3Q)Describe the harm caused by building roads into previously inaccessible forests. A)Building roads in these once untouched areas of forest result in‚ increased erosion and sediment runoff into waterways‚ habitat fragmentation‚ and loss of biodiversity. Q)Distinguish among selective cutting‚ clear-cutting‚ and strip cutting in the harvesting of trees. A)Selective cutting is when intermediate-aged or mature trees in a forest are cut singly or in small groups. Clear-cutting is when loggers
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drastic effects on the biodiversity of the ecosystems. Due to this potential‚ threatening change‚ the Lloyd Center for the Environment was put in charge of the Southcoast All Taxa Biodiversity Initiative‚ which is an initiative created to address the conservation concerns in New England’s future. First the Center established monitoring stations on the Slocums River and the Westport River‚ this region includes the only bioreserve in Massachusetts. Collection of data on the biodiversity of the region is
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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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ECOSYSTEMS BIODIVERSITY- the variety of life on Earth and the essential interdependence of all living things. Three components of biodiversity; 1. Genetic- variety within species 2. Species- all different species 3. Ecosystems- can support diversity Advantages of biodiversity Oxygen Food Clean water Medicine Aesthetics Intrinsic vs Utilitarian value Intrinsic value is something that has value in and of itself Utilitarian value is the value something has‚ as a means
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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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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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Human Activities and the Loss of Natural Resources Natural resources including soil‚ water‚ forest‚ mineral and biodiversity have been repeatedly destroyed around the world by humans. “Since 1970‚ over 600‚000 square kilometers (232‚000 square miles) of Amazon rainforest have been destroyed” (Butler‚ 2011). The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) estimated that “soil erosion carries away a volume of soil equivalent to one metre deep over 200‚000 hectares every year in the Philippines.” In
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