This report is based on the study of ‘Species Diversity and Ecosystem Stability’ of the New Amsterdam Secondary School’s Eastern Field. This study was carried out by yours truly‚ Cynthia Rutherford‚ from the 26th January‚ 2011 to 5th February‚ 2011. Even though the study was done over a short period of time‚ I do hope that it will be lots of benefit to you the readers and edify you of our environment. Thank you. Title The title of this study is: ‘Species Diversity and Ecosystem Stability’
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4/10/11 James Ross Aftermath of the Invasion The introduction of invasive species into new environments is a problem that plagues the entire planet. Humans have been moving species around the world and introducing them into new environment for millennia. Many introduced species become invasive‚ disrupting ecosystems and threatening the survival of other species‚ sometimes driving them to extinction. Some invasive species‚ including some insects‚ seem to thrive particularly well in already degraded
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Millions of species inhabit Earth. How do scientists make sense of them all? First‚ scientists study the similarities and differences between organisms. The scientists study characteristics including obvious physical traits‚ such as hair or leaves‚ and molecular traits‚ such as DNA sequences. Then‚ scientists use the information to classify species into meaningful groups. The groups may also reveal which species are related and how they fit along the evolutionary tree. Scientists who specialize in
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naming system are called: Domain‚ Kingdom‚ Phylum‚ Class‚ Order‚ Family‚ Genus‚ and Species. The first scientist to use the system was Carolus Linnaeus. His system had seven levels that were used for classification. They range from smallest to largest: Species‚ Genus‚ Family‚ Order‚ Class‚ Phylum‚ and Kingdom. Later on scientists added on more levels. This system brought order to the process of naming species and classifying them into groups. The Dichotomous Key is used to help classify
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of an individual against another individual within the same species. In life‚ there is an imperative need to be the best of the best. In order to fulfill this goal‚ animals must compete against one another to claim the higher position. For example‚ in wolves‚ there is an organized social structure where at the top sits the alpha-male‚ the strongest and most skillful wolf in a pack who has won his way up. Likewise‚ in Origin of the Species‚ Darwin said: “as more individuals are produced than can possibly
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Origin of species; Critical Evaluation of Darwinian Theory Cristina Nava North Salinas High School Instructor: Mr. Zelensky Charles Darwin implied in his book‚ On the Origin of Species (1859)‚ a theory for evolution and its mechanisms. In his book Darwin intends to convey the reader that descent with modification and natural selection‚ part of the evolution theory‚ has occurred. He also writes about the “problem of purpose” idea and how evolution and natural selection solve
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module guide 2014/15 Habitats and Species 4001NATSCI Liverpool John Moores University Content Teaching Staff 4 Syllabus 5 Timetable 6 Assessment 7 References/Book List 8 Teaching Staff The main members of staff who will lecture on the Habitats & Species module are given below: Name Location Telephone extension 0151 231… Email Dr. Dave Wilkinson (Module Leader) Room 236‚ James Parsons Building. 2245 D.M.Wilkinson@ljmu.ac.uk Dr. Jerry Bird Room 206 Life Sciences Building 2181 J.M.Bird@ljmu
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aside one large issue that comes to mind dealing with ecosystem imbalance is invasive species. Most invasive species do not add or diminish from there new invasive ecosystem but sometimes they can cause a devastating effect on things such as population imbalance‚ predator versus prey imbalance and outright off balancing the entire ecosystem food web. The purpose of this paper is to discuss what an invasive species can do to an ecosystem and possible solutions to correcting the imbalance in the
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Endangered species are those considered to be at risk of extinction‚ meaning that there are so few left of their kind that they could disappear from the planet altogether. Endangered species are threatened by factors such as habitat loss‚ hunting‚ disease and climate change‚ and usually‚ endangered species‚ have a declining population or a very limited range. The current rate of extinction is thought to be far greater than the expected natural rate‚ with many species going extinct before they have
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Out of all the species that have ever existed since the beginning of time‚ 98% of them are extinct (Facts). There are an estimated 5-10 million species that exist currently and only 1.5 million have been identified (Sherry‚ 2). Scientists classify species into six different groups: plants‚ animals‚ insects‚ algae‚ fungi‚ and microorganisms (Today’s Situation). In the tropical rainforest alone‚ most species are disappearing at the rate of 1% a year (Sherry‚ 6). If the current trend continues‚ at least
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