Cedar Forest

everything from timber to clearing the forest to dig mines. The biggest threat to the tropical rainforest is no other than man itself. Humans have the biggest impact on not only the rainforest, but the environment. (Threats to the Rainforests) The Tropical Rainforest…

of Natural Forest Fires to Forest Ecology Introduction Since its discovery, fire has fascinated man with its potential. Fire provides light and heat and while it destroys some things that come in contact with it, it is also capable of metamorphosing other things for the overall benefit of life. Natural fires are a routine occurrence in forested areas, especially during hot and dry weather conditions or due to lightning strikes. In the summer of 1988, for example, 42 instances of forest fires…

than the wetland and will be more active during the morning. Question Where are birds going to be most commonly spotted at walking distance from Westfield State University, the wetland or the westfield river floodplain forest? Background:…

Deforestation is widespread across the world's forests. Deforestation started in the Mesolithic Period some 15,000 years ago when trees were cleared for livestock (Britannica). Deforestation has been an ongoing debate for a number of years. Supporters of deforestation argue that deforestation doesn't harm the environment, the land is important for farming, and that it isn't a big deal. While those in opposition argue that the destruction of forests leads to changes in the environment,…

effective structural parasites in forest communities (Forseth, 2004). The economic impact of kudzu in the United States is estimated at $100–500 million lost per year in forest productivity. In addition, it takes about $5,000 per hectare (2.5 acres) per year to control kudzu. For power companies, it costs about $1.5 million per year to repair damage to power lines. Kudzu management is also of great concern in the management of national…

A forest is a serving tract with countless purposes for many species of animals, plants and also humans; it balances the oxygen and carbon dioxide in the atmosphere which assists the environment and preserves the variety of nature. Forests are considered the most crucial part of our ecosystem and we would face a lot of consequences if we keep losing more of our forests. We’re losing more of the forests on a daily basis through deforestation, whether it’s done by clearing out forests burning,…

Throughout the world, people are taking up more and more space. They are using forests as land to breakdown, and create more space for their own needs. Deforestation causes many drawbacks in the environment. The effects that this has on animals and the environment is creating a huge impact.  (IMPACT OF DEFORESTATION)3 The impact of deforestation According to a Yale study “Trees are disappearing fast. Around 15 billion are lost every year due to deforestation” (Bolton, 2015 para.6). The earth…

connected to the sources of the forest and the quality of a good forestry and a good maintenance of environmental values leads to a quality lifestyle of the mortals. Different people have different values and interest on the forestry. Nature lovers and animal lovers treasures the forestry like their life while the business minded people will only see forestry as another source of fortune. At the current era, 30 percent of the world’s land is still covered with forest,…

this world is gradually decreasing to critical levels. Forests take up 31% of the Earth’s land, and the numbers are dropping. This is the impact of deforestation; we are losing our forests, our jungles, and our trees. Deforestation is done in many ways, including cutting for agriculture, timber logging, and natural events like fires and climate change. Both people and animal are affected by deforestation. Around 46-58 square miles of forest are lost to deforestation annually, which equates to…

According to Nichols et al. (2006), the earliest recorded monoculture dated back to 1368, in which several 100 acres of the Lorenzer Forest near Nuremberg was sown with Pinus sylvestris to produce industrial timber. The Western concept of monocultures also developed in the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe because of the scarcity of timber,…