Tropical Rain Forest 1. Biome’s place on earth Where is it (geographical distribution)? 1) Central America in the Amazon River basin. 2) Africa - Zaire basin‚ with a small area in West Africa; also eastern Madagascar. 3) Indo-Malaysia - west coast of India‚ Assam‚ Southeast Asia‚ New Guinea and Queensland‚ Australia. What are its abiotic factors? 1) Large amounts of rain during the rainy season‚ dense foliage‚ warm all year round. Also the rocks‚ soil‚ sunlight and temperature. What
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What Is a Forest Ecosystem? Forests are important ecosystems that provide environmental and economic benefits. Forest ecosystems are unique environments and are categorized based on the types and ages of trees‚ climate and soil. They impact the environment at scales ranging from local to regional‚ by influencing climate‚ nutrient dynamics and water movement. Forests are found all over the world‚ and they provide valuable economic and environmental services. Information About a Forest Ecosystem
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ISSN 0119-1144 Climate Change and Forest Ecosystems in the Philippines: Vulnerability‚ Adaptation and Mitigation Rodel D. Lasco‚ Florencia B. Pulhin‚ Patricia Ann J. Sanchez‚ Grace B. Villamor and Karl Abelard L. Villegas ABSTRACT Climate change and Philippine forests are directly linked to each other. Changes in climate are affecting the forests and its ability to deliver its environmental services. In the same manner‚ degradation of the forest resources results to emission of carbon
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University’s Successional Plot’s Soil P.H. Meredith Hamilton Biology- Westover September 30‚ 2011 Abstract The question of this study pertained to the amount of vegetation that was occurring on each of the succession plot’s ground floor. There are three successional plots in Winthrop University’s wooded areas‚ the oldest was created in 1989 the second was created in 1994 and the youngest plot was created in 1999. For the hypothesis to be tested‚ there were soil PH meters to test the amount
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BEECH FOREST ECOSYSTEMS INTRODUCTION This essay will look at beech forest ecosystems‚ describing the main characteristics‚ along with pre-human and current distribution of beech forests. Vegetation structure and native fauna associated with the ecosystem will be looked at with examples of species given. Environmental effects such as altitude‚ latitude‚ rainfall and soil drainage‚ and how they can affect beech forests will be investigated. Anthropogenic effects will also be looked at‚ explaining
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Kaileah Diaz November 10‚2017 Period: 3 Weathering Lab Report Water erosion is usually caused by rainfall and runoff on a slope‚ and the magnitude of water erosion depends on the type of soil. This can occur on river banks‚ seashores‚ streams‚ or even seaside cliffs. Muddy water is also a sign of erosion. There are brown hue results from the suspension of rock and soil particles inside the water. Water erosion usually happens in the springtime because there is usually a lot more rainfall and
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WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF AN ADDICTION COUNSELOR IN COMMUMITY PREVENTION PROGRAMS? An Addiction counselor has a very important responsibility to carry out prevention techniques in the society. Because she has enough knowledge and skills that are seriously needed by society that has to deal with an ever rising cases of substance dependence‚ she is called upon to implement strategies that will prevent further spread of the young people getting into addiction. Addiction treatment being an expensive and
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technology gap. The sharp increase in foreign direct investment being used to build up advanced science and engineering research in Asia along with increased growth of advanced science graduates coming out of Asian universities‚ will lead to the erosion of the competitive advantage of the United States’ while boosting the growth of emerging Asian knowledge economies. As
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Microbial analysis of soil‚ of top layer from selected sites of Area near Dahisar River Saika N. Esani University of Mumbai (Email – saikae@ymail.com) Abstract: soil samples were collected fortnightly from area near Dahisar River‚ A river in suburb of Mumbai. laboratory analysis started from July 2010 to September 2010. Total bacterial and fungal count were estimated by standard spread plate isolation. Isolated bacteria were subject to colony characterization and were estimated by their
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Through exploring and meeting people all throughout the island‚ I’ve learned about different types of cuisine. The Forest BBQ on Forest Avenue introduced me to the splendid world of Portuguese- style barbeque. The owners and workers portray the kindness that all Islanders are brought up with. After collaborating with peers of numerous cultures‚ I’ve learned about their origins
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