thirds of our planet thus they can be regarded as one of the major factors in shaping this blue marble in space. But oceans just don’t result in varying gradient of humidity that gives rise to different vegetations and ultimately widely different biomes when coupled with other factors such as differential exposure to solar radiation‚ and inherent soil type. Oceans are living systems that themselves support numerous life forms whether plant or animal; whether microscopic phytoplankton or the gigantic
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Professor Markham 5 October 2012 Homework assignment # 4 Ch. 5 p. 113 8. What factors most strongly influence the type of biome that forms in particular place on land? What type of factors determines the type of aquatic system that may form in a given location? The two factors that strongly influence the type of biome on land is the temperature and the precipitation. The type of factors that strongly influence aquatic systems is water temp‚ salinity‚ dissolved nutrient’s‚ wave action‚ currents
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Deforestation is the permanent destruction of indigenous forests and woodlands. The term does not include the removal of industrial forests such as plantations of gums or pines. Deforestation has resulted in the reduction of indigenous forests to four-fifths of their pre-agricultural area. Indigenous forests now cover 21% of the earth’s land surface. In a forest the crowns of individual trees touch to form a single canopy. In a woodland‚ trees grow far apart‚ so that the canopy is open. The concern
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Taf Fechan site is owned and rented out by the Merthyr Tydfil County Council. As Taf Fechan is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) the Merthyr Tydif CBC has in place a ‘tree preservation order’ to protect individual‚ groups of trees and woodlands. They rent out the site to the Wildlife Trust who manage and maintain the site and have an agreement with local farmers for grazing cattle on the land. Apart from being a designated SSSI‚ Taf Fechan is also protected under the Environmental Protection
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Land Snail Practical Write Up Land snails are used as an archaeological methodology of reconstructing the past and are an environmental method that can fill in the gaps of other methods. For example‚ pollen and macroscopic plant matter study show the general change of a large area and only survive when waterlogged. Chalk lands are prime archaeological landscapes useful for study and land snail evidence can survive in them where other evidence cannot. Also‚ as oppose to representing a large scale
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Q. 1. Explain with diagram the structure and function of environment? Ans. Environment is a collective term for all the conditions in which an organism lives. It includes biotic and abiotic components whereas habitat is a place where an organism lives. The different components of environment are inter-linked and interdependent. [pic] The organisms interact with physical environment composed of atmosphere‚ hydrosphere and lithosphere Environment
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Define the following terms: photic zone‚ aphotic zone‚ benthic zone‚ abyssal zone‚ thermal stratfication‚ seasonal turnover‚ climograph‚ disturbance. 6. List and describe the characteristics of the major aquatic biomes. 7. List and describe the characteristics of the major terrestrial biomes 8. Compare the vertical layering of a forest and grassland. Chapter 53 – Population Ecology 1. Define and distinguish between the following sets of terms: density and dispersion; clumped dispersion
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Goldfish Research Report The fascinating creature called Carassius gibelio more commonly known as the goldfish have many interesting talents and features. Goldfish are very nice animals that people don’t know much about‚ and people don’t care about. Gold fish can see four different colors red‚ green‚ blue and the most interesting because humans can’t see it‚ ultra violet (Curious Kids Press Goldfish). A goldfish is a beautiful and compelling animal that people should learn more about. A goldfish
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There are many factors that make the Arctic tundra biome an extreme environment. There are only two seasons in this biome‚ winter and summer. The winters are characterised as long and cold where temperatures can drop below -50°C. There are also parts of the Arctic Circle that experience periods of time without sunlight known as polar nights‚ this can last for several months. During the winter months food is very scarce. The summers are characterised as being short and cool‚ with average temperatures
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INTERNATIONAL CUISINE (HOS 116) CULINARY RESEARCH PAPER CUSINES OF THE BRITISH ISLES * SCOTLAND * ENGLAND * IRELAND * WALES Mandy Borrow‚ a former teacher at Woodlands Junior School in the United Kingdom mentioned in her School blog that the British Isles is comprised of Great Britain‚ Ireland and other small islands with Great Britain being the largest island (Barrow). In other information‚ the British Isles are occupied by two nations; United Kingdom which is the union
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