An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area‚ as well as all the nonliving or abiotic‚ physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact‚ such as air‚ soil‚ water and sunlight. In a typical ecosystem‚ plants and other photosynthetic organisms are the producers that provide the food. (Leibold) Ecosystems can be permanent or temporary and they usually form a number of food webs. Examples of ecosystem include: Marine Ecosystems:
Premium Nitrogen Plant Food chain
Challenges in the Caribbean The Caribbean is known to be a place that has been colonized‚ changed and heavily influenced. Upon the arrival of the Europeans‚ the Caribbean lifestyle was affected and changed forever. Along with the arrival of the European settlers‚ many of their values‚ customs and traditions were brought over. The peoples of the Caribbean countries that were brought over had roots tying back to Africa‚ China‚ India and Portugal. These groups of people were colonized by three
Premium Family Sociology Gender
There are many reasons why Cape Wind should go up. For example it will greenhouse gases and provide more renewable energy. At the same time‚ there are also many reasons why it should not go up. Some reasons that back up that claim are that Cape Wind can hurt the wildlife living there and affect tourism in the area. Many argue that the Cape Wind Project should be approved and built for many reasons. For starters‚ since the Cape Wind Project will produce renewable energy‚ it will help reduce greenhouse
Premium Fossil fuel Renewable energy Wind power
Chapter 1 Topic Marijuana smoking Statement of problem What are the factors influencing teenagers to smoke marijuana? Reason for selecting area of research The researcher hopes that this will be a step forward in the fight to end this problem. Marijuana often called pot‚ grass‚ reefer‚ weed‚ herb‚ Mary Jane‚ or MJ is a greenish-gray mixture of the dried‚ shredded leaves‚ stems‚ seeds‚ and flowers of Cannabis sativa—the hemp plant. Most users smoke marijuana in hand-rolled cigarettes called
Premium Cannabis Hashish Smoking
Europeans came into contact with the Caribbean after Columbus’s momentous journeys in 1492‚ 1496 and 1498. The desire for expansion and trade led to the settlement of the colonies. The indigenous peoples‚ according to our sources mostly peaceful Tainos and warlike Caribs‚ proved to be unsuitable for slave labour in the newly formed plantations‚ and they were quickly and brutally decimated. The descendants of this once thriving community can now only be found in Guiana and Trinidad. The slave trade
Free Slavery
QUESTIONNAIRE My name is Manisha Saintange and I am currently a fifth form student at Clement Howell High School. As a part of my Office Administration School Based Assessment‚ I am required to conduct research on the topic that I have chosen “An investigation on the roles and functions of the Human Resource staff in improving productivity of employees through the evaluation and deployment process at Beaches Turks and Caicos Resort and Spa”. I kindly request that you assist me in the completion
Premium Human resources Human resource management
drinks special. (Remy‚ 1985) ‚ in a local report ‚ reported that 91.9% of teenagers who attend secondary schools have used alcohol at some point in their lives . He also stated that other studies have proven that teenagers in Trinidad And Tobago appear to have higher rates of alcohol use compared to other Caribbean countries and America . Alcohol is by far the most used and abused drug
Premium Alcoholic beverage Adolescence Alcoholism
Caribbean integration movement I read with great interest a March 4‚ 2012 article in the Jamaica Gleaner by former Assistant Secretary General of the CARICOM Secretariat‚ where he argues that poor leadership – political‚ institutional‚ and business – has failed the Caribbean integration process. In a recent Facebook discussion I was engaged in‚ a learned colleague questioned the relevance of regionalism. That regionalism is now being put up to question is not only troubling‚ but also speaks to low-level
Premium Jamaica Caribbean Community Caribbean
1 This School Based Assessment for Broiler Production was in fact a successful one but will the completion of this assessment would have been possible without the following person: Firstly‚ to God for guiding me through this SBA if it weren’t for him sparing my life it wouldn’t have completed. Secondly‚ to my family for their financial support. Finally to my teacher Mrs. Natalie Thompson for her tremendous support in guiding me through the School Based Assessment.
Premium Chicken
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS The name of the proposed business is Palmer’s Chocolate Delights. This business will be a sole trader business which will be owned and controlled by Mr. Renardo Palmer. The entrepreneur venture into this type of business because it is easy to manage and control and also because all the profits will generated to him as he is the sole proprietor. Chocolate based products are in high demand and as such Mr. Palmer thought that it would be more profitable to produce goods
Premium Entrepreneurship Management Business terms