Ecological succession

In the 2008 film Wall-e, a Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-class is the last of its kind cleaning up garbage that has inhabited planet Earth. He is one of the robots sent out on Operation Clean Up to rid the Earth of the waste while the humans are out in space waiting for it to be safe to return home. During the film Wall-e comes across EVE (extraterrestrial vegetable evaluator), who is sent to Earth on a mission to scan for living proof in Earth. Throughout the film we observe how sociology…

On the continent of America, there are a myriad of natural wonders, called National Parks, that outshine the rest of the country in terms of beauty. Luckily, these areas are protected by the national government in order to provide areas for citizens to take a break from the day to day hustle, and enjoy a vacation with family in some of the most beautiful places in the world. One of these areas, Yosemite National Park, is located in the beautiful mountains of California. Yosemite is home to…

Perry October 10, 2015 Tuesday group 5 Literature Review and Critique Larson, Andrew J., R. Travis Belote, C. Alina Cansler, Sean A. Parks, and Matthew S. Dietz. "Latent Resilience in Ponderosa Pine Forest: Effects of Resumed Frequent Fire." Ecological Applications 23, no. 6 (2013): 1243-249. The article “Latent resilience in ponderosa pine forest: effects of resumed frequent fire” objective was to see the effects on the structure of the forest after a lightning-ignited fire. The study…

begin with the word ‘why’. An example of an open question is in IB- Biology, some of the questions that are ask, sometimes use the word describe. A question about ecology would say ‘Describe ecological succession using one example.’ This question would have a lot of information to explain what ecological succession…

Augusta, Ga Augusta, a small but yet very well constructed city located in the south eastern part of Georgia. This city houses a population of 196,741 individuals and continues to expand each and every day. I have been a resident of August for 24 years as it has been my “home”. I have seen this city develop for the best and have seen it lose development for the worst. The city of Augusta sees urban growth probably more than most realize; businesses are growing, organizations are growing, the…

In model 1, fear of crime results from people’s perceptions of their own physical and ecological vulnerability. In model 2, fear of crime results when residents believe that informal social control has broken down and that people who live in the area do not care about their neighborhood. In model 3, fear of crime results when residents perceive…

They are found in areas with warm, moist summers and mild winters. Background: Highgate wood is designated as semi-natural ancient woodland. This supports a large number of species, a number which are listed as vulnerable, particularly those species that require stable unchanging conditions in order to survive. In terms of diversity, there are over 900 invertebrate species, 338 moth species, 353 fungi species, 70 bird species, and 7 bat species have been recorded. Current management action:…

deliver sediment back to the shoreline (beach accretion). Beach accretion is a much slower process than erosion whereby it’d take severl years for a beach to return to its pre – storm condition after a major storm or several smaller storms in a quick succession. Across australia’s coastline beach erosion and accretion occurs with little / no impact on human settlements , however the problems are when; - Buildings on sandy beach systems are subject to natural phases of erosion, modification to…

Invasive plant species pose a tremendous threat to natural resources throughout the United States. Invasive species can choke out acres of native vegetation and greatly reduce wildlife habitat. Invasive plant species threaten every aspect of ecosystem health and productivity on public and private lands, threaten biological diversity by causing population declines of native species, and alter key ecosystem processes like hydrology, nitrogen fixation, and fire regimes. Preventing, managing, and…

best results. Wildlife management includes practices such as game keeping, pest control and wildlife conservation. Soule (1986) argued that wildlife conservation purposes to avert the loss of biodiversity based on ecological principles such as carrying capacity, disturbance and succession. It also takes into account the physical geography, formation and hydrology of the environment. Two main types of…