coastal plains. I chose to represent the Appalachians region on my poster and represented the four seasons (spring‚ summer‚ fall and winter). The climate in this region is cooler summers and warmer winters and a lot of precipitation. The vegetation in the Atlantic Maritime includes deciduous‚ Boreal and Acadian forests which contain a variety of different plant species such as coniferous and deciduous trees and various types of moss. I included the Acadian forest in my poster
Premium Plant
rainfall and promotes greater sub-surface transfers via its root system. The presence of vegetation is another factor that would affect the flows within the drainage basin. Vegetation would intercept rainfall‚ decreasing the amount of rainfall reaching the surface. Also‚ it decreases the intensity of raindrops hitting the ground‚ thus it is more likely to infiltrate and percolate into the ground. Vegetation also loosens soil to make larger air space between the soil particles. Thus‚ more infiltration
Premium Hydrology Water Water cycle
horns or antlers. Giraffids are a very elite group. There are only two that belong to this group of animals. The Giraffe and the Okapi are the only two‚ and Giraffes are the tallest mammals in the world. “Both are tall animals that browse on vegetation; today giraffes occur only in Africa and south of the Sahara‚ although they formerly live in North Africa‚ too.” (Bernabeo‚ 2010) Okapis are not squarely spotted such as the giraffe; instead they have a long brown neck and
Premium Human Primate Airline
Fund For Nature (WWF)‚ 2015). Hastings’ Point is a biodiversity hotspot‚ and home to various threatened and endangered ecological communities (Department of the Environment ‚ 2015). Although highly regulated in NSW‚ the clearing of all types of vegetation has placed Australia in the top ten land clearing nations in the world. In the past‚ between the years of 1984 and 1989‚ the Western Lands Commission allowed clearing licenses for over 560‚000 hectares along the NSW Coast‚ particularly the Hastings
Premium Biodiversity Ecology Natural environment
Using two contrasting case studies‚ discuss management schemes in fragile environments. A fragile environment is when there the balance between climate‚ soils‚ vegetation‚ animal life and people could easily be upset and the ecosystem destroyed. In order to maintain a fragile environment dynamic sustainability needs to be established. An example of a fragile environment is the Serengeti National Park and Jau National Park. The Serengeti National Park is situated in the Tropical Grassland biome
Premium Natural environment Biodiversity Ecology
ECOLOGY Ecology is concerned with the study of organisms and their habitats. This includes the interdependence of various populations‚ their impact on each other and their surroundings‚ the effect of the surroundings on their behaviour‚ as well as the ways in which the organisms and the environment change in response to each other. A pond and its inhabitants provide a good example of these interrelationships. A pond contains: a. soil consisting of rock‚ minerals and dead remains of organisms b. water
Premium Water Biology Biotic component
also for other needs such as to lower the erosion cause by humans. Boarded chain walks help set out a path from the car parks to the beach over the Birdwood Park Dune so that we kill minimal vegetation that is keeping the structure of the dune intact. To keep the vegetation up to standard‚ re-vegetation schemes are put in place so that the dune stays stable and minimal erosion takes place. A training wall on the western side of the lagoon entrance keeps the lagoon in shape and stops any erosion
Premium Beach Coastal geography Coast
Lowlands natural region. The construction of a retirement community and the local needs that come out of it will negatively affect the wildlife and vegetation of Bruce Peninsula‚ and the inaccessible environment of the park will only lower the quality of living standards for seniors. The establishment of a retirement home disturbs the wildlife and vegetation through the clearing of habitat space for construction‚ the recreational activities and the commercial interests of residents. Since Bruce Peninsula
Premium Natural environment Hunting Habitat
open burning. In fact‚ brush and debris burning is the second most common preventable cause of wildfires. A lack of green vegetation‚ lots of dead vegetation‚ warm temperatures‚ sun and winds all allow wildfires to start easily and spread quickly. However‚ they could be prevented with safe alternatives like chipping‚ composting or simply waiting for the growth of new green vegetation later in the spring. [pic] Burn barrels are a fire hazard and pollute the air as well Practice Safe Outdoor Burning
Premium Water Fire Snow
6 years old Kudanta‚ a girl from Sahel‚ Africa‚ has to travel back and forth 8km to get one bucket of water for her family. The Earth is drying up‚ and the more it does‚ the life expectancy of the Earth decreases‚ and nobody can ever predict it. Climate change is the greatest environmental threat humanity has ever faced and the biggest challenge. No one knows how much warming is safe‚ but we do know that climate change has already harmed people and ecosystems around the globe; seasons are shifting
Premium Sahara Africa