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Rudraksh Kapil Topic Area: Biodiversity Loss of biodiversity: what are the causes and what can we do? Biodiversity is the variety of all forms of life on Earth - plants, animals and microorganisms. Biodiversity refers to: Species; Variations within species; and interdependence of species. It is interesting to note that only about 1.2 million worldwide species have been identified and catalogued out of a towering total of about 8.7 million, as of August 2011[1]. A range of factors and…

Chapter 14 - questions* 1-20 on pages 442-443 1. Streams collect water from runoff and discharged groundwater, and they conduct it from elevated regions of the continent down to the sea. 2. Dendritic drainage develops a dendritic network which looks like the pattern of branches connecting to the trunk of a deciduous tree. Radial drainage form on a cone shaped mountain flow outward from the mountain peak. Rectangular drainage channels form along the preexisting fractures and streams join each…

existence of fish in the area. Fishermen had to travel further distances to be able to haul in a day’s catch. They have also seen a decrease in bait in the area. Due to the industrial developments in the area, there has been an increased removal of mangroves which had a detrimental effect on the coastal ecosystem of the…

After flipping the rocks i was surrounded by H.bivittatus, they were no longer fighting each other or me they were just focusing on the food, however they still would not let any other species, such as mangrove snapper, come in close to fee. I did this every dive in much the same manner, such as mangrove snapper, come in close to feed. I did this every dive in much the same manner, after about 45 minutes or so i would start turning these rocks up trying to get a good vies of their feeding and…

Brazil has the highest biodiversity of the Earth. Its coastline is 8698 km long, with about 324,000 Km2, and diverse biomes such as mangroves, salt marshes, coral reefs, rocky shores, and sandy beaches. Due to these proportions, the introduction and dispersion of marine species is larger and easier, Brazil currently is one of the countries most at risk of loss of biodiversity in the world. By 2011, more than 380 invasive species have already been identified in Brazil, with more than 11,250…

Tropical Rainforest: Rattan Palm The Rattan Palm: The Rattan Palm is a vine that is strong and is different from other Palms because it has a climbing behavior . Location: The rattan palm is located in many different places such as tropical africa and throughout Asia East Indies and Australia but the plant is mostly found in the rain forest of the tropic Indonesia. Adaptations: The Rattan Palm has whitish spines that are located on the mid rib of its leaves. This leaves the plant…

the south. It is called a megabat or (Megachiroptera) they are mammals which means animals that feed their young on milk. They like to “camp out” in trees, eucalypt forests and rainforests. Or in sclerophyll vegetation usually near water or in mangroves and will often share their camp with bat species like the black flying-fox and little red flying-fox. Bats are the only mammal that actually flies. There is 7 species of flying foxes in Australia. The grey headed flying fox is Australia's…

High modernism is a concept that has been used by many different countries of the global south to rapidly transform them into countries of the global north. Scott defined it as an “aspiration to the administrative ordering of nature and society.” (“Transforming Visions”, 88) The concepts of high modernism are reflected in events like villagization in Tanzania and collectivization in the Soviet Union (“Authoritarian High Modernism”, n.p.). Furthermore, high modernism is usually implemented by an…

production equipment which was 1%. The corrosion of the pipelines and tankers is leaking do not receive a proper inspection and maintenance. Oil spillage causes major negative impact to the ecosystem and may constitute ecoside. About 10% Nigerian mangrove forests has been wiped out due to oil spill. The rainforest which was previously as large as 7,400 km² of land also had disappeared. The crops and aquacultures were destroyed through the contamination of the…

This article is about Hurricane Katrina and how the world can learn lessons from it. A quote from Edward Barbier states that “For the parts of the world that have extremely vulnerable populations, I think there are lessons that can be learned from the planning strategy that took place in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina”. He is basically saying that people can learn a very valuable lesson from Hurricane Katrina and can learn from better planning and strategizing. After causing about $110…