Habitats

development have potential negative impact on the natural habitats, affecting plant species and wildlife. When designing a building the consideration also goes into the construction material which are processed and delivered through process which impact biodiversity negatively. Therefore, as architects it our duty to protect sensitive sites and minimizing the damage to the ecology. We also have the opportunity to enhance the biodiversity by creating habitat as part of the construction or…

Today, over half of the world’s 7 billion population are living in urban environments with this number forecasted to increase to 2/3 by 2030 (UN 2004). The development of urban areas involves destruction of forests and other native bird habitats, which can lead to a loss of diversity and abundance of birds and native plants that can no longer survive in the new environment. This is troubling as birds perform certain ecosystem services, services humans can benefit from, such as pollination,…

could become extinct and we may never see it again. People should try more to help endangered animals because they are dying due to habitat loss, climate change, and poaching. Species are constantly being added to the Endangered Species list, and one of the causes is losing their homes. To begin with, habitat loss is endangering animals across the world. Habitat loss is causing thousands of innocent animals.…

Their natural habitat being cleared for agriculture has not only impacted on the habitat but the cockatoos food supply as well. These cockatoos have lost over 62 percent of their original woodland habitats (Australian threatened species, 2007). The Stringybark, buloke and gum trees that make up the woodlands providing the birds with food and a home are what they…

They are round black dolphins that are so small that they can fit into a bathtub. Maui’s dolphin, a subspecies of Hector’s dolphin, also known as Popoto, is the rarest marine species known in existence and one of the smallest known dolphins. There are less than 50 Maui’s dolphins in the world today, and this number is still dropping, they are almost extinct. Humans are the biotic factor of the decrease in their population. Maui’s dolphins are carnivores, their preys are small fish and squids.…

name. The Greater Flamingo has an unusual anatomy, graceful habitat, and a strange but beautiful way of moving around to make this odd yet graceful bird. The Greater Flamingo regularly live in marshy areas; seas, marshes, and lakes. "Found in America from the Bahamas, Tierra del Fuego including the Galapagos Island and the Old World from southern Europe to south Africa across India."(Aller 923) In the marshy areas of their habitat they build nest out of mud, grass, and twigs they find to…

plant succession. Fire is important in these semi-arid to arid environments where these animals are found because historically they contain bare ground, early succession plant life, and old growth in a mosaic of habitat (Whitting & Murray 1993). Preference for utilizing previously burned habitat has been noted for Texas Horned Lizards in earlier research. This is assumed to be primarily due to the reduction of ground litter (Hellgren et al 2010). This benefit is also shown…

Essex coastline hosts a rich and diverse range of biodiversity life. As many coasts across the United Kingdom, it suffers from competing demands for uses of the seas which puts huge pressure on the marine environment. Some habitats and species have been affected by many factors. That has led the government to introduce legislation measures to protect the marine community. In this essay, I will look at how marine conservation zones would be beneficial to help the marine biodiversity in the UK.…

Salmon Spawning and Spawning Habitats In recent years, we have come together as a society to face the difficult fact that our earth’s climate is changing, and not for the better. Now more than ever, we have seen increases and spikes in wildfires, drought, changes in species distribution, pollution, critical endangerment for species, and even extinction across the globe. As of today, we are seeing a disappearance of roughly 40% of salmon from their original spawning habitats spanning the Pacific…

wolf. The grey wolf is akin to the coyotes in the area, but more robust and larger in stature. The wolf has been on the endangered species list since 1976. The paper will discuss history of the grey wolves into becoming an endangered species, their habitat, life cycle, and human activities for the good of the wolves. The grey wolf also known as the timber wolf is the most endangered species of wolf as of 2013. The grey wolf roamed nearly the whole of the US. In the 19th and 20th century there…