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    EsHyDro reservoir

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    Reservoir defined The word reservoir refers to a place where large amounts of water get stored. The word reservoir comes from the French réservoir‚ which further derives from the Old French reserver‚ meaning "to reserve." Reservoirs are those water bodies formed or modified by human activity for specific purposes‚ in order to provide a reliable and controllable resource. a water body contained by embankments or a dam‚ and subsequently managed in response to specific community needs; or any natural

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    be about in the 100s‚ so the valley is known for how hot it can get. We hardly get rain coming into the valley and having little or no rain is a factor in why chaparral is grown. The average precipitation is no more than 30 inches a year that this biome community receives‚ so it is more or less

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    http://www.ukm.my/ahmadukm/images/stories/data/kuliah/manusia/artikel/ecology.htm INTRODUCTION Ecology‚ the study of the relationship of plants and animals to their physical and biological environment. The physical environment includes light and heat or solar radiation‚ moisture‚ wind‚ oxygen‚ carbon dioxide‚ nutrients in soil‚ water‚ and atmosphere. The biological environment includes organisms of the same kind as well as other plants and animals. Because of the diverse approaches required

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    precipitation shifts directly affect biota‚ and scientists think that as the climate continues to change‚ the biodiversity in Northern Canada is particularly at risk. Because global warming can result in the decreasing of marine‚ freshwater and terrestrial communities‚ climate change has negative influences on biodiversity in Northern Canada. In order to conserve the biodiversity and improve the global warming‚ Canadian governments and schools have devoted to take actions on climate change. Climate

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    square miles (137‚760 km²) spanning 118 countries and territories.[1][2] The word is used in at least three senses: (1) most broadly to refer to the habitat and entire plant assemblage ormangal‚[3][page needed] for which the terms mangrove forest biome‚ mangrove swampand mangrove forest are also used‚ (2) to refer to all trees and large shrubs in the mangrove swamp‚ and (3) narrowly to refer to the mangrove family of plants‚ theRhizophoraceae‚ or even more specifically just to mangrove trees of the

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    of that particular finch changed from eating insects to eating seeds‚ so it allowed the two finches to coexist in the same ecosystem. 4. The levels of ecological organization are: 1) Organism 2) species 3) population 4) community 5) ecosystem 6) biomes 7) biosphere 5. 1. Competition-Organisms struggle‚ fight or search for the same basic needs and becomes more intense when basic needs become limited. Normally‚ they will compete for shelter‚ nesting sites‚ food‚ sunlight‚ minerals‚ and breeding partners

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    IB ESS Topic 2 Study Guide

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    1. 2. carrying capacity­ ​ the maximum number of a species  or “load” that can be sustainably supported by  given  environment.   k and r strategist reproduction­​ K-Strategists (human)– species that are slow growing and produce few‚ large offspring that mature slowly R-Strategists (oyster)– species that grow and mature quickly and produce many small offspring R- and K- selection theory suggests that natural selection may favour individuals with a high reproductive rate and rapid development over

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    This also shows that succession is not yet occurring. Introduction A group of populations of different species living dose enough to interact is called a biological community (Campbell‚ 2008). Communities can be classified by characteristic (terrestrial or aquatic) or by vegetation (forest or grassland). Communities are characterized by its properties like community structure and composition. One can define community structure as how different groups of species are arranged in time and space. Community

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    APES Chapter Questions Living in the Environment‚ Miller‚ 15th Ediction Chapter 1: Environmental Problems‚ Their Causes & Sustainability 1. What is an environmentally sustainable society? Give 2 examples. 2. What is the rate of global population growth? 3. How do you calculate doubling time? 4. What is the difference between economic growth‚ economic development and environmentally sustainable development? 5. Define natural capital and natural capital degradation. Give

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    Geography Preliminary Exam Outline 20 multiple choice – skills Short Answer Questions – Biophysical Interactions (some or all or how they integrate)‚ population and culture integration. Extended response – Natural resources – one or a combination of the four points Geography Preliminary Notes The Biophysical Environment * The Biophysical Environment is the interaction of all abiotic and biotic elements found on the planet. * Expressed another way the BPE is made up

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