what it was. But the tale does serve to perfectly illustrate the concept of how a keystone species is essential for keeping an ecosystem in balance. Other examples of keystone species are the prairie dog in the US Southwest‚ the banner-tailed kangaroo rat in the Chihuahuan Desert grassland (also in the Southwest)‚ and the red-naped sapsucker in Colorado. But not all keystone species are cute and furry or feathered: Certain species of truffles are thought to be keystone fungal species‚ and oysters
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The Indigenous People of Australia have varying views and opinions on how their unique traditions and ancient heritage should be described and portrayed for the wider community to observe. One of the opinions that the Aboriginal people hold concerning this is that they eagerly desire outsiders to know about their proud heritage‚ customs and traditions. They glance back through recent history and realise the impact of the migrating Europeans on their own unique culture. The Aboriginal People pass
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1. Introduction 1.1 Organization description The origin country of Bee Cheng Hiang is from Singapore. An enterprising Singaporean had come up with the idea to sell bakkwa (barbecued meat) from his mobile stall by peddling on the streets of Chinatown in 1993. The business of bakkwa was particularly good during the festive seasons. From the early days‚ our company started to take part in events like the Singaporean Food Carnival that is organized by the Tourist Promotion Board of Singapore. Besides
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In his poems “Martin and the Hand Grenade” and “Harry Wood”‚ Foulcher explores the ideas of the difference between adults and children in their interpretation of warfare. Foulcher also explains the ideas that man has a violet streak which can lead to destruction. In the second poem‚ the composer conveys the selfishness of living only to acquire wealth and how material possessions do not ultimately bring happiness and fulfillment. Foulcher uses his senses and a variety of techniques to convey his
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What is a wetland? Wetlands are areas that are inundated by water cyclically‚ intermittently or permanently and can have fresh‚ brackish or salt water. The main wetland types include swamps‚ marshes‚ bogs‚ and fens. Wetlands are the link between land and water and are some of the most productive ecosystems in the world. Depending on the type of wetland‚ it may be filled mostly with trees‚ grasses‚ shrubs or moss. An area doesn’t need to be permanently wet to qualify as a wetland. It just needs to
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What was particularly memorable to you? What images or statements were meaningful to you? Why were they memorable? Be specific Watching a frail‚ premature infant go from the incubator‚ hooked up to monitors‚ to a healthy baby‚ as good as a full-term infant and the brain development she had when the scan was done‚ was extremely memorable. I was amazed at Frank Duffy’s analysis from the video that Baby Elizabeth had exceeded expectations‚ especially regarding her EEG and with normal brain development
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My trip around the world Toronto to Chicago: taking an airplane Cost of airplane: 200 dollars Chicago‚ U.S.A (41.52’ N/ 87.37’ W) Staying at: family friends house – staying for 6 days Event : Chicago Cubs game $45 per ticket row 18 The rest of the time I’m in Chicago I will be travelling looking at the scenery and having a good time with my family friends. After I will be going to a Chicago Cub’s game and just enjoying my time in Chicago for 6 days. Travel distance from: Chicago U.S.A to
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The Garden of Earthly Delights painted by Hieronymus Bosch‚ depicts many vivid fictional scenes in triptych style. The right wing of the triptych depicts Hell and the causes of man’s downfall‚ which Dante wrote about in the Inferno. Dante tries to convey to all humanity the consequences of human actions and the levels of hell that he believes exist for different levels of sins. Dante divides Hell up into ten different circles‚ and there is an upper and a lower level of Hell. Dante and Bosch have
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Discuss how your understanding of change has been developed by your prescribed and related texts. Change is a process of alteration it can be instantaneous or it could be a gradual change‚ change may be physical‚ psychological or environmental all change that occurs is either positive or negative‚ in relation to the prescribed text “ The Dreamers” a play by Jack Davis‚ a related text of Kevin Rudd’s sorry speech and a cartoon by R.Cobb use a variety of visual and literary techniques to show that
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Koala Bears [pic] The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia‚ and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae. The koala is found in coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia‚ from near Adelaide to the southern part of Cape York Peninsula. Populations also extend for considerable distances inland in regions with enough moisture to support suitable woodlands. The koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during
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