Habitat – The place in an ecosystem where an organism prefers to live
... White-tailed Deer – Deer are grazing and browsing animals of the forest and field. The population has increased due removal of its predators over 100 years ago. Deer have learned to live near people and benefits from edge effect and landscaping. Deer are overpopulated and have removed much of the f ...
... White-tailed Deer – Deer are grazing and browsing animals of the forest and field. The population has increased due removal of its predators over 100 years ago. Deer have learned to live near people and benefits from edge effect and landscaping. Deer are overpopulated and have removed much of the f ...
BIOMES, LAND BIOMES What is a Biome? • large regions
... • large regions characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities. • made up of many individual ecosystems. • described by their vegetation because plants that grow in an area determine the other organisms that can live there. Climate is the average weathe ...
... • large regions characterized by a specific type of climate and certain types of plant and animal communities. • made up of many individual ecosystems. • described by their vegetation because plants that grow in an area determine the other organisms that can live there. Climate is the average weathe ...
MSWord docx - Optional Video Assignment Questions
... and melting of ice caps and glaciers. D. Buried remains of ancient plants and animals are subjected to intense heat and pressure beneath the Earth’s surface that transform the remains into what we now call fossil fuels or hydrocarbons (large molecules made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms that contai ...
... and melting of ice caps and glaciers. D. Buried remains of ancient plants and animals are subjected to intense heat and pressure beneath the Earth’s surface that transform the remains into what we now call fossil fuels or hydrocarbons (large molecules made up of hydrogen and carbon atoms that contai ...
natural vegetation & wild life
... VEGETATION & WILD LIFE naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time. This is termed as a virgin vegetation OR natural vegetation. ...
... VEGETATION & WILD LIFE naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time. This is termed as a virgin vegetation OR natural vegetation. ...
Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach
... seeds (e.g. giant sequoia and jack pine). – Helps to control tree diseases and insects. ...
... seeds (e.g. giant sequoia and jack pine). – Helps to control tree diseases and insects. ...
Understanding Our Environment
... mature trees are taken in 10-20 year rotation. Can retain many characteristics of mature, old-growth forests. ...
... mature trees are taken in 10-20 year rotation. Can retain many characteristics of mature, old-growth forests. ...
Forest dynamics may reduce the role of Forests as `Carbon sink`
... forests to be fairly resilient to natural disturbances caused by weather, insects, diseases and fires. These disturbances reduced carbon accumulation rates but the losses were compensated by subsequent re-growth and storage of dead material on the site. "These findings highlight the need for carefu ...
... forests to be fairly resilient to natural disturbances caused by weather, insects, diseases and fires. These disturbances reduced carbon accumulation rates but the losses were compensated by subsequent re-growth and storage of dead material on the site. "These findings highlight the need for carefu ...
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... more than 254 cm (100 inches) a year. There is usually a brief season of less rain. Tropical rainforests receive at least 70 inches of rain each year and have more species of plants and animals than any other biome. Many of the plants used in medicine can only be found in tropical rainforests. The ...
... more than 254 cm (100 inches) a year. There is usually a brief season of less rain. Tropical rainforests receive at least 70 inches of rain each year and have more species of plants and animals than any other biome. Many of the plants used in medicine can only be found in tropical rainforests. The ...
Topic 1: Strip Mining and Soil
... Topic 1: The American Chestnut and Climate change Key Question: How can the revival of the American chestnut help to reduce climate change? As you read the articles linked below use the questions provided to guide ypur thinking and preparation of your power point presentation. ...
... Topic 1: The American Chestnut and Climate change Key Question: How can the revival of the American chestnut help to reduce climate change? As you read the articles linked below use the questions provided to guide ypur thinking and preparation of your power point presentation. ...
Clear-cutting
... Make up 30% of earths land surface. What are the three types of forests? ½ are tropical rain forests. Classified based on their age and structure ...
... Make up 30% of earths land surface. What are the three types of forests? ½ are tropical rain forests. Classified based on their age and structure ...
MS Word
... European droughts of 1976 and 2003 gave the opportunity to investigate some aspects of temperate tree response. Some forest tree species that were studied, such as common oak, appeared to be more resilient to drought impacts along an environmental gradient than others, such as Norway spruce, which h ...
... European droughts of 1976 and 2003 gave the opportunity to investigate some aspects of temperate tree response. Some forest tree species that were studied, such as common oak, appeared to be more resilient to drought impacts along an environmental gradient than others, such as Norway spruce, which h ...
Changemaker portraits
... Contribution to poverty Communities are funded to plant indigenous trees which not only absorb CO2 from reduction in the global the atmosphere, but provide shade, fruit and fuel from thinnings, protect watersheds, south? reduce erosion and increase biodiversity. Farmers are paid with inputs and cash ...
... Contribution to poverty Communities are funded to plant indigenous trees which not only absorb CO2 from reduction in the global the atmosphere, but provide shade, fruit and fuel from thinnings, protect watersheds, south? reduce erosion and increase biodiversity. Farmers are paid with inputs and cash ...
Chapter 23: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity
... • Old-growth (virgin) forest—have not been seriously disturbed by human activities for a least several hundred years. • Second-growth forest –stands of trees resulting from secondary succession ...
