have to go to the town which
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plant species‚ which occur in the tropical and subtropical initial estuary regions. Mangroves constitute a dynamic ecosystem with a complex association of both floral and faunal species of terrestrial and aquatic systems and the vegetation in this forest is of evergreen type. Mangroves provide different kind of niches for a variety of animal populations required. The crowns of trees including trunk‚ branches‚ leaves‚ flowers and fruits provide niches essentially‚ to terrestrial fauna like birds
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BENEFITS OF FOREST RESOURCES A forest‚ also referred to as a wood or the woods‚ is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities‚ depending on various cultural definitions‚ what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have different classifications according to how and of what the forest is composed. A forest is usually an area filled with trees but any tall densely packed area of vegetation may be considered a forest‚ even underwater vegetation such as kelp forests‚ or non-vegetation
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FORESTS; A forest‚ also referred to as a wood or the woods‚ is an area with a high density of trees. Forests cover approximately over 9.4% of the earth’s surface * USES OF FORESTS; Forests are important to the survival of human beings mainly because we are dependent on a significant degree of vast areas of forests. The following states the various uses of forests; * Habitat for wildlife. * Home for plants. * Flora and fauna. * Forest plants can be used for medicinal purposes
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1.1 Introduction A forest is a complex ecosystem or assemblage of ecosystems dominated by trees and other woody vegetation. The living parts of a forest include trees‚ shrubs‚ vines‚ grasses and other herbaceous plants‚ mosses‚ algae‚ fungi‚ insects‚ mammals‚ birds‚ reptiles‚ amphibians‚ and microorganisms living on the plants and animals and in the soil and their interaction with one another and with the non-living part of the environment. The type of forest in a given area depends on many elements
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The Forest - Creative Writing Essay For English - The Forest There’s a forest bordering the town that I live in. The adults refuse to go near it or talk of what lies within. From the time we consciously understand our parents teach us not to step foot in there because the “Unmentionable Monsters” will get you. Of course as kids with wild imaginations we made our own predictions about what it could be. The Boogie Man‚ Dracula‚ werewolves‚ ghosts‚ and all sorts of other ghouls came to mind. These
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Conservationists have stopped illegal roads from building but the biggest ecological problem is destructive farming techniques. This method involves clear cutting trees to create sunny plantations. It’s eating away from the border of the forest. The solution that these conservationists have is to promote shade grown planation which will help the rainforest and increase the income of local framers. The conservationists that are responsible for this solution are The
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Forest Gump In the movie Forest Gump many themes of American history is discussed and played out through the film. It’s about a child that growing up was not the smartest kid but somehow still achieved and experienced a lot of things in American history. He does and meets a lot of historical people like meeting Elvis Presley and learning the famous shaking of the hips. The appearance of John Lennon on the Mike Douglas show. Serving in the Vietnam War which was a significant war in American history
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