results in the diversion of resources such as water and electricity which could have been used elsewhere in the society. Jamaica ’s tourism product is also dependent on the coral reefs and their associated ecosystems such as sea grass beds and mangroves. These ecosystems are‚ however‚ threatened by natural causes and human behavior such as coastal pollution‚ rapid coastal development‚ over-fishing and global warming. Increased construction activity provides relatively short term and low-skilled
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GEOGRAPHY OF INDIA Particulars Description Location The Indian peninsula is separated from mainland Asia by the Himalayas. The Country is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east‚ the Arabian Sea in the west‚ and the Indian Ocean to the south. Geographic Coordinates Lying entirely in the Northern Hemisphere‚ the Country extends between 8° 4’ and 37° 6’ latitudes north of the Equator‚ and 68° 7’ and 97° 25’ longitudes east of it. Indian Standard Time Area Border Countries
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Bibliography: • National Seminar on Forest Resources Management in Bangladesh issues problems and prospects edited by S. H. Rahman. 013‚ RAF. • The Mangroves and Mangrove Forests of Bangladesh by S. Das and N. A. Siddiqi • Alauddin‚ S. M. 1998. An Overview of Forest Management in Bangladesh. • Communities and Forest management in South Asia by Mark Poffenberger. 013‚ POC‚ C.2 • Bangladesh: State of the Environment
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photosynthesis for the coral. Seasons of heavy rainfall pose a threat too‚ as sedimentation can increase to tremendous rates during these times. Mangroves are advantageous in the case of sedimentation and runoff‚ although the bulk of mangroves in the U.S. Virgin Islands have been removed due to the destructive actions of dredging‚ filling‚ and hurricanes. The loss of mangroves combined with everyday exposure to the damaging stresses of the inhabitants around them have caused significant reef
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| WETLANDS OF INDIA | | S. N. Prasad‚ T. Sengupta‚ Alok Kumar‚ V. S. Vijayan and Lalita Vijayan Salim Ali Center for Ornithology and Natural History‚Coimbatore-641 108. T. V. Ramachandra and N. Ahalya Center for Ecological Sciences‚ Indian Institute of Science‚ Bangalore-560 012. A. K. Tiwari Regional Remote Sensing Service Center‚ Dehradun‚ Uttarachal-248 001. CONTENTS | Introduction | Distribution of wet lands in India | Diversity of aquatic vegitation and avifauna in wetlands
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Both alligators and crocodiles are members of the reptilian order Crocodilian. But the families they belong to‚ Alligatoridae and Crocodylidae. As a group‚ crocodilians are pretty impressive animals: Their lineage goes back 240 million years‚ meaning they’ve outlived the dinosaurs by a good 65 million years. Ideally suited for life in water and on land‚ members of the order can swim up to 20 mph and run up to 11 mph. Crocodiles and alligators are top-notch hunters and will eat just about
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Urban development is one of the main issues affecting the UAE’s coastal zone. The UAE has experienced dramatic population growth in a relatively short period of time spanning only four decades. The population of the country rose from 180‚000 in 1968 to currently over 8 million. The majority of this population (> 85 %) is coastal and even more visiting coastal areas regularly. Parallel with the population growth has been the rapid expansion of urbanization with most of these urban areas occurring
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Field Trip 1 Location-Manipal lake Name-K.MOHANA SESHA SAI ASHOK Registration no. 140904176 Batch U-1 Roll no.-10 It was early Monday morning ‚we all students of batch one had to report in front of nlh. we were accompanied by our evs teacher and a sir who was a previous mit student and lives in manipal udipi so he knows a lot abt the place‚ he is a passionate photographer. It was our first field trip from MIT when we‚ the first batch of our section was taken to Manipal lake.The lake was previously
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Peel waste are highly perishable and seasonal‚ is a problem to the processing industries and pollution monitoring agencies. There is always an increased attention in bringing useful products from waste materials and citrus wastes are no exceptions. Suitable methods have to be adopted to utilize them for the conversion into value-added products [Nand‚ (1998)]. Pectin exists in varying amounts in fruit cell walls and has important nutritional and technological properties
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and may cause irreversible impacts. These environmental effects include urbanization‚ over exploitation of resources‚ coastal erosion‚ deterioration of water quality‚ increased pollution levels‚ deforestation‚ and the destruction of coral reefs‚ mangroves and sea grass beds. Many of these factors reduce the resilience of the ecosystems. Furthermore‚ it should also be noted that the environmental effects are further influence by a lack of environmental evaluation and monitoring in the region. I strongly
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