Behavioral ecology

Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) Buckthorn is a large shrub or a small tree which may grow six meter in heights. Its is found in many light shaded areas also is tolerant , of many soil types from well drained sand to clay. Leaf may be a dull green / dark green color with a light green on the other side of the leaf. Buckthorn out competes native plants for nutrients, light , and moisture and degrades the wildlife habitat. This causes many other native plants to be endangered and die , since it…

Within the past fifty years, people have been creating new ways to save the Earth that we have actually destroyed. These actions are in an effort for total or partial conservation, which came forth in the late eighteen hundreds. The Conservation Movement, which occurred from eighteen-fifty to nineteen-twenty, was to act as an effort to protect America's wildlife, wildlands, and natural resources. However, conservation then and now has been, mostly, for humans. In fact, the conservation movement…

In the article “Sustainability outside the box” the author Hallie Forcinio describes an industrial manufacturing transformation occurring within the biotechnology and consumer packaged goods industries. These industries have stepped up corporate sustainability efforts through the use of improved technological processes and methods of manufacturing. Corporations within these industries are reducing their carbon footprints with smarter packaging designs and development, reducing greenhouse gas…

their natural habit and attempting to keep a rough estimate of the population. There are three other common ways people have attempted to control invasive species one of them being by educating themselves and doing outreach so we can beware of their behavioral patterns, areas they like to invade and common factors between these areas, and knowing what to do if we come in contact or become aware of the location of an invasive species. In addition, some people try to control invasive species by…

The “Uncivilization: The Dark Mountain Manifesto” is an invitational writing to appeal environmentally concerned people, especially those with creative minds – painters, poets, writers, playwrights – to join a movement search of finding alternative environmental quest. The manifesto was published at a time, when contemporary environmentalism movement lost itself under the pressure of capitalist socio-economic order of human society, which is moving towards a colossal natural disaster due to…

There has been an in-depth discussion about the state of the human population, mostly the effect of the Earth's carrying capacity has upon the global population. The carrying capacity of an environment is the maximum population size that can be supported by the resources available in the environment. Once an environment has reached this maximum capacity in regards to the resources, the population growth oscillates around the environment's carrying capacity. Density-dependent regulations mostly…

Since the environment is a hot topic in today’s news, many people have strong opinions one way or another about how people should handle environmental problems. The satirical book The Future of Life, juxtaposes two extreme ideas about environmentalism. Edward O. Wilson elaborates on the unproductive nature of headstrong, uncompromising environmental discussions by utilizing exaggerated diction, hyperbolic rhetorical question, and parallelism. By using exaggerated diction, Wilson highlights the…

A trail system that meets the needs of residents by providing scenic and enjoyable experiences that include connections with other public facilities, such as parks and recreational areas, open spaces, the regional trail system, points of interest, and sites with educational and historical significance. Trail System. Protect and expand the Trail System in Encino-Tarzana which reinforces the viability of equine uses and accessibility to open spaces and recreational opportunities by requiring new…

The group of scientists decided to focus on the effect of parasites on animals. They choose wolves in Yellowstone National Park as their subject. The parasite chosen for the study was the mange. Mange causes hair loss to the infected animals. The focus of the study is on the effect of the hair loss that are often caused by mange on the wolves. The wolves that they studied were captured and had a GPS collar attached to them and some of them were shaved at places where hair loss due mange was…

Learning Goal 3: Which of the life-span theories do you think best explains your own development? How and why? Out of the many life-span theories, I can relate most to Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory. This theory includes five environmental systems. The microsystem, mesosystem, ecosystem, microsystem and chronosystem. The microsystem is where the person lives, most direct interactions with family, peers, school, neighborhood, and the community happen here. The mesosystem is the connections…