• 1. In-Situ (natural home) • 2.Ex-Situ (artificial home) Actual Question in CSAT 2011 (12.) Which one of the following is not a site for in-situ method of conservation of flora? • (a.)Biosphere Reserve • (b.) Botanical Garden • (c.) National Park • (d.) Wildlife Sanctuary In-situ biodiversity conservation (Natural Home) • In this case‚ you identify an area with high biodiversity (= this area has lot of number and variety of plants and animals) • And then‚ you isolate and protect
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Energy Conservation 1 Energy conservation is the reduction or elimination of unnecessary energy use and waste. This practice may result in increase human comfort‚ personal security‚ national security‚ environmental value‚ and financial capital. There are many activities that people can do to conserve energy and help not only themselves‚ but also the environment and everyone around them. Conserving energy is important because most of our current energy sources are not renewable. When using
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Energy Conservation Reflexive diary: Individual essay Before completing this reflexive diary I would have considered myself fairly energy conscious. I would have still said I’m wasteful but I thought I was more aware than others. I thought I knew more about the environmental consequences of wasting energy than I did. Completing this diary really opened my eyes to the amount we all waste energy unnecessarily. Almost all of us don’t have a clue how much energy we consume. I had never thought about
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Is anyone concerned with what our world will be like in years to come? With the effects global warming is causing to the environment‚ it’s hard to say that our planet Earth will be the way it is today. Because we are concerned with our environment and the effects global warming is having on our environment‚ we should all be inclined to do what we can to help improve the future of our planet Earth. Through extensive research‚ I have learned what is in store for our environment along with simple things
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seawalls have thus become ubiquitous features of intertidal and shallow subtidal habitats. This transformation will accelerate in response to the exponential growth of human populations and to global changes‚ such as sea-level rise and increased frequency of extreme meteorological events (e.g. storms). Here‚ we provide a critical overview of the major ecological effects of increasing infrastructure to marine habitats‚ we identify future research directions for advancing our understanding of marine
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learning about in class talks about how the land has different uses. The farmers who own the land in this article have a tough decision on how to use it. It is currently being used for natural habitat but will bring in more fortune as farmland. This land is the type of land that is most valuable for natural habitat growth. The soil type also would help crop growth which would bring in more money for the farmers. This article is about local farmers that have a tough decision to make now days. With seed
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A habitat is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal‚ plant‚ or other type of organism.[1][2] It is the natural environment in which an organism lives‚ or the physical environment that surrounds a speciespopulation.[3] A habitat is made up of physical factors such as soil‚ moisture‚ range of temperature‚ and availability of light as well as biotic factors such as the availability of food and the presence of predators. A habitat is not necessarily a
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Conservation of Biodiversity in Peruvian Amazonia through integrated action 139 Conservation of Biodiversity in Peruvian Amazonia through integrated action Conservación de Biodiversidad en la Amazonía peruana a través de acciones integradas Sanna-Kaisa Juvonen1*‚ Luis Campos Baca2‚ León Bendayan Acosta2‚ Ada Castillo Ordinola2‚ Lizardo Fachin Malaverri2‚ Darwin Gómez Ventocilla2‚ Risto Kalliola2‚ Kember Mejía Carhuanca2‚ José Luis Mena Alvarez2‚ Víctor Miyakawa Solís2‚ Fernando Rodríguez Achung2
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warming theories caused directly by overpopulation of the world. (World‚ 2010). In addition to all natural resources on this planet fading away‚ there is an ever growing apprehension with the number of species of wildlife and the respective habitats of each. All over the world‚ nature preservation parks have been constructed just so a small group of people can be accountable to enforce certain guidelines for that preserve which support and ensure safety of life within that area. With more and
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5.2 Energy conversion and conservation 1. A change from one form of energy to another is called an energy conversion. 2. Is the following sentence true or false? Most forms of energy can be converted into other forms. True 3. Describe the conservation of chemical energy to mechanical energy in your body. Your body changes chemical energy which was in your food through the system of digestion. Once the energy is released‚ it turns to mechanical energy to move your muscles 4. When you throw
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