Biodiversity of invertebrates found in leaf litter in the Solebury woods Introduction: We are trying to compare the biodiversity of leaf litter invertebrates in forested areas on each side of the horseshoe trail on Solebury School’s campus. Each area has significantly different ecological histories. Leaf litter invertebrates are essential to the forests wood web. At the base off the food web are the main producers which would be trees or shrubbery. Then there are the primary
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total of all livings organism. The term usually is applied to the setting of natural ecosystems. * Biological wealth: The life-sustaining combination of commercial‚ scientific‚ and aesthetic values imparted to a region by its biota. * Biodiversity: The diversity of the living things found in the natural world. The concept usually refers to the different species‚ but also includes ecosystems and the genetic diversity within a given species. * Instrumental value: The value that living
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Genetically Vigorous Populations Biodiversity is life’s variety. It is the varying genetics that each species carries that makes it different and “unique”. Biodiversity is important‚ not only in evolution‚ but in survival; when sometimes those terms can mean the very same thing. Interestingly‚ biodiversity can mean a variance in the life itself – or within the genetics of a species. In keeping breeding habits within the same lineage‚ some animals risk lower biodiversity and sometimes even deformities
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the amount of land that a person or group of people need to provide the necessities of life such as shelter‚ water‚ food‚ energy and transport. Sustainable cities need to address many factors; these include things such as air quality‚ housing‚ biodiversity and economics. Good air quality is important to people’s health‚ poor air quality is caused by industrial emissions and cars. Air quality depends on many things such as weather‚ topography and day of the week. Some of the effects of poor air quality
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Marine Protection and Biodiversity The oceans cover 70% of the planet’s surface area‚ and marine and coastal environments contain diverse habitats that support an abundance of marine life. Especially Mexico‚ where is bordered on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. The sustainability of our biosphere significantly relies on the goods and services provided by deep-sea ecosystems. Biodiversity refers to the wide variety
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adaptations is based on the reproductive cycles of Gamble’s quails and cottontail rabbits? Fat storage in their tails When gaining biodiversity‚ _____________ occurs when a new resource is introduced to a species and individual members of that species begin to specialize in the resources that are available. Competition Biodiversity How can an increase in biodiversity lead to an increase in ecosystem stability? A more biodiverse ecosystem has a higher chance of adapting to species changes What
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Lab 3 – Biodiversity Demonstration 1: Interdependence of Species Table 1: Interdependence of Species Results Round Species Missing (Bead Color and Name) 1 Blue (Humans) 2 White (Lichen) 3 Yellow (Bees) 4 Red (Flowers) POST LAB QUESTIONS 1. Explain how the ecosystem was affected by the missing species for each round of the demonstration. a. Round 1 = Humans are the biggest cause in the decline of our neighbored species and the ecosystem would be better affected if Human interference was nonexistent
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Consequences of diseases in biodiversity 1. All species are interconnected. They depend on one another. Bees and other insects carry pollen from one plant to another‚ which enables the plants to reproduce. If there is less biodiversity‚ there might be extinction of animal‚ and if bees become extinct ‚ there will be a problem for plants to reproduce. 2. With the loss of biodiversity the transmission of diseases increases .Thus biodiversity
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Lab 3 – Biodiversity Demonstration 1: Interdependence of Species Table 1: Interdependence of Species Results Round Species Missing (Bead Color and Name) 1 Humans 2 Flowers 3 Lichens 4 Bees POST LAB QUESTIONS 1. Explain how the ecosystem was affected by the missing species for each round of the demonstration. a. Round 1 = Without humans less pollution would be in the ecosystem and the natural habitat would be a lot more stable and in better condition than it currently is in. b. Round
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