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    Ecosystem

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    Introduction Ecosystem is similar to a community. It consists of species‚ living organisms and the abiotic factors‚ their habitat. Living organisms includes animals‚ plants‚ insects‚ micro-organisms. For their habitat‚ they are the non-living nature which are soil‚ sunlight‚ water‚ precipitation. There are two types of ecosystem. Terrestrial ecosystem which is on the land and aquatic ecosystem which is under the water. Over-breeding is the increase of offspring of a species to a excessive number

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    Ecosystem

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    Ecosystem I. Introduction 1. Meaning of Ecosystem 2. Importance of Ecosystem II. Components of an Ecosystem 1. Biotic Components 1.1 Producers 1.2 Composers 1.2.1 Primary Consumer 1.2.2 Secondary Consumer 1.2.3 Tertiary Consumer 1.3 Decomposers 2. Abiotic Components 2.1 Sunlight 2.2 Water 2.3 Temperature 2.4 Wind 2.5 Atmospheric Gases 2.6 Soil 2.7 Periodic Disturbance III. Conclusion ECOSYSTEM I. Introduction 1. Meaning of Ecosystem Everything in the

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    Ecosystem

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    An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants‚ animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air‚ water and mineral soil)‚ interacting as a system. These components are regarded as linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. As ecosystems are defined by the network of interactions among organisms‚ and between organisms and their environment‚ they can come in any size but usually encompass specific‚ limited spaces (although

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    The Impact of Humans on the Biological Diversity of Natural Ecosystems Introduction Since humans have come into existence they have always been a cause of change of whatever natural areas they inhabit along with the living organisms of those natural areas. The different types of organisms such as plants‚ animals‚ and microorganisms that inhabit these areas are known as biological diversity or biodiversity. (USEPA 2010 ) Biological diversity can be affected by many different things‚ climate change

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    2050 because of climate change. Climate change is the world’s most prominent problem‚ yet there seems to be no action being taken. My goal is to persuade you to sponsor a renewable energy program to take action against the horrific effects that climate change is already having at the North and South Poles because it is going to start affecting the rest of the world‚ and waiting even one year could drastically harm the ecosystems of the only planet we can sustain life on. Climate change is the most difficult

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    Forest Ecosystem

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    FOREST ECOSYSTEM Submitted by: Submitted to: Forest Ecosystem Table of Contents (Outline) I. Introduction II. The Structure of Forests III. Kinds of Forest IV. The Distribution of the Forests V. Forests Succession VI. The History of Forests VII. Deforestation VIII. Conclusion IX. Endnotes X. Bibliography Forest Ecosystem I. Introduction A forest‚ also referred to as a wood or the woods‚ is an area with

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    Marine Biodiversity

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    Marine Biodiversity is one of the assets of the Philippines‚ and because of this‚ the country bear the title of the “Centre of Marine biodiversity”. But as timed passed by‚ little by little‚ this asset is being disturbed because of human deeds‚ and if the authorities didn’t do something‚ the once known asset may turn into a burden for us. This study will focus on the effectiveness of the laws being implemented by the government and to test whether the laws are being implemented strictly or not.

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    Kenya's Biodiversity

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    and her Bio - Diversity Biodiversity Kenya’s protected areas are home to many birds and other wildlife. There are over one thousand species of birds including migrant waterfowl. Animals found in the reserves are elephants‚ lions‚ cheetahs‚ leopards‚ giraffes‚ zebras‚ crocodiles‚ rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses. Kenya is a mega - biodiversity nation with both globally and nationally significant biodiversity in the wildlife‚ forest‚ fresh water and marine ecosystems. Wildlife plays a significant

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    scientist have agreed that climate change is real: that the Earth’s atmosphere is warming at an increasing rate and that it is due to man-made pollution. However‚ when polled on beliefs on global warming‚ only about 48% of people in the United States said they believed in man-made climate change‚ while 31% of the public believed in climate change due to natural causes. Alternatively‚ 20% of Americans said they did not believe that there is any evidence for climate change at all (Funk and Kennedy)

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    Hamlet Cites

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    Just because Shakespeare is the best doesn’t mean he didn’t make some mistakes. I’m not alone in thinking this. William Gibson and Austin Pendleton‚ among others‚ have pointed out some of the Bard’s--what shall we call them?--technical infelicities. Here are a couple that bug me: I think there is a misplaced speech in Hamlet which has resulted in much unnecessary confusion. You’ll remember that in Act I Hamlet meets his father’s ghost‚ who tells his son that he was murdered by Claudius. Hamlet is

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