the bushes and shrubs to die. 4. An explanation of the key biotic factors (species) that are found in the ecosystem? The biotic factors that are found in the rainforest are made up of the combination of heat and moisture makes the tropical rain forest the perfect environment for more than 15 million types of plants and animals. Biotic components are the living things that shape an ecosystem. A biotic factor is any living component that affects another organism. 5. An overview of interrelationships
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which is environmentally . Deforestation and forest degradation are ultimately the result of decisions by agents made such as private ‚ corporations and communities. Generally‚ the main agents in the process of degradation belongs to the private sector. For example landowners are motivated by making commercial profits by forests. So if the private agents have to pay for some of the cost of depleting forests‚ they are more likely to have more of an incentive
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has a range of forest formations representing eight of the thirteen forest types found in tropical Asia‚ namely forest over ultramafic soils‚ forest over limestone soils‚ montane forest‚ freshwater swamp forest‚ lowland evergreen tropical rainforest‚ riverine forest‚ beach forest‚ and mangrove forest. Researchers have identified more than 800 plant species from 300 genera and 100 families. These include at least 295 trees dominated by the dipterocarp species. In the lowland forest‚ large trees such
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(2001). Colonization of old-forest lichens in a young and an old boreal< i> Picea abies forest: an experimental approach. Biological Conservation‚ 102 (3)‚ 251-259. Chapin III‚ F. S.‚ Costanza‚ R.‚ Ehrlich‚ P. R.‚ Golley‚ F. B.‚ Hooper‚ D. U.‚ Lawton‚ J. H.‚ ... & Tilman‚ D. (1999). Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning: maintaining natural life support processes. Washington‚ DC: Ecological Society of America. Hazelbaker‚ J. (2008). Logging on national forests national forest management zero cut – no
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by a self driven car. Before planning my trip‚ I tried to search the net for some experiences but all those could not give me a confidence and some of them even discouraged me to go ahead with the trip. The fear was due to descriptions of a dense forest ‚ wild animals and hill driving especially with hair-pin bends. Yet we started this trip along with my wife and kid. I had already booked a company provided guest house in advance at Ootty for 2 days ‚ so could not face problems in locating a decent
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Animals found in the reserves are elephants‚ lions‚ cheetahs‚ leopards‚ giraffes‚ zebras‚ crocodiles‚ rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses. Kenya is a mega - biodiversity nation with both globally and nationally significant biodiversity in the wildlife‚ forest‚ fresh water and marine ecosystems. Wildlife plays a significant role in the socio-economic development of the country that it forms the basis for tourism‚ which is Kenya’s largest foreign exchange earner. Kenya’s wildlife consisting of large variety
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species are found here. These forests cover two-thirds of the Malaysian land. It has about 250 species of reptiles‚ 150 species of snakes and a thousand species of insects. There are around 14‚500 species of flowering plants and trees. Besides the rainforests‚ Malaysia has 1‚ 425 sq km of mangroves. However‚ with the current rate of deforestation‚ it is believed that these forests will disappear by 2020. Deforestation can be defined as the cutting down of trees and forests through different methods
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We Didn’t Start the Fire by Billy Joel is a song about many historic events‚ starting from 1949 and ending in 1989‚ the year the song came out. In each verse‚ Joel sings about the historic events that happened throughout the decades starting with Harry Truman and ending with The Rock n’ Roller Cola Wars. The chorus contains the following words after each verse: “We didn’t start the fire. It was always burning since the world’s been turning. We didn’t start the fire. No we didn’t light it but we tried
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cultivated‚ managed agricultural systems & ’new’ plants -naturally Biome - climatically/geographically defined areas with similar conditions -similar communities of plants‚ animals‚ and micro organisms 7 major biomes Tundra‚ Taiga‚ Temperate Forest‚ Tropical Rainforest‚ Grassland‚ Desert‚ Ocean Tundra Biome not so many plants‚ lots of diverse bacteria tree growth is restricted by low temps/ short growing seasons Vegetation - dwarf shrubs‚ grass‚ moss‚ lichens 2 Types of Tundra
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Wangari Maathai’s Green Belt Movement Grantham University Written by: Christopher Jay Wangari Maathai’s Green Belt Movement has made tremendous changes for Kenya and surrounding areas. Her historical movement has developed and recreated a new life to the people as they stepped forward with such motivation and determination as challenges and poverty stood in her way. She was was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize‚ gained much love and respect from the people as she set forth to put an end to environmental
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