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    have been here for millions of years they are still able to cure or remedy more modern diseases. {As we know an ecosystem is the biological habitat for a group of living things. In an ecosystem each living thing benefits from the other thus creating the sustainability of said ecosystem. When species essentially “work together” to benefit from each other it is called Mutualism. Although they do not work together the actions they take part in indirectly affect each other most of the time in a good way.}{Fact} Those were all examples of why we need Biodiversity. If I were to describe each and every dinosaur with one word it would be extinct. Why because they are all extinct. {Extinction is what happens when a taxon of organisms vanishes from the face of the Earth, meaning there is no more of that said species left, neither in the wild nor in captivity. Extinction occurs mainly due to the rapid changing of the environment. For example many species that lived and thrived during the Ice Age died off because of the melting of it thereafter. Example includes, the Banksia strahanensis, a type of shrub that went extinct during the start of the Pleistocene epoch.}{Fact} Extirpation occurs when a species goes extinct in a specific region usually a preferred region of said species. {For example the Grey Whale which has gone extinct in its preferred habitat of the Atlantic Ocean (some parts not all). This creates an imbalance in the ecosystem from which it got extinct from. Since each…

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    Throughout history capitalists have tended to focus on the short term gains rather than how their actions will effect them, as well as others, over the long term, and when it comes to the environment it is no different. The valorization of capital both relies on and affects the environment in a countless number of ways. It relies on the environment through the externalization of environmental costs of production, while at the same time it effects the environment by depleting natural resources…

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    The Extinction of Cheetahs As of 2016, there are only 7,100 Cheetahs remaining in the Wild (Varma). This number is a 90% decline from the last century (Varma). Not only does this make these animals endangered, but it also makes them dangerously close to extinction. Predators like cheetahs are vital in a healthy ecosystem. Despite their importance, people in the last century have been very reckless and harmful to these animals that have caused a big plummet in their population. The three main…

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    Endangered Species Act

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    United States of America. More than 2,000 plants and animals are protected under this act and 93% of these species have remained stable since they became protected under the ESA. The Endangered Species Act is administered by two federal agencies, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The ESA has helped prevent some of our most beloved creatures from extinction, including the Bald Eagle, Gray Wolf, the Florida Manatee, and the…

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    Essay On Prairie Dogs

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    black-tailed prairie dogs had once covered about seven million acres of Colorado. Since then, the population of the black-tailed prairie dog has declined. According to the article, “Black-Tailed Prairie Dog,” there are multiple factors that have causes the decline in population for prairie dogs. Some of the factors include sylvatic plague, direct loss of habitat to urban/suburban development, habitat fragmentation, systematic poisoning, inadequate regulatory mechanisms, and conversion of habitat…

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    Wildlife Conservation Multiple communities, habitats, environments, and ecosystems all coexist with each other to form our planet, Earth. Included in these communities, habitats, environments, and ecosystems are thousands of different species. These species, over centuries, have developed symbiotic relationships with each other as a way of survival. In other words, this “Circle of Life” has been established and for centuries has been effective enough to sustain Earth’s species. However, what…

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    Many people are afraid off bees and because of that not many people care about saving them and their habitats even though they are very essential to humans. In the article Helping the bee and its habitat before the food chain gets stung Juliet Elperin talks about how bees are very important to the environment, but how they’re in danger. She shows how th bees are in danger and the causes of them being in danger eve though they’re very important to humans, but through the help of humans how them…

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    Example Of Improvisations

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    Various prominent cells of the motive are articulated, particularly the interval of the major 3rd, which is passed around in various registers. At 2:19 a cell of the motive is used as an accompaniment figure in the L.H. At 3:35 the fuller melody returns in several tessituras. At 3:56 a small apotheosis of the theme occurs. At 6:23 a key change signals a more straightforward return of the entire melody, which soon fragments again. An unexpected entrance occurs at 8:12, where the motive makes a…

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    They came out with the original plan in 2002 and editions to those plans have come out in 2005, 2010, 2013, and 2015 in the attempt to best carry out these conservation efforts. In the latest edition the plans go into detail about the biodiversity of Texas, “800 species of fish, 425 species of butterflies, 634 species of birds, and over 4,600 species of native plants. With 12 distinct eco-regions covering approximately 268,500 square miles, Texas has an astounding array of climates, soils and…

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    Over the course of our lives, we are taught that human overpopulation refers to the number of how many people live on this planet and that it is the reason why Earth is not going to be able to sustain us for much longer. Many people believe, however, that the population of the human race isn’t the reason for Earth’s decline in resources. It is, in fact, us. We, as a species, are solely responsible for Earth’s sudden decline in sustainability. It is not how many of us there are, it is how we live…

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