Tropical Communities
... the other hand, precipitation (and consequently evapotranspiration) becomes a key environmental factor in the tropics. This factor will determine the main kinds of vegetal communities. For example, in some areas of India the precipitation of 3,000 mm.year-1 is concentrated along three months during ...
... the other hand, precipitation (and consequently evapotranspiration) becomes a key environmental factor in the tropics. This factor will determine the main kinds of vegetal communities. For example, in some areas of India the precipitation of 3,000 mm.year-1 is concentrated along three months during ...
“Climate change is the single most pressing environmental
... • ~200 species of insects (Williams S.E. et al. In review. Distributions, life history characteristics, ecological specialisation and phylogeny of the rainforest vertebrates in the Australian Wet Tropics bioregion. Ecology MS #: ...
... • ~200 species of insects (Williams S.E. et al. In review. Distributions, life history characteristics, ecological specialisation and phylogeny of the rainforest vertebrates in the Australian Wet Tropics bioregion. Ecology MS #: ...
Chapter 8 - Westmount High School
... Photosynthesis: plants and phytoplankton take in carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and use it to make sugars. Ingestion: Eat to take in carbon Respiration: both plants and animals release carbon dioxide back into the ...
... Photosynthesis: plants and phytoplankton take in carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and use it to make sugars. Ingestion: Eat to take in carbon Respiration: both plants and animals release carbon dioxide back into the ...
The relationship between forest biodiversity, ecosystem
... to a new state • e.g., if a forest becomes dry, it loses species, is subject to increased frequency of fire, and moves to a savannah or grassland state • this new state is stable and will require considerable change to move to another state • the biodiversity has been lost and so have most of the ...
... to a new state • e.g., if a forest becomes dry, it loses species, is subject to increased frequency of fire, and moves to a savannah or grassland state • this new state is stable and will require considerable change to move to another state • the biodiversity has been lost and so have most of the ...
Case Studies
... 1. Describe the forces that drive global circulation patterns and how those patterns determine weather and climate. 2. What effect does Earth’s rotation have on atmospheric circulation and ocean currents? 3. In what ways are atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns similar? How are they differen ...
... 1. Describe the forces that drive global circulation patterns and how those patterns determine weather and climate. 2. What effect does Earth’s rotation have on atmospheric circulation and ocean currents? 3. In what ways are atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns similar? How are they differen ...
Standard I Review
... • The topsoil is acidic and has poor minerals as it is made from the decaying pine needles. • Some animals of the tundra are the lynx, snowshoe hare, and caribou. ...
... • The topsoil is acidic and has poor minerals as it is made from the decaying pine needles. • Some animals of the tundra are the lynx, snowshoe hare, and caribou. ...
Floodplain Forest
... (Scirpus atrovirens), are capable of producing roots and leafy “tufts” when their stems bend and touch the water. Still others, including water parsnip (Sium suave) and water smartweed (Polygonum amphibium), produce highly dissected aquatic leaves when submerged and “normal” leaves upon emergence. M ...
... (Scirpus atrovirens), are capable of producing roots and leafy “tufts” when their stems bend and touch the water. Still others, including water parsnip (Sium suave) and water smartweed (Polygonum amphibium), produce highly dissected aquatic leaves when submerged and “normal” leaves upon emergence. M ...
Structure Of The Forest Habitat
... The forest home is furnished luxuriantly with creepers and perching plants. Creepers like bush lawyer, use their thorns to climb up the trunks of canopy trees to reach the sunlight. Perching plants, or epiphytes, grow on other plants without harming them. Lichens and mosses growing on the beech tree ...
... The forest home is furnished luxuriantly with creepers and perching plants. Creepers like bush lawyer, use their thorns to climb up the trunks of canopy trees to reach the sunlight. Perching plants, or epiphytes, grow on other plants without harming them. Lichens and mosses growing on the beech tree ...
Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach
... 2. Global deforestation is occurring by at least 0.2–0.5% per year, with most losses taking place in developing countries. 3. If conditions don’t change within the next 10–20 years, 40% of the world’s remaining forests will have been logged or converted to other uses. CASE STUDY: Forests cover about ...
