American Alligator The American alligator has an “armored” body with a long muscular tail. The average size of a female is 8.2 feet‚ and a male is 11.2 feet. It can reach nearly half a ton in weight. Young alligators have a bright yellow strip down their back‚ while an adult has a dark one. The alligator is a vertebrate with bony plates on its back called osteoderms or scutes. They have four legs; the front two legs have five toes and the back two have four. For protection against themselves
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serious consequence of soil degradation. Desertification is the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert. It is caused by climate change and improper use of land. The soil becomes more degraded and has less nutrients and it can’t support vegetation and therefore turns to desert. It is a problem in the Sahara Desert and Kalahari Desert. What makes soil degradation a significant threat in the Kalahari Desert is that it is nutrient deficient and subsistence farming. Political changes such as
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believe John Muir wrote this book for the purposes of saving the natural areas of Yosemite National Park and to give the readers a detailed glimpse into the park itself through described scenery and vistas. To be thorough‚ he furthermore details the vegetation that is seemingly spread throughout. Therefore‚ I believe this work was intended for general audiences and tourists who wish to see the areas themselves. The tone he imparts is whimsical‚ familiar‚ doting and informal. He is careful to explain
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refugee camps in Goma‚ the problem was very serious‚ and often critical‚ in the camps around Bukavu‚ which were often on steep slopes and on alluvial soil. Absence of terracing and proper drainage channels‚ as well as a near-total destruction of vegetation of theses slopes by the refugees‚ meant serious erosion and formation of ever-deepening gorges with each heavy rainfall. The soil erosion and mudslide problems were likely to become increasingly serious in the future with each rainy season and heavy
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Environmental Impacts of Tourism in Bhutan The concept of tourism development in Bhutan took place in post 1974 period during the reign of late majesty‚ King Jigme Dorji Wangchuk in national assembly. However‚ tourism business begun its operation with 274 tourist in 1974 at the time of coronation of fourth king‚ His Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuk and since then tourism business started growing in Bhutan. Tourism is now recognized as having considerable potential as a tool for development and as a
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dispersal. From various archaeological studies‚ pollen can demonstrate the abundance of vegetation along with taxon verification and the impacts of extensive forest clearance. Terrestrial fauna can support inferences about the environment of the animals themselves and as well as aspects of human impacts on environments. As a group member‚ I will use pollen to analyze radical or non-radical change in vegetation along with fauna extinction to support inferences about human impacts on the environment
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the other hand‚ Thrushcross Grange is settled on flat land. It is well enclosed and protected‚ which symbolizes the calm and comfortable scenes that usually happen inside its walls. Both houses don’t only differ on their surroundings but on their vegetation and gardens too. In Wuthering Heights‚ “cows are the only hedgecutters”(pg 4) and the intense winds have formed “stunted firs at the end of the house” (pg 4). The garden is neglected and is definitely not attractive‚ showing the hostility to foreigners
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A typical backyard consists of the following if not all fences‚ weeds‚ basing on each individual’s backyard a few patches of grass here and there surrounding all around the yard. Every year a renovation of the entire backyard is necessary no matter what the situation may be. As the seasons begin to change the plants and nature starts to take its course. The plants die down and if they are bulbs or biennials they’ll probably grow back in for another year or such. My backyard all around is pretty
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settlers used fire to assist inthe clearing of land for crops and as a means ofremoving stubble following cropping. However‚ inmore recent times‚ laws have been passedrestricting the lighting of fires for these purposes. This has led to a more dense vegetation in manyrural areas and a greater accumulation of leaf andba rk litter on the ground. The litterprovides a significant amount of fuelfor fires if they do start. Bushfires are one of the most destructiveforces of nature. Firefighters risktheir lives
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A habitat is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal‚ plant‚ or other type of organism.[1][2] It is the natural environment in which an organism lives‚ or the physical environment that surrounds a speciespopulation.[3] A habitat is made up of physical factors such as soil‚ moisture‚ range of temperature‚ and availability of light as well as biotic factors such as the availability of food and the presence of predators. A habitat is not necessarily a
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