Soil Conservation Matrix Review the three major types of soil degradation occurring in the environment. Briefly explain how each type of damage occurs. Causes Consequences Solutions Soil Erosion Water‚ wind‚ and people. (Miller‚2005 p.279) ●Soil erosion has two major harmful effects. One is loss of soil fertility through depletion of plant nutrients in topsoil. The other harmful effect occurs when eroded soil ends up as sediment in nearby surface waters‚ where it can pollute
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proposed in the 4th Plan‚ 3 (three) Watershed Pilot Projects have been demarcated i. e.‚ at Zubza in Kohima District‚ at Tuli in Mokokchung District and at Chare in Tuensang District by the end of 1972-73‚ where field works on various aspects of Soil Conservation viz.‚ terracing‚ Contour bunding‚ Afforestation‚ Orchard Plantation and construction of irrigation channels are in full swing in all the above Projects. The Department has 14 (fourteen) meteorological observatories spread all over the state‚ which
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Sec 2 Geography LDQ on Managing Water Resources (25 minutes) Water Conservation Efforts in Singapore Do you think the public‚ private and people sectors are doing their best to conserve‚ value and enjoy the water resources in Singapore? Explain your answer. Introduction The National Water Agency‚ Public Utilities Board (PUB) has tried its best to ensure that Singapore has an adequate supply of high quality water with the 4 national taps strategy. It also believes that the 3Ps partnership
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Ecosystems: Change and Challenge The Structure of Ecosystems Ecosystem: a dynamic‚ stable system characterised by the interaction of plants and animals with each other and with the non-living components of the environment The components of an ecosystem are categorised as either biotic and abiotic Biotic means the living environment‚ components include: i). Vegetation (living and decomposing) ii). Mammals‚ insects‚ birds and microorganisms Biomass-the mass of material in the bodies
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Mother‚ and Earth. Gaea fosters the home in which her children of all shapes‚ sizes‚ and species live. In the past a symbiotic ecosystems developed creating an existence where everything has its place‚ purpose‚ and use. Fast forward to the present and things have changed drastically. Human beings have in many ways stepped outside of the natural order of the planet’s ecosystems. We are no longer an integrated part of the environment around us. Instead we force changes to the area around us to accommodate
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Food ©2007 Global Science Books Food Preservation – A Biopreservative Approach Iraj Rasooli Department of Biology‚ Shahed University‚ Opposite Imam Khomeini’s Shrine‚ Tehran-Qom Express Way‚ Tehran‚ Iran Correspondence: * rasooli@shahed.ac.ir ABSTRACT Preservative agents are required to ensure that manufactured foods remain safe and unspoiled. Antimicrobial properties of essential oils (EOs) reveal that Gram-positive bacteria are more vulnerable than Gram-negative bacteria. A number of EO
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Water Conservation Tips Illustration by Robert Zimmerman Toilets‚ Taps‚ Showers‚ Laundry‚ and Dishes * 1994 was the year that federally mandated low-flow showerheads‚ faucets‚ and toilets started to appear on the scene in significant numbers. * On average‚ 10 gallons per day of your water footprint (or 14% of your indoor use) is lost to leaks. Short of installing new water-efficient fixtures‚ one of the easiest‚ most effective ways to cut your footprint is by repairing leaky faucets and
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What is "energy"? Where does it come from? And how do we pay for it? When you learn the answers to these questions‚ you can also learn how to live more efficiently in your home. In this article‚ we ’ll discuss how to be smart about how you use energy‚ how to know when to turn electrical power on and off‚ and how to use natural gas‚ propane‚ and fuel oil in the most effective way. Basic Concepts of Energy Efficiency You can make a lot of progress toward improving the energy efficiency in your
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An ecosystem is a community of living organisms (plants‚ animals and microbes) in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment (things like air‚ water and mineral soil)‚ interacting as a system. These biotic and abiotic components are regarded as linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. As ecosystems are defined by the network of interactions among organisms‚ and between organisms and their environment‚ they can come in any size but usually encompass specific‚ limited
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Feb/21/13 Ecosystems – Lab #4 Purpose: To study the interactions between living and non-living things within the ecosystem. Hypothesis: Changing the elements of the environment within the bottle ecosystem will affect how the plants grow. If worms/bugs are added to the bottle they will live there. Materials: * 2 Liter pop bottle * Scissors * Soil * Seeds (grass
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