Coal is a solid fuel formed over millions of years by the decay of land vegetation. Over time‚ successive layers become buried‚ compacted and heated‚ a process through which the vegetation is turned into coal. This means that it’s not possible to keep it going since we can’t wait around for a few million years. Coal was the first fossil fuel to be exploited on a large scale during the 19th century with the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Production of these fossil fuels is expected to rise
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This landscape is situated inside the ring of Tirana. Despite its location it is a forsaken inhabited space. In its prime it was a chemical attack shelter for its nearby inhabitants. Now it’s just a lump on the ground covered by uncontrolled vegetation . Its entrances are used as trash bins and its borders are occupied by abandoned and illegal parked cars. Our imagination did not dare to go inside there and think what kind of flora and fauna could actually grow inside of a humid 50 year old closed
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Human Influences in a Food Web The temperate rainforest biome (specific to America) is most commonly recognised by its large and tall trees‚ non-seasonal vegetation‚ heavy rainfall and dense humidity. Temperatures rarely drop below freezing and irregularly exceed 27o C. Rainfall usually ranges from 127-165cm a year‚ with some rainforests occasionally receiving more [1]. At the first trophic level the producers are found‚ including: plants‚ flowers‚ seeds‚ nuts and fruit. The first order consumers
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This is also known as slash and burn‚ is used for a relatively short period of time‚ and then left alone for a longer period of time so that vegetation can grow again. Slash and burn is a method of agriculture primarily used by tribal communities for subsistence farming (farming to survive). Humans have been using this method for many years‚ the time when humans stopped hunting and gathering and
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In captivity giraffe herds consist of both male and female giraffes‚ which has led to a different social organisation‚ changing the herd dynamic. Ethnologists Edita Horová‚ Karolína Brandlová and Markéta Gloneková have observed changes in social organisation of captive giraffes as giraffe herds do not have a distinctive individual leading the herd; but in captivity despite not having one specific leader‚ it is observed the elder giraffe both male and female‚ known as the dominant hierarchy‚ do influence
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Introduction Cabbage tree creek and its catchment runs from the foothills of Ferny Hills to Sandgate and terminates at Shorncliffe before emptying into Moreton Bay. Cabbage tree creek is known for its intact riparian and the high percentage native vegetation that lines the creek. . Cabbage tree creek is well looked after by its community‚ and is considered to be very healthy‚ with a high rating for Abiotic and biotic indicators; although it has its a few low quality zones e.g. the waterway under the
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FOREST FIRES A forestfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area.[1][2] Other names such as brush fire‚ bushfire‚ forest fire‚ grass fire‚ hill fire‚ peat fire‚ vegetation fire‚ veldfire‚ and wildland fire may be used to describe the same phenomenon depending on the type of vegetation being burned. A wildfire differs from other fires by its extensive size‚ the speed at which it can spread out from its original source‚ its potential to
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References: Adams and Tisdale (1993) Encarta Encyclopaedia 2004. Barrie Low A. and Rebelo A.T.G (1996) Vegetation of South Africa‚ Lesotho and Swaziland. Department of Environmental Affairs & Tourism‚ Pretoria. Houghton J.T (1983) The Global Climate. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge. Hugo M.L; Viljoen A.T; and Meewis J.M (1997) The Ecology of Natural
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vary significantly in size and have different classifications according to how and of what the forest is composed.[1] A forest is usually an area filled with trees but any tall densely packed area of vegetation may be considered a forest‚ even underwater vegetation such as kelp forests‚ or non-vegetation such as fungi‚[2] and bacteria. Tree forests cover approximately 9.4 percent of the Earth’s surface (or 30 percent of total land area)‚ though they once covered much more (about 50 percent of total
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changes with climate patterns‚ soil type‚ wildfire regime‚ and other habitat characteristics. The near desert conditions in this area are moderated by the cold Pacific Ocean‚ which supports the dense chaparral vegetation. The rocky mountains of the Santa Barbara community contain a lot of vegetation that has to be well adapted to short rainy seasons‚ and hot‚ dry summers. Many species of small mammals‚ birds‚ snakes‚ and lizards live in the chaparral community. The chaparral is a dense forest of plants
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