... 2. Global deforestation is occurring by at least 0.2–0.5% per year, with most losses taking place in developing countries. 3. If conditions don’t change within the next 10–20 years, 40% of the world’s remaining forests will have been logged or converted to other uses. CASE STUDY: Forests cover about ...
File - wedgwood science
... Identify the areas that are not classified into a major biome. Lesson Summary The Major Biomes A biome is a group of terrestrial regional climate communities that covers a large area and is characterized by soil type, climate, and plant and animal life. In tropical rain forests, the tops of tall tre ...
... Identify the areas that are not classified into a major biome. Lesson Summary The Major Biomes A biome is a group of terrestrial regional climate communities that covers a large area and is characterized by soil type, climate, and plant and animal life. In tropical rain forests, the tops of tall tre ...
Introduction to Ecology - University of Illinois at Chicago
... • This area is characterized by cold to cool average annual temperatures with medium to high average annual precipitation. There are only a few tree species such as pines, hemlocks, spruces and firs. These trees retain their needle-like leaves all year. ...
... • This area is characterized by cold to cool average annual temperatures with medium to high average annual precipitation. There are only a few tree species such as pines, hemlocks, spruces and firs. These trees retain their needle-like leaves all year. ...
Clear-cutting
... • Some analysts believe that we should not try to put economic values on the world’s irreplaceable ecological services because their value is infinite? Do you agree with this view? Explain. What is the ...
... • Some analysts believe that we should not try to put economic values on the world’s irreplaceable ecological services because their value is infinite? Do you agree with this view? Explain. What is the ...
climate and human impact on ecosystems
... Human population growth and consumption of raw materials.. This is called an ecological footprint. We use up the land and the resources the land provides to keep up our lifestyle. (US and Germany rank the highest) ...
... Human population growth and consumption of raw materials.. This is called an ecological footprint. We use up the land and the resources the land provides to keep up our lifestyle. (US and Germany rank the highest) ...
1. The mission of the San Francisco Zoo is to
... • The aquatic biome: animals adapted for swimming (i.e. Fish, amphibians, turtles, some birds) and plants adapted to water (i.e. ferns, seaweeds). They use water as their support and don’t have the woo ...
... • The aquatic biome: animals adapted for swimming (i.e. Fish, amphibians, turtles, some birds) and plants adapted to water (i.e. ferns, seaweeds). They use water as their support and don’t have the woo ...
Diversity, Rainforests and extinctions
... centuries, whales were added to the list of large species unable to escape guns or harpoons. The largest lemur and bird species of Madagascar were killed off by the Malagasy immigrants thousands of years ago, as were many large flightless birds by the Maori when they first arrived in New Zealand. La ...
... centuries, whales were added to the list of large species unable to escape guns or harpoons. The largest lemur and bird species of Madagascar were killed off by the Malagasy immigrants thousands of years ago, as were many large flightless birds by the Maori when they first arrived in New Zealand. La ...
US Forest Service National Forest System
... A river otter climbs up onto a dock at Seeley Lake on the Lolo National Forest. The forest includes 2.1 million acres managed by five Ranger Districts. Several National Trails, including the Lewis and Clark and Nez Perce go through the area. Other highlights include the Rattlesnake National Recreati ...
... A river otter climbs up onto a dock at Seeley Lake on the Lolo National Forest. The forest includes 2.1 million acres managed by five Ranger Districts. Several National Trails, including the Lewis and Clark and Nez Perce go through the area. Other highlights include the Rattlesnake National Recreati ...
What is a forest? The wealth and diversity of forest in Europe?
... accumulating supplies, leaving an annual increase of 30-40%. The tree strands where the growth is at the highest level are situated in western and central Europe (5 m3/ha per year). The main factors limiting growth are: a short length of the growing season in northern Europe and drought in southern ...
... accumulating supplies, leaving an annual increase of 30-40%. The tree strands where the growth is at the highest level are situated in western and central Europe (5 m3/ha per year). The main factors limiting growth are: a short length of the growing season in northern Europe and drought in southern ...
Chapter Two: Forest Ecosystems
... water, shelter, or space. Some animals such as deer, moose, rabbits, and insects use a broad number of plant species. For example, insects such as mosquitoes feed on a broad range of animals, so removing one species of mammal won’t affect the mosquito population. Other animals (like the Canada lynx) ...
