Habitats

obligate relationships present between organisms. The presence or absence of a body of water in an insect habitat has a significance in the determination of plant species in an area, which in turn determines which arthropod communities reside in it. Higher water content is a favorable condition for the majority of plants species that exist. Therefore, greater plant diversity is present in habitats surrounded by partially submerged in water. The results of an experiment conducted by Dinnage…

200-2,000 within Australia (name, date). These flightless birds are first level consumers, feeding from over 150 different fallen fruit species, and it is estimated that 70-100 plant species rely entirely upon the Cassowary for seed dispersal over a habitat. As the only native animal adapted to consume most larger rainforest fruits and carry their seeds through their digestive system undamaged, these ‘keystone species’ play a crucial role in the maintenance of the rainforest ecosystem (name,…

Massachusetts, and Wyoming are closely monitoring populations. Many of these populations are on public lands and are being maintained through each states Wildlife department (Czech, 2017). Some threats that have been listed are shifting habitat and pollution. Habitat shifting due to climate change and serve weather are of concern to the pygmy shrew (ANHP, 2017). South Dakota (an S2 ranked state), grassland destruction are under major concern and are directly linked to the survival of the pygmy…

There are many plausible reasons for the discrepancy in the observed heterozygosity of Blanding’s turtles in the Kingston area. A few possible theories may explain these such as habitat loss due to the urbanization of Area 2, human impact, and nest predation. The Hardy-Weinberg principle states that the allele and genotype frequencies of a population will remain constant as long as population remains large. Thus, a change in the population may change the allele and genotype frequencies which may…

Humans have been the dominant invasive species on the planet. As they have increased in population, their habitats have invaded the habitats of many native species. As natural habitat decreases, one of two outcomes can occur for the invaded species. One, the extinction of the species in the invaded region, or their evolution of “domestication.” This domestication, or human commensalism, develops as a species continues to breed in a human-occupied territory (Brown et al. 2013). For insects…

The blue racer has a large habitat area and with humans using their habitat to expand their cities and other industrial buildings they are being forced to move to areas that are not conducive to their hunting and breeding need. Another factor is that their predators are growing in numbers. Some of their…

Background The Nelson's Antelope Squirrel (Ammosperophilus nelsoni), or NAS, is found in the San Joaquin Valley of North America between the southern part of the Sierra Nevada and the Tehachapi Mountains (Hawbecker 1953). NAS has been found to prefer habitat containing Desert Saltbush (Atriplex polycarpa) for it's burrows (Hawbecker 1953). Red-Stemmed Filaree (Erodium cicutarium) and Red Brome (Bromus rubens) are staples of NAS' diet along with insects such as the June Beetle (Phyllophaga…

Human-carnivore interactions are universal, and people’s negative behaviors to carnivores in their habitats are a major challenge to biodiversity conservation (Woodroffe et al. 2005). These interactions play an important role in the livelihood and also determine the survival of the wildlife in the context of increasing pressure due to expanding human population characterizing most countries in south Asia (Ceballos and Ehrlich 2002). Large carnivores frequently viewed as indicator or umbrella…

The Amazon Rainforest is currently transforming from a wonderful forest with multiple species and habitats, into the next lifeless desert, due to deforestation. Deforestation is the process of clearing trees from a large area. This process is not only ruining the world, but for humans and animals too. Nearly half of the world's forests have been destroyed, and even more are being cut down at greater rates each year. The rapid deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest over the past 50 years is a…

intensity of fires), which have all been puzzle pieces that we needed in order to figure this out. This has also resulted in the degrading of many of their habitats. These animals have faced so much terror, that they no longer support wildlife. One of the major reasons as to why animals are losing their homes, is the Destruction of their Habitats. When a bulldozer cuts down a tree, this is what we would all agree upon that this action is the Destruction of their homes, but this is not all of…