Lakes are relatively small to large water bodies surrounded by land on all sides sustaining an ecosystem in and around them. Lakes have been an integral part of the ecological system by providing natural abode for plants‚ animals and microorganisms. Increase in urbanization and industrialization has led to the destruction and in the reduction of lakes in the city of Bangalore‚ Surviving lakes in Bangalore are reduced to cesspools due to direct discharge of industrial effluents and unregulated dumping
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Lake Erie has been a valuable food and water source for a long time and one of the biggest‚ after you read this article please help out lake Erie. In this essay you will read about the problems Lake Erie had in the 1960’s and 70’s we solved and we are in today. “In 1960 Lake Erie had become extremely polluted‚ in part due to the heavy industries that lined its shores in Cleveland and other cities.” (Rotman) As a result of these pollutants‚ Lake Erie contained increased levels of phosphorus and nitrogen
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Introduction: The eleven Finger Lakes were created from ancient rivers that originated from Canada that flowed across the western part of New York. A wide chain of comparatively fragile rocks lay east and west where the Ontario and Mohawk valleys are now. The tributaries from Canada “cut down faster and captured‚ or ‘beheaded‚’ the rocks” because they were much more fragile. This erosion developed the depressions that initiated the Ontario and Mohawk valleys (Fairchild‚ 165). When the last glacier
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been noted about whether or not the Western portion of Dead Man’s Lake at Pilot Knob State Park is a bog. Although some have argued that the lake is actually a fen‚ I believe that the “bog” is indeed a bog. Based off of United States Fish and Wildlife standardized wetland characteristics and the Aquatic Ecology class’s observations and data collections there is enough evidence to suggest that the Western portion of Dead Man’s Lake is a bog. In class we learned that bogs are ombrotrophic systems
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sun’s warmth on my face peeking over from behind the rim of Crater Lake National Park in Oregon‚ I am wide awake. I open my tent to see deep‚ vivid reds and pinks‚ along with bright oranges and yellows and the luminous sun in the middle of nature’s masterpiece. Although it is only around forty degrees this morning‚ I can feel my heart burning with the desire to explore the various park features. It is only my first day at Crater Lake‚ and I can already feel myself beginning to love this unique‚ wonderful
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The place I feel content at is Ruth lake this is because it is fun when it is warm and when you have a boat because you get to go tubing. Sometimes you might see your friends there and get to do things with them. There is also deer season in the fall and that means I get to go camping. You can also go onto the mountains and have a view of the shining water of the lake. This is why I feel most comfortable at Ruth lake I get to see my friends on the lake and meet up with them at their cabins
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Lake Tahoe is a special place that has been a part of my life ever since I was born. This magical wonderland is unique and always has its moments no matter what time of year it is. From winter‚ when the snow glazed mountains offer great views and terrific skiing to the summer when the weather is warm and the activities are endless‚ there is always something for everyone. All of the memories that have stuck with me over the years make me appreciate this place more and more every time I visit. I have
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rid of them. Invasive species in the great lakes consist of Asian carp‚ Zebra mussels‚ and‚ lamprey. Asian carp are native to eastern Africa they also can grow up to 5 feet long and weigh up to 100 pounds! Zebra mussels are native to Ponto Caspian Sea and are only finger nail sized! The lamprey is native to the North Atlantic Ocean and can grow up to 2 feet long! Invasive species can end up somewhere on their own or be put there by someone. The great lakes are filled with all three of these invasive
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Columbus Day‚ a holiday dedicated to the famous explorer for his achievement of arriving in the New World. We construct plays‚ arrange parades‚ and have erected monuments of Columbus to praise him for his discovery; for he had triggered the wave of European interest in the Americas. When it comes to the roots of Columbus’s arrival in Hispaniola‚ most people think that he arrived on an island with primitive natives who gladly gave up their land to him…without so much as a complaint. Only recently
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Title: Boys ’ Club--No Girls Allowed: Absence as Presence in William Golding ’s Lord of the Flies Author(s): Paula Alida Roy [(essay date 2003) In the following essay‚ Roy discusses how the lack of female influences in Lord of the Flies impacts the lives of Golding ’s schoolboys not only on the island‚ but also at home.] William Golding ’s Lord of the Flies is peopled entirely by boys and‚ briefly‚ adult men. The absence of girls and women‚ however‚ does not prohibit interrogating this text
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