Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Habitat & Geographic Range: The Canada goose population is spread throughout Canada and United States‚ and can live in different conditions of many biomes such as Tundra‚ Grasslands‚ Temperate regions‚ and Boreal Forest (Mowbray et al.‚ 2002). Their ability to inhabit variety of biomes allows incredibly wide range of habitats available for the Canada goose. Habitats range from cold arctic to temperate forests. They can be found near bodies of water such as lakes‚
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The Amazon is a vast region that spans across eight rapidly developing countries: Brazil‚ Bolivia‚ Peru‚ Ecuador‚ Colombia‚ Venezuela‚ Guyana‚ Suriname and French Guiana‚ an overseas territory of France. The landscape contains: One in ten known species on Earth 1.4 billion acres of dense forests‚ half of the planet ’s remaining tropical forests 4‚100 miles of winding rivers 2.6 million square miles in the Amazon basin‚ about 40 percent of South America There is a clear link between the health
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books and writing at a young age‚ some of her favorite authors being Jane Austen‚ Charlotte Bronte and Margaret Mitchell‚ among others. Stephenie was a good student‚ excelling in just about everything she did academically. When she graduated from Chaparral high school in Scottsdale‚ Arizona‚ Stephenie received a National Merit Scholarship for her high marks. She used her reward to attend college at Brigham Young University‚ where she majored
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The Artic Introduction. The Artic is a region at the upper most tip of the Northern Hemisphere. The Artic includes the area around Greenland‚ USSR‚ Canada and Alaska. Much of the Artic circle is permanently frozen ice. The Artic is a pristine environment‚ clean and void of human interference. However as humans move into these areas and begin to extract what ever they can be balance can be tipped‚ resulting in pollution and destruction of the environment. Climate. The Artic The Arctic Circle
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The Rocky Mountains A look into the alpine biome’s ecosystems and a potential stressor to them The Rocky Mountains are located in the biome known as the alpine forest. The Rocky Mountains are a large mountain range that is located in western North America which runs more than 3‚000 miles‚ from the northernmost part of British Columbia‚ in western Canada‚ to New Mexico‚ in the southwestern United States. Average January temperatures in the Rocky Mountains can range from -20 °F to 43 °F‚ with
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difference between a condition and a resource? Be able to categorize particular environmental factors as conditions OR resources (for example‚ temperature is a condition and not a resource). Be able to rank from smallest to largest: ecosystem‚ landscape‚ biome‚ biosphere Be able to rank from smallest to largest (in terms of numbers and diversity of life): species‚ population‚ biota and biosphere. Also‚ what is the difference between a population of a species and a species overall? Make sure you can
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familiar and common bears.They most likely live in forests and are great tree climbers.They can also be found in mountain and swamp areas. In the Temperate forest biome precipitation evenly spread throughout the year. Varied temperatures (hot summers‚ cold winters). The plants tend to be broad-leaved and deciduous. The soil in this biome is enriched with nutrients from annual leaf drop. Temperate forests animals may migrate‚hibernate‚or store food to survive cold conditions. The average temperature
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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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Tropical grasslands (Savanna) Climate There are two main seasons in the African savanna- winter‚ or the “dry season”‚ and summer‚ also known as the “wet season”. They are called dry and wet according to the amount of precipitation each season receives. Most of the annual precipitation in the savanna occurs during summer (approx. April to October)‚ while during the winter (approx. November to March) there is almost no rain at all. The annual precipitation is
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The lead that is unabsorbed into the body has a direct influence on the guts biome and also its physiology. The gut flora has been described as a hidden organ that plays a crucial part in maintaining health. This makes maintaining hemostasis inside and out of the gastrointestinal tract vitally important. The epithelium of the gastrointestinal
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