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Management Of The Public Lands System
1,029 wordsManagement of the BLM's Public Lands System The government has control of over one-third of the nation's land, and 398 million acres of that is controlled by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM 6). This land hold a wide diversity of resources, from timber, and grazing lands found on the surface to a mass of oil, natural gas, and minerals laying below the earth. The history of these lands is hardly a dull story, because it is the story of the taming of the "Wild West." Should the BLM though, still...
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Pine Trees Low Intensity
1,600 wordsThe long leaf pine community, also known as a high pine community, occurs on well-drained soils and are well adapted to fires. They are found on the high ground in Florida where the soil can not contain the water and the sandy soil remains dry in between the rains. This community requires frequent, low-intensity fires, which occur every one to ten years, to open seed cones and allow the community to regenerate. The long leaf pine community is characterized by the presence of the long leaf pine t...
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Tropical Rain Forest Kuala Lumpur
2,502 words... modeling: Conceptual Background and Old World Case Studies. Man and the Biosphere Series, Volume 20. Paris, France: Parthenon Publishing. Hall, P. and K. S. Bawa. 1993. Methods to assess the impact of extraction of non-timber tropical forest products on plant populations. Economic Botany 47: 234 - 247. Hamrick, J. L. and J. D. Nason. In press. Gene flow in forest trees. In T. J. B. Boyle, A. Young, and D. Boshier (Eds. ). Forest Conservation Genetics: Principles and Practice. Australia: CIFO...
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Amount Of Sunlight Ecological Succession Time
319 wordsThe world around us is slowly and constantly changing. We might never see the small alterations happen, but many years later changes will surly be visible. Over time small changes add up and soon the whole ecosystem is different. This slow change in the land and habitat is called ecological succession. Animals, plants, and weather are some factors that cause this type of change in an ecosystem. Ecological succession begins with a pioneer community. In many cases lichens are the "pioneers. " Lich...
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Similarities And Differences P L
941 wordsThroughout the book, The Last Stand David Harris the author illustrates the drastic changes Pacific Lumber Company began to undergo, as management changed. The old P. L was very successful due to the principles they practiced and the way they handled their company affairs. The old P. L followed two basic principals, "selective cut" and "sustainable yield, " that allowed them not to run out of resources yearly. Charles Hurwitz's takeover of Pacific Lumber led to a "new era, " with production and ...
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Food Chain Field Trip
718 wordsThe field trip to Elk Island Park taken by both biology twenty classes was an interesting and fun day. We learnt about many different types of plant and animal life in different ecosystems and how they contribute to their ecosystem. The two main ecosystems we looked at in detail were the marsh and the bog. We look at and recorded facts about the abiotic and biotic factors in the area to better understand the importance of these ecosystems. The first thing we learnt about was some of the biotic a...
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Declining Clarity Of A Jewell Exploring Lake Tahoe
2,172 wordsFigure One -- Tahoe Region Map Page 3 A Lake Clarity -- Introduction to Causes Page 5 Figure Two -- Sec Depth Chart Page 6 A Figure Three -- Population Graph Page 7 A Water Inflow and Algae Growth Page 9 Figure Four -- Water Cycle Flow Chart Page 10 A Maps and Graphs -- References Page 17 Lake Tahoe is the pristine jewel of the West Coast, known around the world for its beauty. The Lake Tahoe area was even in the spotlight for the winter Olympic Games at Squaw Valley in 60 's. Over the decades w...
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Coastal Plains North Carolina
860 wordsThe coastal plains of North Carolina is characterized by flat land, wide rivers, beautiful and diverse ecology and rich agricultural soils, however many environmental pollutants are defiling this fragile ecosystem. There are several factors that are associated with the destruction of the coastal plains ecosystem, but there is one factor that stands out more than all the others. The major source of pollution that is threatening eastern North Carolina's ecosystems is industrial swine farming. Swin...
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U S Congress Ice Caps
3,050 words... silly means that any and all assistance that comes from the government to help farmers. Things like disaster insurance, and bonding are all cut from them until they either get a permit or restore the wetland (Mitchell, J. (1992, October) Our Disappearing Wetlands. National Geographic, Pg. 35). It was said before that farming is one of the most destructive forces working against wetlands, which is why theres a whole section devoted to it. Farming has always used wetlands for their water and t...
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Mcgraw Hill Environmental Regulations
1,053 words... n tained in order to sustain a semblance of atmospheric harmony. Obvious abuse of our nations resources, land and indigenous plants and animals would be depleted if not for environmental regulations; furthermore, many plant, animal and insect species that play a large part in our ecosystem would become extinct. The Erlich's may have made a misdirection when authoring their argument. While I agree with the notion that our awareness for and protection of the ecosystem is both a national and gl...
