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Do the Sahara Desert and Arctic Region have a high or low bio-diversity compared to a rainforest explain your statement? The bio-diversity of the Arctic and the Sahara are minute compared with the high levels of biodiversity that the rainforest possesses‚ the Arctic and the Sahara are placed in regions where the conditions for a living organism to survive and nurture is harsh and ruthless. Suitable environmental conditions are the ideal regions in which living organisms should live in as it allows
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neglected and are cut down for fuel‚ ships‚ houses‚ etc. Because of this‚ Earth along with mankind is suffering from massive deforestations‚ which leads to species extinction‚ global warming‚ soil degradation‚ and loss of vaccines/medicine and biodiversity. To prevent this from happening and to help and conserve the earth’s trees‚ people must recycle & re-use‚ plant trees‚ and reduce deforestations. To start with‚ recycling is extremely helpful to the environment. It reduces the garbage placed
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Lab 3 – Biodiversity Demonstration 1: Interdependence of Species Table 1: Interdependence of Species Results Round Species Missing (Bead Color and Name) 1 2 3 4 POST LAB QUESTIONS 1. Explain how the ecosystem was affected by the missing species for each round of the demonstration. a. Round 1 = b. Round 2 = c. Round 3 = d. Round 4 = 2. Provide one action we as humans engage in that leads to the extinction of each of these components. Action affecting Lichens
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the food webs and breeding patterns of the monarch butterfly and put the species at risk (Mattila and Otis 2003). Other invasive species can introduce disease and parasites which can kill the native plants and fauna‚ and thereby decreasing the biodiversity of the region (Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 2011). The Rouge River Park has “762 plant species of which six are nationally rare and 92 species which are regionally rare” (Rouge River Park 2009). Not only does the Rouge River Park have
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Tree Plantations Introduction For over 10‚000 years‚ man has been the greatest factor affecting biodiversity through habitat destruction and fragmentation‚ overexploitation and pollution. With an ever increasing population and human activities‚ man is consuming more and more natural resources by increasing the use of energy‚ fuel‚ and production of consumer products that are not necessarily needed. Man is very egotistic and believes that he owns everything that he has discovered; using most
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The PURA model involves four connectivities — physical‚ electronic‚ knowledge and economic — to enhance the prosperity of cluster of villages. Under physical connectivity villages will be linked to one another by road. There will also be a ring road accessible to each village. Besides roads‚ provisions for electricity and transport facilities have also been included. Digital connectivity will mean linking villages with modern telecommunication and information technology services. For example public
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Bronx Zoo Experience There are many places where you can observe biodiversity. The Bronx Zoo is one of the places where you can observe biodiversity. The Bronx Zoo has been around for many years. It was first opened on November 8‚ 1899 and it is still open and growing today. This zoo is one of the world’s largest metropolitan zoos. The Bronx Zoo has over 600 species from around the world‚ many of which are endangered or threatened. Some places include; Africa‚ Asia‚ Pakistan and Madagascar. The
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environment and the diversity of life on our planet. The statistics are very alarming and more attention should be paid to the problem and finding a solution to the problem before the cost is more than we can bear. When compared with other threats to Biodiversity‚ the introduction of exotic species ranks second with habit destruction ranking first for being the cause of extinction of species. Secondly‚ most exotic species cause more damage than pollutants. In fact‚ almost half of native species in the United
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In the movie Avatar‚ James Cameron discussed many topics we have gone over throughout the past year. we have talked about biodiversity. We have talked about how the flow of energy occurs. And also about food webs and food chains. Avatar has many other themes but I find these the three most important ones. In Avatar biodiversity is being shown in Pandora. There are many different species that have adapted to many specific conditions. They show how important the forest is to them. The way the destroyed
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