... • Old-growth (virgin) forest—have not been seriously disturbed by human activities for a least several hundred years. • Second-growth forest –stands of trees resulting from secondary succession ...
Tropical forest ecosystem dynamics Long
... Tropical forest ecosystem dynamics Long-term field work at Danum, Borneo (SE Asia), and Korup, Cameroon (Central Africa), over last 28 yr has taken a quantitative community-ecosystem approach to functioning of tropical rain forests. Only by having this continuous effort can even a start to understan ...
... Tropical forest ecosystem dynamics Long-term field work at Danum, Borneo (SE Asia), and Korup, Cameroon (Central Africa), over last 28 yr has taken a quantitative community-ecosystem approach to functioning of tropical rain forests. Only by having this continuous effort can even a start to understan ...
Forests, Natural Parks, and Sustainability
... By the time he arrived, the last large herds of bison were gone due to overhunting and disease Spend more time in the area & he became increasingly alarmed by the damage that was being done to the land and its wildlife He witnessed the virtual destruction of some big game species. Overgrazin ...
... By the time he arrived, the last large herds of bison were gone due to overhunting and disease Spend more time in the area & he became increasingly alarmed by the damage that was being done to the land and its wildlife He witnessed the virtual destruction of some big game species. Overgrazin ...
March 2013
... Project Update: March 2013 Southern Amazonian forests are currently succumbing to high deforestation rates in its so-called ‘arc of deforestation’. Consequently, forest habitat loss and fragmentation are ubiquitous, yet the ecological effects on the native fauna remain poorly understood. In this con ...
... Project Update: March 2013 Southern Amazonian forests are currently succumbing to high deforestation rates in its so-called ‘arc of deforestation’. Consequently, forest habitat loss and fragmentation are ubiquitous, yet the ecological effects on the native fauna remain poorly understood. In this con ...
Terrestrial Biodiversity
... regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for at least several hundred years Second-growth forest- a stand of trees resulting from secondary ecological succession ...
... regenerated forest that has not been seriously disturbed by human activities or natural disasters for at least several hundred years Second-growth forest- a stand of trees resulting from secondary ecological succession ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Understanding Our Environment
... Clear-Cutting - Every tree in a given area is cut regardless of size. Fast and efficient, but wastes small trees, increases erosion, and eliminates wildlife ...
... Clear-Cutting - Every tree in a given area is cut regardless of size. Fast and efficient, but wastes small trees, increases erosion, and eliminates wildlife ...
PowerPoint Presentation - Understanding Our Environment
... Clear-Cutting - Every tree in a given area is cut regardless of size. Fast and efficient, but wastes small trees, increases erosion, and eliminates wildlife ...
... Clear-Cutting - Every tree in a given area is cut regardless of size. Fast and efficient, but wastes small trees, increases erosion, and eliminates wildlife ...
Chapter 3.1
... 4. Lichen is termed a pioneer species because it needs few nutrients to grow. It needs only a little water and sunlight. ...
... 4. Lichen is termed a pioneer species because it needs few nutrients to grow. It needs only a little water and sunlight. ...
Exam 4 Review - UNT Geography
... zigzag pattern when waves strike the beach community tides ecosystem clay soils niche Vertisols , Mollisols, Alfisols Photosynthesis pedon dominant factor in the formation of plant soil profile ...
... zigzag pattern when waves strike the beach community tides ecosystem clay soils niche Vertisols , Mollisols, Alfisols Photosynthesis pedon dominant factor in the formation of plant soil profile ...
Ecosystem Services
... We Can Share Areas We Dominate With Other Species • Win-Win Ecology: How Earth’s Species Can Survive in the Midst of Human Enterprise, by Michael L. Rozenweig, 2003 ...
... We Can Share Areas We Dominate With Other Species • Win-Win Ecology: How Earth’s Species Can Survive in the Midst of Human Enterprise, by Michael L. Rozenweig, 2003 ...
The Tropical Rain Forest
... The Tropical Rain Forest The tropical rain forest is the most productive and species-rich terrestrial ecosystem on earth • How can such productive forests grow on soils of extremely low fertility? • Why is biological diversity so high in the tropics? • What are the consequences of the expected, almo ...
... The Tropical Rain Forest The tropical rain forest is the most productive and species-rich terrestrial ecosystem on earth • How can such productive forests grow on soils of extremely low fertility? • Why is biological diversity so high in the tropics? • What are the consequences of the expected, almo ...
Reforestation
Reforestation is the natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands that have been depleted, usually through deforestation.Reforestation can be used to improve the quality of human life by soaking up pollution and dust from the air, rebuild natural habitats and ecosystems, mitigate global warming since forests facilitate biosequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide, and harvest for resources, particularly timber.The term reforestation is similar to afforestation, the process of restoring and recreating areas of woodlands or forests that may have existed long ago but were deforested or otherwise removed at some point in the past. Sometimes the term re-afforestation is used to distinguish between the original forest cover and the later re-growth of forest to an area. Special tools, e.g. tree planting bar, are used to make planting of trees easier and faster.