Ecosystems and the Historical Range of Variability Each and every year‚ trees record information within their growing rings and dendrochronology is the study of these tree-rings. Although tree-ring analysis is limited by the spatial scale of the climates where trees can grow and the temporal scale of the oldest possible age of a tree in a study area (183636 years ago)‚ it has proven to be a crucial tool in paleoclimatology and paleoecology. “To understand how ecosystems arrived at their current configurations
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The North American Sycamore Tree Thomas E. Skeels ENG121 Instructor: Ms. Laloni July 28th 2013 What can grow one hundred sixty seven feet tall with a diameter of thirteen feet‚ and can be found in the North America‚ Europe‚ and the Middle East? The Sycamore tree. However I will discuss the North American Sycamore species. It is a big and hardy tree with big strong curvy branches‚ broad top‚ with big ovate shaped leaves. The Platanus occidentalis‚ also known as American Sycamore‚ is one of
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India as their favourite place but I choose a tree house that I call “Kassim’s Palace”. It takes its named after the name of my late grandfather. This place is very meaningful to me because I have many memories with my grandfather at this place. The Kassim’s Palace is situated in the trees behind my grandfather’s house. The Kassim’s Palace was built by my lovely grandfather when I was six years old. It was built by using wood. The walls of the tree house were painted brown as the colour of the
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1. The Baobab‚ Adansonia Digitata This tree is in first place because of its potential for overall mass: girth‚ spread and height combined. The baobab never becomes very tall‚ seldom exceeding 20 metres in height‚ but it can become extremely fat with a massive trunk and branches. The biggest baobab in South Africa is only 22 metres in height‚ but has a trunk that is 10.47 metres in diameter. It has a crown that is 38.2 metres in width. It is therefore almost twice as broad as it is tall! There is
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shiny‚ metal door slid slowly open. With a ding‚ I opened my eyes. What stood before me‚ framed in the elevator door‚ was a giant‚ majestic tree. As I took my first steps out of the elevator‚ the soothing carpet beneath my feet was replaced with short‚ prickly grass. The horizon was hazy and golden and the air was fresh and crisp. As I approached the tree‚ the elevator door shut violently behind me‚ and a loud bang echoed for an eternity before it vanished in a cloud of grey fog. The cloud of fog
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soul kind enough to provide Xenia‚ however the maze of trees clouded my view of the path. The miniscule pathway encrusted with dirt and pebbles‚ led to the tree towering over all. My eyes ascended up the trunk hoping to encounter the owner of the land. Instead‚ my eyes united with the eyes of a man dangling from the most elevated branch in the tree. His limbs flailed around in the wind with no sign of control. I thrusted myself upon the branch grasping onto the ground and my body vanished into the cyclopean
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NATURE is the greatest teacher of the world!! “Observe the nature carefully With its big and small creatures That teaches us the great lessons of life” Nowadays due to rat race in day-to-day living‚ human beings are alienated from nature. It teaches us real selflessness‚ true renunciation and sacrifice etc. We can thus learn a great deal from nature. Nature is a silent teacher‚ friend‚ philosopher and guide. It removes all our pain‚ agonies‚ despairs and grieves. If we become merged with it we find
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The Seven New Quality Tools The affinity diagram is an effective technique used to handle large numbers of ideas‚ typically during a brainstorming session. It helps with organizing‚ prioritizing‚ and categorizing diverse views and opinions based on each team member’s knowledge of a particular subject. The team should consist of people with different backgrounds‚ knowledge‚ and skills. Diversifying the team members helps present new‚ out-of-the-box ideas and facilitates in melding opinions and perspectives
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Forest Logging on the Environment Ethics and Social Responsibility Monday‚ November 24‚ 2008 The McGraw Hill Online Learning Center defines the term environmental ethicsas a search for moral values and ethical principles in human relations with the natural world. The branch of philosophy that deals with values in general is known as axiology‚ and ethics‚ a subdivision of axiology‚ is more or less concerned with moral values‚ or non- moral values as they relate to moral values. Environmental
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