Mangrove

Tapirs are interesting creatures that are bizarre looking, while they play a major role within their habitats such as, seed dispersal and nutrient recycling. Although, Tapirs have also become endangered as well as in need of conservation. In spite of this, many don’t know what a Tapir is, what is threatening them, or their role within the habitats. Tapir has the build of a pig combined with the snout that is similar like an elephant, also has striped or spotted coats that camouflage them…

driven economy from a partly oriented subsistence and self-reproduction (Escobar, 2006). Pastures for cattle ranching, African oil palm plantations and industrial shrimp cultivation are economic developments have replaced the natural environment of mangrove and rain forests in Columbia and Ecuador (Escobar, 2006) Moreover, economic developments just like these change the complexity of ecosystems into “modern forms of nature” (Escobar,…

The bike lane (off the stocks) focuses on interior tourist attractions, such as farmlands or wetlands, connecting with the built bike routes in Mangrove (the northern opposite side of Tamsui River). 4.3 Comparative planning Obviously, several core planning fields in Rotterdam can be associated. The Rotterdam planning of the waterfront is the first. Besides geography, the most similar point is both…

destroying the earth.It takes three pounds of regular fish to sustain a single pound of farmed fish, which in turn causes a huge decrease in fish population thus causing an imbalanced bio-sphere. Shrimp farming is also an issue for mangroves, worldwide 40% of mangroves are being destroyed for more shrimp farming and this type of damage has been labeled as permanent .Another way that shrimp farming is harming the environment is that brackish water shrimp aquaculture is depopulating parts of…

are often mistaken for one another, because of their vast amount of similarities. How do people tell them apart? Crocodiles are considered an endangered species. They live in fresh or brackish water. Such as river estuaries, coastal lagoons, and mangrove swamps. The crocodile is distinguishable from its relative, the American alligator, by its long v shaped snout, its olive green or brown color, and its two long teeth that stick out from its jaw when its closed. Crocodiles eat small mammals,…

If I had to rule any country it would be Ecuador because to upgrade construction and help people who live there have a twice as better life just like people in the United States. Ecuador a very known country to alot of Spanish-speakers and Portuguese-speakers a country straddling the equator on South America’s west coast. Some people ask me why would I rule a place like Ecuador if people are living right and this country is not against any other country. As I explain some of the new rule that I…

Just north of Key Biscayne in sunny Miami, Virgina Key is a protected barrier Island in the Atlantic ocean. Consisting of 863 acres of land, it was once much larger, extending into the Ft. Lauderdale area. Between 1835 and 1838 hurricanes eroded the beach, creating inlets and dividing the island in two. The other portion became Fisher Island, which sits at the southernmost tip of Miami Beach. Virgina Key was a part of the civil rights movement. In a time when blacks were prohibited from going…

darker. The bill of the young will be very orange or yellow. Habitat- These birds are aquatic, and are the most spreaded out in North America. It is seen a lot in freshwater habitats like ponds, lakes, and rivers. They also shelter in estuaries, mangroves,…

Agent Orange Having spent 10 weeks in Vietnam, I felt a personal connection to Agent Orange as well as the effects it had on the country. This connection is what motivated my research and my desire to bring attention to the subject. Agent Orange was an herbicide used during the Vietnam War in the 1960s. It was used by the United States military who intended to gain an advantage in the war by spraying the chemical over the dense jungles of Vietnam. The military hoped that this would deprive the…

MEAN SISTERS A sweet tropical aroma invades my nostrils as my family follows the meandering path through the dry tropical rainforest in Punta Cana to a freshwater cove. As…