Outline Introduction Body - The Amazon Rainforest’s Vegetation‚ Species‚ Climate 1 Amazon’s Vegetation 1 Deforestation 1 Human Influence 2 Soil Quality 1 Plant Adaptation 3 Universal Dependence 1 Oxygen Production 2 Lumber Production 4 Plant Species 1 2 Animal Species 1 Primates 1 Howler Monkey 2 Squirrel Monkey 3 Uakari Monkey 2 Mammals 1 Amazon Manatee 2 Pink River Dolphin 3 Anteater 4
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------------------------------------------------- Cudia‚ Jane Victoria A. February 23‚ 2011 2007-15891 Soc Sci 180 Role of Women in Forest Management Increasingly‚ the role of indigenous peoples in forest management and conservation had been recognized on the international level. Even if forest management and conservation had been an indigenous practice since time immemorial‚ recognition of indigenous peoples roles started only three or four decades ago. However‚ indigenous peoples
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Community Participation in Forest Management Background Forest has been defined as "An area with a high density of trees. These plant communities cover large areas of the globe and function as carbon dioxide sinks‚ animal habitats‚ hydrologic flow modulators‚ and soil conservers‚ constituting one of the most important aspects of our biosphere ". Forests are the storehouse of natural resources‚ without which the very sustenance of human population would be under threat. Yet forests have been the first
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was declared a national park in 1982 and now it is a World Heritage Site. Valley of Flowers National Park is an Indian national park‚ located in West Himalaya‚ in the state of Uttarakhand and is known for its meadows of endemic alpine flowers and the variety of flora. This richly diverse area is also home to rare and endangered animals‚ including the Asiatic black bear‚snow leopard‚musk deer‚brown bear‚ red fox‚and blue sheep. The gentle landscape of the Valley of Flowers National Park complements
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red forest duiker‚ Natal duiker‚ or Natal red duiker (Cephalophus natalensis) is a small antelope found in central to southern Africa. It is one of 22 extant species form the subfamily Cephalophinae. While the red forest duiker is very similar to the common duiker‚ it is smaller in size and has a distinguishing reddish coloring. Additionally‚ the red forest duiker favors a denser bush habitat than the common duiker.[2] The Natal red duiker is more diurnal and less secretive than most forest duikers
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Chapter 2. Forest and Terrestrial Biodiversity of Mauritius 2.1 Overview of Biodiversity Mauritius has an area of 1‚865 km2‚ of which 30% is considered forested. The area of good quality native forest‚ (i.e. that with more than 50% native plant cover‚ Page & d’Argent 1997)‚ is estimated to cover less than 2% of the island (NEAP 1999‚ MWF unpublished‚ Fig.2.1). The rest consists of plantation forestry‚ deer-ranches or highly degraded vegetation invaded by alien plant and animal species. As a result
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Forest Fire: Causes and Effects Ron Hilton National American University One morning you wake up and look out the window. Off to the west‚ you see an orange glow over the hills. You ask yourself “Is that a forest fire? What caused it? What is it going to do to the ecosystem?” The answer to the first question comes down to two main causes‚ man and nature. According to the U.S. Fire Administration (2000)
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being in office‚ is whether to cut down the Redwood forest in San Francisco‚ California for paper products or to keep the forest as a national park. My associates believe that the government should cut down the forests and I reluctantly agreed. After signing off on this proposal‚ I anxiously waited for someone to publish the story to see how people would
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Ecological Restoration of Forests and Fires One of the most predominate ecosystems is the forest community. Covering about one-fourth of the land area on Earth‚ forests consist mainly of trees and other woody vegetation‚ growing closely together. The trees can be large and densely packed‚ as they are in the coastal forests of the Pacific Northwest‚ or they can be relatively small and sparsely scattered‚ as they are in the dry tropical forests of sub-Saharan Africa. Forests are complex ecosystems
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I been living in the Redwood National and State Parks for my whole life‚ and I’m going to stay here for the rest of it too‚ but it’s not been boring at all. I’m the highest redwood tree in the forest‚ standing 379.7 feet tall. I have big‚ thick branches with abundant leaves at the end‚ and I am one of the most visited trees in the forest because of my impressive height. I remember that when I was growing up‚ I could see more people come and visit the park than what I see this day. This may not be
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