population against a limited land base ➢ Indiscriminate logging literally changes the forest landscape. Although there has been a decline in logging activities– due to the combined effects of a ban on logging old growth forests– illegal logging activities persist. The damage to the country’s forest areas and the biodiversity therein is exemplified by a 2.1% (100‚000 ha) annual loss in forest cover during the period 2000-2005‚ which is considered the second fastest in Southeast Asia (next
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order to belong understanding is needed‚ if there is a lack of understanding then belonging within ceases to exist. Peter Skrzynecki‚ the poet of the anthology Immigrant Chronicle and Robert Zemeckis‚ director of academy award winning film Forrest Gump both look at addressing the importance of belonging and the need for understanding in order to belong. The poem 10 Mary Street by Peter Skrzynecki exemplifies the lack of understanding the persona conveys and the lack of belonging in which is caused
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decreasing because they are greatly dependent upon these very forests to provide them with food and nesting sites. For the last 100 years‚ over half the world’s tropical forests have been destroyed. And it is estimated that worldwide‚ 26 hectares of forest are lost every minute - that’s an area equivalent to 37 football pitches. Macaw Parrots nest high up in dead trees into which they gnaw a nesting hole. With the removal of trees from the forests‚ the competition for nesting sites becomes very great‚
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Wildlife includes hawks‚ owls‚ wolves‚ and martens. Animals that are not so big will adapt to their surroundings‚ for example‚ the forest floor is scattered with litter‚ like dead leaves‚ so some animals can blend in very well. This is the most common and effective camouflage that moths‚ tree frogs‚ and katydids use to hide from their predators‚ like birds or monkeys. Some animals
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growth is dense even at ground level.Vegetation can become dense at ground level near riverbanks and on hillsides. Hillsides have more plant growth because the angle of the growing surface allows sunlight to reach lower layers of the forest. Riverbeds break up the forest canopy so that smaller plants can get the needed sunlight. Plant
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The researchers conclude that setting up a "trading market‚" where farmers earn financial incentives for investing in eco-friendly techniques‚ would result in a double environmental benefit -- reducing fertilizer run-off destined for the Chesapeake Bay‚ while at the same time capturing carbon dioxide headed for the atmosphere. The study‚ Multiple Ecosystem Markets in Maryland‚ advises the state’s Department of the Environment how to set up a "nutrient trading market‚" as proposed in the 2008 state
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America‚ between 36 and 47° S latitude. This forest occurs in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome (Perry et al. 2008). The broadleaf evergreen flowering trees that dominate the Valdivian are believed to have evolved in “near complete isolation” from the temperate rainforests of the Northern Hemisphere (DellaSala 2011). Though theses broadleaf species dominate the forest composition‚ conifers‚ a dominant species in Northern temperate forests‚ are still found throughout the Valdivian (DellaSala
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Geographical Location and Area The Municipality of Silang is a first class landlocked municipality in the province of Cavite‚ has a total land area of 156.41 sq. It is located in the eastern section of Cavite‚ with latitude of 14.23 and a longitude of 120.98. The municipality of Silang is approximately 45 kilometers south of Manila. General Trias‚ Dasmariñas and General Mariano Alvarez (GMA) bound it on the south and on the west by Amadeo. Silang is noted for its relatively cool and invigorating
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biomes to very wet biomes. The most common biome in the Dominican Republic is subtropical coniferous forests‚ due to low levels of precipitation and adequate temperature variability. These trees have needle-leafs in order to adapt to drought. This type of biome shares some of the flora and fauna common to tropical and subtropical savannas‚ dry broadleaf forests‚ as well as moist broadleaf forests. The understory is composed of diverse vegetation made of shrubs and small trees. Many different species
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| Mt Keira has an open forest at the top of the mountain‚ and a rainforest on the bottom. So what is the difference? First of all‚ a rainforest always has more water. On Mt Keira‚ the rainfall hits the top of the mountain and most of it drains down the slope to the rainforest. As a result of this‚ the soil in the open forest is soft‚ slightly damp and thick. However‚ the soil in the rainforest is clay-like‚ crumbly and damp. Due to the lack of water in open forests‚ there is less vegetation
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