... water, shelter, or space. Some animals such as deer, moose, rabbits, and insects use a broad number of plant species. For example, insects such as mosquitoes feed on a broad range of animals, so removing one species of mammal won’t affect the mosquito population. Other animals (like the Canada lynx) ...
KINDS OF ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES
... – Wet, cool winters and hot, dry summers. Typical of Mediterranean coast, coastal southern California, as well as parts of Africa, Chile, and Australia. Vegetation dominated by woody shrubs adapted to hot, dry summers. Fire is a common feature. ...
... – Wet, cool winters and hot, dry summers. Typical of Mediterranean coast, coastal southern California, as well as parts of Africa, Chile, and Australia. Vegetation dominated by woody shrubs adapted to hot, dry summers. Fire is a common feature. ...
North America - climate determines distribution
... and soils, broadly dividing the plants into eastern, western and southern groups. Canada and north-eastern USA are described as cold and moist (the average January day temperature in Chicago is –3oC), while the south-eastern states are warm and rainy. Moving west, much of the inland and northern Mex ...
... and soils, broadly dividing the plants into eastern, western and southern groups. Canada and north-eastern USA are described as cold and moist (the average January day temperature in Chicago is –3oC), while the south-eastern states are warm and rainy. Moving west, much of the inland and northern Mex ...
Syllabus: Principles of Resource Management
... Thematic Components and Research Direction During the semester, discussions and analyses will be framed by two major themes, each of which we will address using specific local examples. 1. The status of natural resources important to the ecological and socioeconomic well-being of Bocas del Toro. The ...
... Thematic Components and Research Direction During the semester, discussions and analyses will be framed by two major themes, each of which we will address using specific local examples. 1. The status of natural resources important to the ecological and socioeconomic well-being of Bocas del Toro. The ...
Mentor Invitational – Feb
... d. windblown sand, silt and clay _____ 32. Prairie potholes were created by: a. prairie dogs b. sand storms ...
... d. windblown sand, silt and clay _____ 32. Prairie potholes were created by: a. prairie dogs b. sand storms ...
ecology ppt
... to survive, where it lives, how and when it reproduces, etc. • A niche is basically an organism’s role in the ecosystem. • The competitive exclusion principle states that no two species can share the same niche in the same habitat at the same time. If they would, competition would result death or di ...
... to survive, where it lives, how and when it reproduces, etc. • A niche is basically an organism’s role in the ecosystem. • The competitive exclusion principle states that no two species can share the same niche in the same habitat at the same time. If they would, competition would result death or di ...
the savanna
... bark to resist annual fires, trunks that can store water, and leaves that drop off during the winter to conserve water. o The grasses have adaptations that discourage animals from grazing on them; some grasses are too sharp or bitter tasting for some animals, but not others, to eat. The side benefit ...
... bark to resist annual fires, trunks that can store water, and leaves that drop off during the winter to conserve water. o The grasses have adaptations that discourage animals from grazing on them; some grasses are too sharp or bitter tasting for some animals, but not others, to eat. The side benefit ...
Climate and Biodiversity
... –Tropical: Found near the equator with a warm and wet climate; ideal for a wide variety of plants and animals. •Dominated by broadleaf evergreen plants keep most of their leaves year-round. There is little vegetation on the forest floor because the dense tree-top canopy blocks most light from reachi ...
... –Tropical: Found near the equator with a warm and wet climate; ideal for a wide variety of plants and animals. •Dominated by broadleaf evergreen plants keep most of their leaves year-round. There is little vegetation on the forest floor because the dense tree-top canopy blocks most light from reachi ...
Tropical rainforest
A tropical rainforest is a biome type that occurs roughly within the latitudes 28 degrees north or south of the equator (in the equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn). This ecosystem experiences high average temperatures and a significant amount of rainfall. These rainforests can be found in Asia; Australia; Africa; South America; Central America; the U.S. of Florida and Hawaii; as well as Mexico and on many of the Pacific, Caribbean, and Indian Ocean islands. Within the World Wildlife Fund's biome classification, tropical rainforests are a type of tropical wet forest (or tropical moist broadleaf forest) and may also be referred to as lowland equatorial evergreen rainforest.