Mangrove

An ecosystem can be defined as a community of abiotic and biotic organisms interacting with their environment. All ecosystems function in a state of dynamic equilibrium which is the product of the interrelationship of the elements of an ecosystem: atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. Ecosystems become at risk when they endure amounts of interactions and stress which exceed its carrying capacity. In order to counteract this, ecosystems must be managed effectively. Management can be…

natural disasters , CARE international comes to the role. CARE is a major international humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects. In Vietnam, for example, CARE assists communities in planting mangroves, which not only protect their villages from typhoons but have significant environmental benefits, including controlling erosion and nurturing fisheries. In India CARE constructed water supply points to withstand…

Cuba is by far, the largest and most ecologically diverse island in the Caribbean, with several archipelagos equaling or exceeding the Florida Keys in length. Cuba’s extensive coastal areas are still home to massive mangrove wetlands, tropical wet forests, coastal mountains, and a variety of associated habitats for a diverse range of plants and animals. It has a great variety of marine ecosystems, including many diverse coral reef habitats, extensive grass beds, and more than a dozen enormous…

in the form of discharging hazards not be adequately handled. An example is the frequent oil spillage worse in 2010 in Niger Delta in Nigeria due to oil exploration. The effect of the spillage devastated the ecosystem destroying food/cash crops, mangrove forest, and marine life and sometimes burning of communities. The capacity to handle these unintended economic activities are not always properly handled in the third world…

predicted to rise 2 meters by 2100 which can flood mini-islands along the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Sea level rise may cause inundation of coastal areas and islands, shoreline erosion, and destruction of important ecosystems such as wetlands and mangroves. “If all the land ice on the planet were to melt, it would raise sea levels about 197 feet (60 m)” (NASA: Rising Sea Levels More Dangerous Than Thought) This is a scary thought that we might have 60 meters more water, which is more than…

GOA 1) White Water Rafting at Mandovi river : Well, Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) recently introduced white river rafting in Goa on the Mhadei River, at a small village called Ustem in Valpoi, Sattari. People who love adventure sports will find this place no less than a heaven, as it is surrounded by beautiful trees and plant vegetation. Foreign travelers love this place and visit it in large numbers every year. The best time to try river rafting in Goa is during monsoon season,…

Mike Cawthon BIO106-Topics in Environmental Science Professor Julie Allman October 22nd, 2014 An exotic predator's ecological impact on Florida ecosystems The sub-tropical environment of southern Florida supports a wide variety of introduced exotic reptile and amphibian species. The majority of these species were introduced by human activities. Irresponsible keepers, animal dealers, and the international trade has released large predators like African and Asian pythons, South American tegu…

There are many different species of plants and trees, including both native and invasive plants. The different kinds of trees vary from mangroves to pine and cypress woods. The native plants are vast in number. There are thirty-nine native species of epiphytic orchids that call the Everglades their home, and approximately seven hundred and fifty other kinds of native seed-bearing plants. There…

1999, Zoo Atlanta 1998). These species have developed physical and behavioral traits that make it optimal to survive as an arboreal species. The Mona monkey primarily are found in high-canopy rainforest. They also can be found in different mangrove swamps, and some woodland area. By adapting as an arboreal species nature has provided food resources, protection from land walking predators and the branches used shelter from ski lurking prey (Grzimek 1990, MacDonald 1985, Nowak 1999, Zoo…

When thinking back to my past, my favorite memory is my trip to Puerto Rico. I got to travel with some of my close friends and really cool adults. We were in Puerto Rico for seven days, and every single day I got to discover the culture and learn something new about the island and the people living on it. We were able to explore the nature there, try Puerto Rican foods, speak in Spanish, and tour historical sites. We left at four in the morning to board our plane. When we arrived on the island,…