off or out at a certain season” that explains why deciduous forest means a forest in which the leaves fall off the trees when the winter or fall comes. These forest can be around approximately latitudes of 45° N and 45 ° S‚ and longitudes that range across the globe at about 80° W‚ 70° W‚ 30° E‚ 120° E and 150° E. The deciduous is known for their changes of color and the amount of leaves falling annually. This occurs because these forests are exposed to cold and warm air‚ which makes them encounter
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Research Paper on Denuding the Bangladeshi Forests Kashef Ul Hoda; ID# 061 662 030 English 105‚ Section 5 Ms. Maleka Sarwar April 17th‚ 2010 Abstract……………………………………..………………………………………………….. Bangladesh is now on the verge of loosing its much loved symbol of greenery which made our country known as the lush green landscape - “Sobuj Bangladesh”. We are to loose this “green blessing” due to massive and uncontrolled deforestation‚ now at its peak
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Dragana Dokic Lessons From a Walk in a Rain Forest According to David Suzuki‚ the Choco Rainforest is a stable cosmos of complexity that mustn’t be destroyed in order to sustain communities and ecosystems indefinitely. Although deforestation can be positively utilized in the society‚ it has undeniable flaws. In our modern-day societies‚ profit is the main objective‚ desire and ambition; through the deforestation of such magnificent terrains‚ profit is easily gained. Suzuki stated‚ “…one can’t
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Temperate forests correspond to forest concentrations formed in the northern and southern hemisphere‚ or in temperate regions. Main characteristics include: wide leaves‚ large and tall trees and non seasonal vegetation. Temperate forests can be further distinguished by weatherpatterns and geographical features that favor the predominance of certain kinds of trees. In temperate coniferous forests‚ evergreen coniferspredominate‚ while in temperate broadleaf and mixed forests‚ a more even distribution
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Tropical Rain Forest 1. Biome’s place on earth Where is it (geographical distribution)? 1) Central America in the Amazon River basin. 2) Africa - Zaire basin‚ with a small area in West Africa; also eastern Madagascar. 3) Indo-Malaysia - west coast of India‚ Assam‚ Southeast Asia‚ New Guinea and Queensland‚ Australia. What are its abiotic factors? 1) Large amounts of rain during the rainy season‚ dense foliage‚ warm all year round. Also the rocks‚ soil‚ sunlight and temperature. What
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I INTRODUCTION 1 CHAPTER II THE FORESTS 4 CHAPTER III FOREST MANAGEMENT 10 CHAPTER IV FOREST POLICY AND LAW 15 CHAPTER V CRITICAL REVIEW 22 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION 22 Bibliography i CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW During the First millennium‚ the entire Indian subcontinent had dense forests with scattered islands of cultivation. The chronicles of Greek and Chinese writers recorded the luxurious forests which were inaccessible to man in the land
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"In every sense‚ a standing rain forest supplies more economic wealth than if it were cleared yet deforestation continues at an alarming rate." (Tropical Rain Forest Coalition‚ 1996). Rain Forests have played a significant role in shaping modern biology. The destruction of the rain forests will determine the fate of all species humans plants and animals. Many people do not understand the long- term consequences of losing the earth’s rain forests. They have provided all living beings with many
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disaster? Well‚ I think we have not. In my opinion‚ besides water‚ the forest is the most critical part that we need to protect our planet. It is easy to understand since the forest is the homeland of many creatures‚ via the condition of a jungle we can have a guess about the biodiversity of that area.
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they were done as well. Though not much is thought when a tree is cut down only lately we understand how destructive it would be if this process to be continued. Although there are many organizations established for the management and protection of forests‚ they have not always been active for the purpose they were meant to be. While carrying out this study‚ I collected data on the statistics of deforestation‚ the main reasons for it‚ countries and regions that mostly produce or consume lumber‚ the
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Jackson The business dictionary definition of rainforest is a dense forest of evergreen trees growing in regions of heavy year-round rainfall in tropical latitudes (such as Amazon Basin‚ Borneo‚ New Guinea‚ North-East India‚ and Zair Basin) and warm temperate latitudes (such as Eastern Australia‚ Florida‚ South Africa‚ South Brazil‚ South and Central China‚ South Japan‚ and New Zealand’s North Island). Nearly half of these forests are in the Central and South America‚ mainly the lower Amazonia and
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