“With reference to at least ONE ecosystem you have studied‚ explain the biophysical interactions which lead to diverse ecosystems and their functioning” An ecosystem is the interaction between biotic and a biotic features. Each element of an ecosystem relies on one another in order to maintain the ecosystem. The interacting biophysical elements include the atmosphere‚ lithosphere‚ hydrosphere and biosphere. This is shown at the Towra Point Estuarine Wetlands ecosystem‚ located on the southern
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On what will the economy of the United Arab Emirates be based after the termination of oil resources? Among the independent states in the region of Persian Gulf‚ there are many countries which have achieved essential economics success‚ using the resource factor in their development. The Federation of the United Arab Emirates is considerably the best one. Owing to the richest oil deposits and the competent policy of using the given natural resources‚ it took them only 30 years to become one of
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Water shortage may be next cause of world war While much attention and debate have been correctly focused on the impending planet-wide oil shortage‚ a far greater calamity awaits us as the reality of the looming global water crisis becomes more apparent. It is not unreasonable to wonder whether the next world war will be fought over oil or water. No resource on Earth is more precious than water. While ongoing events draw our attention to oil‚ we ignore what will become the most serious resource
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Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification‚ 2011 – its Livelihood implication for the Traditional Fisher folk Russel Ignatius (russelignatiusmsw@gmail.com) Abstract: The articles highlights the important points stressed in the recent Coastal Regulation Zone Notification‚ 2011‚ published on 7th January‚ 2011. It journeys through the livelihood implications it has on the traditional fisher folk‚ the original inhabitants of the coast. It reflects the positive and negative lineage of the
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coast of California‚ which also makes it an ideal location for a desalinization facility because this allows for direct access to the ocean and the salinated water supply that the facility requires. In October 2005‚ the Long Beach Seawater and Desalination Research and Development Facility was officially commissioned. It operated for four years as a research facility for a new technique for desalinization (Bradley). Half of the funding of the estimated $20 million project was from the federal government
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Water Problem and its implications on Mexico City In what was once lake Texcoco now stands the 3rd most populous city in the world. "Ciudad de los Palacios" ("City of Palaces")‚ or as we know it Mexico City‚ is home to more then 20 million (2003) people and serves as the governing capital of Mexico. Like many other metropolis D.F. (as known by the Mexican people) post enormous water sanitation and distribution problems. Ironically enough‚ the waters once known as lake Texcoco‚ in which the city
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Under a month of dry and hot spell‚ Kuala Lumpur has reached the second highest temperature ever recorded (38⁰C) on Tuesday‚ 4th of March. Prolonged dry season with below average precipitation is the natural cause for drought. The state government has taken a right action by implementing water rationing on two days interval at affected areas. Although water rationing can help to conserve water in the dams‚ it could not solve drought problems forever. Severe drought brings greatest impact on agricultural
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“How can Turkey justify its water policy while there are water shortages across the Middle East? Should the water sources of Turkey be shared with other countries of the Middle East?” Water Wealth: Empowering Turkey Politically and Economically in the Middle East Introduction Turkey’s water policy of damming the Euphrates and Tigris is in fact justified because there are water shortages in the Middle East and the world as a whole. This is largely due to massive population growth experienced
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April 2012‚ Diablo was plunged into emergency shutdown because of jellyfish clogging up the seawater intake pipes for the cooling system. Jellyfish have caused many dozens of such shutdowns at nuclear power plants‚ coal-fired power plants‚ and desalination plants -- pretty much any type of industry that draws seawater. In a healthy ecosystem‚ fish are superior competitors and predators over jellyfish. But the things we humans do -- we fish‚ we pollute‚ we dam‚ we build‚ we translocate making life
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meters of precipitation a year and another 30 percent come from the island’s 17 reservoirs. But digging further reservoirs is not feasible because space is at a premium in Singapore. Instead‚ officials have been forced to find other options. The desalination of seawater is another source of water‚ but it is cost-intensive and therefore only makes up around 10 percent of Singapore’s water supply. That led the government to launch a project called “NEWater” back in 2003. It involves recycling wastewater
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