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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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Dry Season Central America
1,976 words... owed on old, large diameter trees. Leaves are pinnately compound, alternate in arrangement and 20 to 30 cm in length. Leaflets are generally opposite in arrangement, oblong in shape and pointed at the tip. On some specimens leaflets may be elliptical with rounded tips. There are 7 to 25 leaflets per leaf and size increases towards the tip. Leaflets are 40 to 80 mm long and 20 to 40 mm wide (Lavin 1996). Flower development corresponds to the beginning of the dry season when trees have most th...
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Carbon Dioxide Plant Growth
835 wordsSoil, superficial covering of most of the earths land area; an aggregation of unconsolidated mineral and organic particles produced by the combined action of wind, water, and organic decay. Soils vary widely from place to place. The chemical composition and physical structure of the soil at any given location are determined by the kind of geologic material from which it originates, by the vegetation cover, by the length of time that the soil has been weathered, by the topography, and by artifici...
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Rio De Janeiro Coastal Plain
1,686 wordsDescribe and Account for the Distribution of Population in Brazil The population distribution in Brazil can be explained by considering two factors, the physical factors and the historical factors within the five regions in Brazil, which are the North, North East, Centre West, South East and the South region. The population is mainly found on the narrow coastal plain trapped by the escarpment of the Brazilian Highlands. In the Rio de Janeiro area, the coastal plain is so narrow that it almost re...
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Surface Area J S
1,313 words... t an advantage because it doesnt need to wait for a male to fertilize a female. The amount of time it takes for seed dispersal to occur is greatly reduced. All of these factors combine to make the poplar a successful plant that can adapt to almost every habitat. The poplar is very light dependent; it needs lots of light for its leaves to achieve enough photosynthesis so growth can occur properly. Poplar roots are shallow, especially on wet soils. Most poplars may have extensions called root ...
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Western United States Sulfur Dioxide And Nitrogen
1,519 wordsAcid rain is polluted rain. The pollutants go up to the atmosphere and when it rains it brings the pollution down with it. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide are the gases that form the acid rain. When these gases mix with moisture it can make rain, snow, hail, or even fog. The scientific term for acid rain is acid deposition which means when the acid is taken from the air and is deposited on the earth. Major industries, coal burning factories, power plants and automobile engines are the main sou...
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Tall Grass North America
700 wordsThe grasslands of North American are called as prairies; they cover about 1. 4 million square miles or 15 % of the continent. They are widely scattered for about one thousand miles in the very center of North America, from the Rocky Mountains to Indiana. Accordingly to the amount of rainfall and temperature there are three types of prairies grasslands: tall grass prairie in the east, mixed grass prairie in middle part and short glass prairie in the west. Grasslands are growing in areas of limite...
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Developing Countries Problems Facing
534 wordsAt the close of the twentieth century, there are approximately 3. 5 billion hectares of forests in the world, representing 27 per cent of land use. Of this total forest area, 2 billion hectares are found in developing countries, mostly in the tropical and sub-tropical regions. Although the original forest area is not known precisely, it is estimated that the world has lost approximately 40 per cent of the original forest area of 6 billion hectares over the last 8, 000 years. Most of the loss in ...
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Sri Lanka Dry Season
4,091 wordsContent Gliricidia Septum GLIRICIDIA SEPIU Content History Introduction and Description Common Names Chemical Compounds Toxicity Uses and Efficacy History Gliricidias was first used in Mexico to provide shade for cacao plantations. It is from this use that the Aztecs labeled the tree Madre de Cacao (Mother of cacao). Later, in the 18 th Century, Gliricidias was brought to Sri Lanka to provide shade for coffee plantations. Today, the trees long leafy branches are used to shade vanilla and tea cro...
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Laws Of Nature Carbon Dioxide
3,405 wordsHenry Charles Carey (1793 B 1879) One of the most highly regarded and best known economist of the early eighteen hundreds was Henry Carey. Of all the many American economists in the first half of the nineteenth century, the best known, especially outside of America, was Henry Carey. Being born in Philadelphia, Carey's views were that typically of an American. The manor, in which he opposed other economists and established his own theories, distinguished him as a prominent figure not only in his ...
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Baking Soda Hydrogen Ions
2,207 wordsHow pH of Soil affects a Plants Growth For the experimental aspect of the research report, four sets of two plants are to be studied. They must either be checked according to size for the same height, or started from seed to ensure equality. Two identical sets of roses are to be cultivated, as well as two sets of corn plants. The flora must all be given the same amount of water and sunlight each day. The only variable to be changed is pH. One of each set will be planted in the acidic soil, and o...
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Millions Of Dollars Carbon Dioxide
2,950 wordsENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROTECTION Topsoil SCIENCE 360 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROTECTION OF THE WORLDS TOPSOIL By 1 LM 4233 17 MARCH 1998 Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Science Degree Management to Dr. Jack UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX Southern California Campus La Mirada Learning Center Protection of the Worlds Topsoil The protection of the worlds topsoil is vital to us. The soil is still the major medium for plant and crop growth and our basic resource for land ...
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Reinforced Concrete Strike Slip
10,086 wordsThe January 17, 1995 Kobe Earthquake An EQE Summary Report, April 1995 Executive Summary exec summ / ex 1 - 600. gifexecsumm / ex 1 - 600. gif On the first anniversary of the moment magnitude (MW) 6. 7 1994 Northridge Earthquake, Kobe, Japan was struck by an MW 6. 9 earthquake. Both earthquakes struck in the pre-dawn hours, both ruptured beneath densely populated areas, and both caused horrible damage. Yet in Kobe there were many more deaths, financial losses dwarfed those in Northridge, and the...
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