upper canopy crown cover (cocoa agroforestry) which is increasingly being viewed as a sustainable land use practice that is environmentally preferable to other forms of agricultural activities in tropical forest regions because it contributes to biodiversity conservation and income diversification. Properly managed cocoa agroforestry systems play a crucial role in helping farmers
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reservoir.[4] These lakes reflect the importance and natural role of aquatic organisms in maintaining a healthy ecosystem. Secondly‚ the climate-controlled conservatories in Gardens provide a educational platform for citizens and tourists through biodiversity conservation. With more than 2‚000 species‚ it enables visitors to gain exposure to the rich and rare collection of
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Environmental Issues in SINGAPORE: AIR POLLUTION In 1984‚ there were health concerns with the great number of pig farms in Singapore. They were deemed to have contributed to the pollution of the country‚ namely to the air. This problem was solved by reducing the number of such farms. 65.8 metric tons (64.8 long tons; 72.5 short tons) of carbon dioxide were emitted in the country in 1996‚ ranking among one of the highest emission levels in the world. Air polluters in Singapore are mostly‚ but
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This work POL 310 Week 4 Discussion Questions 2 Biodiversity‚ Extinction‚ and Making Choices in Policy contains answers on the following tasks: "Some people argue that since extinctions have always taken place‚ they should be considered a natural process and that the current extinction rates are not a matter of concern. Others point out that the preservation of biodiversity is essential to the continuation of life on Earth and that human actions have greatly accelerated the extinction rate. Should
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environments. Their ecosystems hold their own justified thrones in place. Their lives set in stone by biodiversity‚ their personal food web‚ ecosystems‚ and most importantly‚ the way others interact with them. This is the key to their lives. Strength and mind are the only tactics in place. The one thing that differentiates them is their ecology. The cheetah is a very good example of ecology. Its biodiversity is one example of this. The cheetah is seen as competition to other predators. It preys on only
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‘The characteristics of the vegetation of tropical biomes are more the outcome of continued human activity than a response to the climatic conditions’. With reference to one tropical biome‚ discuss the extent to which you agree with this view. (40 marks) A tropical biome is a large community of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region. Tropical biomes are mostly located within the tropics‚ between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and currently cover less than 5% of the Earth’s
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grasslands‚ tropical rain forest‚ and dry forest. The tropic rain forest is one of the major biomes and it consist of four levels‚ the forest floor‚ the emergent layer‚ canopy layer‚ and the understory level. The rain forest is also home to much biodiversity. 2. What changes happening in Madagascar are posing challenges for lemurs? Give details about the sources‚ time scale‚ and types of change. Habitat destruction is the major change‚ it is caused by humans moving into the lemurs area and cutting
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Southeast Asian Endangered SpeciesNicole HarrisBIO/280March 10‚ 2014Shameema SarkerSoutheast Asian Endangered Species Endangered species are living things whose population have declined so much that they are on the brink of extinction. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is the world’s oldest and largest conservation organization that is the main authority on the conservation status of species. The status of species on the Red List are indicated by nine different
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A tropical rainforest is an ecosystem that occurs roughly within 28 degrees north or south of the equator (equatorial zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn). They are characterised by their humidity (average of 88% in the rainy season and 77% in the dry season)‚ hot temperature (average 27.9 °C during the dry season and 25.8 °C during the rainy season) but more importantly their extremely high rainfall (torrential rainfall - between 1‚500 mm and 3‚000 mm annually). Tropical rainforests
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Section A Should we encourage dingoes back into the natural environment? Wiley Online library Letnic‚ M.‚ Ritchie‚ E. and Dickman‚ C.‚ 2011. Top predators as biodiversity regulators: the dingo Canis lupus dingo as a case study. Biological Reviews‚ Volume 87‚ Issue 2‚ pages 390-413 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1469-185X.2011.00203.x/full Points: Masters‚ B.‚ 2011. Reintroduction of Top-Order Predators. Ecological Management & Restoration‚ Volume 12‚ Issue 1‚ pages .e5-e6
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