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Carbon Dioxide Indigenous Tribes
1,345 words... ple who have been using them for years in the rainforest. Another major problem is that shamans, or medicine men, who have hundreds of ingredients to plant properties are very elder and if that person dies without passing his knowledge to younger generations everything he knows is lost. As if the extinction of plants and animals were not enough, deforestation has been the cause of many indigenous tribes living in the rainforest to be wiped out. From over 6 million indigenous people inhabitin...
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Ecology The Study Of Plans Animals And Environment
1,192 words... ugh the changes occur gradually. Eventually a point is reached at which the environmental and species changes are minimal and species diversity is high. This relatively stable community is called a CLIMAX COMMUNITY. ECOSYSTEMS Many ecologists study communities in the context of an ecosystem, which includes interactions involving mineral cycling, energy flow, and population control. The study of ecosystems facilitates a functional approach to ecology. One of the major aims of ecological resea...
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Living Organism Human Beings
889 wordsPreservation of Biodiversity Human beings have inhabited Earth for just a blink of an eye. Almost any ecosystem can provide resources valuable to humans. 'However, recent reports show that approximately 40 percent of the earth's land surface has been altered by humanity'; (Becher). These altered surfaces have provided communities for humans, but the process has destroyed many native species and ecosystems. Global biodiversity is currently in danger. Estimates vary in how fast a species becomes e...
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Negative Effects Adverse Effects
711 wordsEcology of Commerce Abstract Industrialization has mimicked how symbiotic relationship in our environment runs. Only, it uses up resources and produces harmful by-products that brought negative effects to the environment. These are the consequences of the actions of unconcerned citizens that conflicts the rights of every individual to live. Efforts have been imposed to lessen pollution, but there are still against with it. Chapter 1 A Teasing Irony Industrialization brought different adverse eff...
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Solar Energy Population Growth
628 wordsROOT CAUSES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS + Population growth + Abuse of resources + pollution The United States is the fastest growing industrialized country in the world, now increasing by approximately three million people per year. At this rate, the population will double too more than a half a billion within the next 60 years. Population growth reduces self sufficiency in food, availability of vital natural resources, and standard of living. Consider that 36 million Americans now live in povert...
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Great Barrier Reef Coral Reefs
1,353 wordsCoral reef Coral reefs are arguably the world s most beautiful habitats. Coral reefs have been called the rainforests of the oceans, because of the rich diversity of life they support. Scientists have not yet finished counting the thousands of different species of plants and animals that use or live in the coral reef. There are three types of coral reefs: fringing reefs, barrier reefs, and atolls. Fringing reefs are located close to shore, separated from land by only shallow water. Barrier reefs...
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Great Barrier Reef Coral Reefs
1,480 wordsThe report that you are about to read is about coral reefs, their habitats, and the problems that they are facing. I chose coral reefs for my project because I have always been interested in marine biology, and I am a fan of the ocean as well. As what you are about to read explains, coral reefs are in danger of extinction. Hopefully, man will realize what he has done to them and decide to take care of and protect them. I hope you enjoy my essay. Coral reefs are arguably the world s most beautifu...
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Plants And Animals Amazon Rainforest
2,314 wordsTo: Michael Meacher Copies: The Deputy Prime Minister Director of EPS All Heads of Division RIO CONFERENCE ON DEFORESTATION IN THE AMAZON RAINFOREST Dear Mr. Meacher, I have prepared the following report for you to read before you attend the Rio Conference on Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. I feel that the key issues for you to consider are global extent of deforestation and the condition of the Amazon rainforest e. g. effects of deforestation. I cannot express how urgent my recommendati...
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Native Species Great Lakes
747 wordsInvasion of the Zebra Mussels There has been an incursion into the sovereign territory of the United States of America. The Zebra mussel, an animal much akin to the clam, has colonized nearly every hard surface in the Great Lakes area, and many rivers and streams attached to them. These invaders arrived on ships from England, pumped out through the ballast. Zebra mussels are from a different environment (England), thus they are classified as an exotic species. These pesky animals threaten the en...
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Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Act
2,294 wordsThe poisoning of the Earth? s ozone layer is increasingly attracting worldwide concern for the global environment and the health effects of life on the Planet Earth. There is not just one particular cause for the ozone? s depletion; the accumulation of different pollutants into our ozone layer has all added up and equaled a worldwide problem. There is not just one effect from the poisoning of the ozone, but instead multiple ramifications from diseases to death. The damage to the ozone is increas...
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