Biomass

1- Nitrogen is a major component of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins. Some proteins act as structural units in plant cells, while others act as enzymes, making possible many of the biochemical reactions on which life is based. 2- Nitrogen appears in energy-transfer compounds, such as ATP (adenosine triphosphate), which allows cells to conserve and use the energy released in metabolism. 3- Nitrtate is very mobile in the soil and moves with soil water to root surfaces for plant…

The Gopher Tortoise, also known as Gopherus Polyphemus, is a very important species in the ecological system of the state of Florida. The Gopher Tortoise plays a very big role as a native species in the south-east of the United States, from southern South Carolina to southeastern Louisiana (Auffenberg and Franz, 1982). More than 300 species benefit from the burrows the Gopher Tortoise digs, providing them with shelter. According to a study by Auffenberg and Franz (1982), Kushlan and Mazzotti…

As scuba diving becomes more popular, there is a growing concern about the impact it will have on coral reefs. In Cancun, Mexico the closure of the natural reef, Manchones, was being considered to protect it against human impacts, such as scuba diving and pollution, instead the artificial reef, MUSA, was created to offer an alternative attraction for tourists. MUSA is an underwater museum that aims to combine art and conservation through the submersion of sculptures. The aim of the study was…

increase in human population have also increase the greenhouse gases on the planet. The depletion and of petroleum and to their harm to the environment, biofuel arise as a promising option to replace fossil fuels in the future. Biofuel are derived from biomass conversion with many different examples such as biogas, biodiesel and bioethanol as the most currently used, and biofuels are considered not to leave a carbon print to the environment since they are considered CO2 neutral (1). The total…

Posttreatment of anaerobically treated DWW by aerobic activated sludge using SBR and membrane UF was investigated. The aim of this study was to reduce the organic loading (COD and BOD), nutrients (TKN, NO2, NO3 and TP) and total suspended solids (TSS) of anaerobically treated DWW effluent first by the activated sludge system using SBR and further treated by ceramic tubular membrane UF separately to investigate the possibility of the reusing the effluent for different purposes depending on the…

class expressed as a percentage of all stomachs. The mean body masses of prey species were obtained from sundry sources and used to calculate the biomass of prey classes in the diet of feral felines. Mean adult body masses of prey species were multiplied by the total number of occurrences of those species in the stomach contents to give an overall biomass contribution for each species or prey class. The mass contribution of plant material and scavenged aliment such as red kangaroo or garbage…

90 Day Assignment Choose a factual event in a cross-cultural setting from books, media, or personal knowledge that was development focused and critique it through the grid of the 10 principles (pp. 50-56). Factual event in a cross-cultural setting that was development focused In 1969, through an amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act, Congress created the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) which became operational in 1971 during the administration of Richard M. Nixon. Its basic…

land were selected from these areas for study; surveys were conducted in 2002, 2007 and 2012, and the following data were gathered: biomass volume, specie identification, CO2 inventory and diversity rates, among others. Measurements made in 2007 and 2012 enabled to determine the forest growth rate and the evolution of the following indicators: diversity variation, biomass increment and capture of CO2 from the atmosphere. Results obtained already in 2005 enabled to evaluate the dynamics of the…

Since the beginning of the industrial era, carbon dioxide or CO2 concentrations have been dramatically increasing. Today we are facing the highest amounts of anthropogenic CO2 in our atmosphere in over 650,000 years. Increased CO2 concentrations will have many negative effects on this planet. Our plants and oceans play a crucial role in carbon recycle on our planet and our oceans absorb one quarter of CO2 that is emitted into our atmosphere. When the ocean absorbs CO2, chemical reactions occur…

1. Undergraduate Research: I was an undergraduate research assistant in different labs, including biomedical engineering and Traditional Chinese Medicine pharmacology. In Dr. Junping Kou's lab, my teammate and I finished two research projects, my contribution to these projects including acquiring the funding, creating the mouse model of acute hypoxia-induced organs injury and ischemia-reperfusion injury, performing Western Blotting to measure protein expression level, providing evidence for the…