Pinus

Out of all, the burned area showed a significant increase in longleaf pines, (Pinus Palustris) and a decrease in woody species, compared to the unburned area. In fact, it jumped from a frequency of 15 in the unburned area to a frequency of 50; which is two times that of the burned area (see figure 1). Compared to all other species of tree, Pinus Palustris experienced the most increase of frequency. Whereas, Pinus Clausa or sand pine, was only present in the burned area showing that it was a successional species. All other species of trees were more of a hardwood and were killed by the fire. Therefore, they are un-present or in small numbers in the burned area.Woody plants showed a significant decrease in the burned area compared to the unburned…

2015). Cronartium ribicola is a major problem for North American forest ecosystem due to the fact that five-needle pine species have a major impact on the ecosystems in which they occur. Whitebark pine, for example, plays an important role in the ecosystems it occurs in by colonizing disturbed areas, retaining snowpack, protracting snowmelt, and proving shelter in the form of a wind block and shade for other species to be able to grow in these harsh conditions (Smith et al. 2013; Tomback et al.…

Forests cover a third of all land on Earth, providing vital organic infrastructure for some of the planet's densest, most diverse collections of life. They support countless species as well as 1.6 billion human livelihoods, yet humans are also responsible for 32 million acres of deforestation every year. Why are forests so important?? 1. They help us breathe Forests pump out the oxygen we need to live and absorb the carbon dioxide we exhale (or emit). Just one adult leafy tree can produce as…

Parents and guardians are the most important people in children’s life and they need to be informed on childhood anxiety disorders and their treatments because, if not, uninformed parents can actually make the child’s anxiety worse based on their actions and attitudes. Anxiety is often just a phase in children and after support it will go away. Parents assume that all anxiety will go away on its own; therefore, dismissing their child’s problem leaving the child engulfed in their fears and…

Austrian pine (Pinus nigra) tolerates well both hot and colder temperatures, also drought. This is due to the dense horizontal root system that goes deeper than most Pinus species'. (Magyar 1960) As a tree that feels itself home mostly in continental mountain ranges and the Mediterranean climate, its home range stretches from Iberia through the Alps to the Taurus mountains in Asia Minor. It is medium to fast growing with a pyramidal crown. It is mostly resistant to breakage. (Gilman-Watson,…

The author’s hypothesis: -The author’s objectives/hypothesis were to see how trade-offs between ecosystem services above and below grounds effect biodiversity and how they are important. They also want to understand the effects of succession and believed the best way to do so was to look at a range of different ecosystem processes and services. The services they are looking at are things like C-pools (Carbon- pools) and fluxes and soil nutrient dynamics. What parameters they looked at and why?…

lot of captivating substances about pineapples that numerous people may not know. This is only several them. Reason for pineapples Botanists have taken after the reason for pineapples to South America. Specifically, pineapples started from Brazil, in the Amazon Bowl. The Aztecs were creating and eating pineapples a long time before North, Central, or South America were "found". Christopher Columbus was among the essential people from the old world to taste the results of the dirt is kept…

4 Monocultures 4.1 Development of monocultures Many studies have identified that majority of the world plantations are monocultures, consisting of a small number of common and widespread tree genera, such as Eucalyptus, Pinus, Acacia, Tectona, Picea, Pseudotsuga, Swietenia and Gmelina (Kelty, 2006; Piotto, 2008; Richards et al., 2010; Alem et al., 2015). Monocultures have been developed for a long time. According to Nichols et al. (2006), the earliest recorded monoculture dated back to 1368,…

The Gopher Tortoise, also known as Gopherus Polyphemus, is a very important species in the ecological system of the state of Florida. The Gopher Tortoise plays a very big role as a native species in the south-east of the United States, from southern South Carolina to southeastern Louisiana (Auffenberg and Franz, 1982). More than 300 species benefit from the burrows the Gopher Tortoise digs, providing them with shelter. According to a study by Auffenberg and Franz (1982), Kushlan and Mazzotti…

These factors firstly include alien invader species and has the biggest impact in the conservation of this biome. These factors firstly include alien invader species. Two of the most significant alien invaders that influence the biome negatively are Hakea gibbosa and Hakea serica. These plants were introduced in the 1830’s from Australia. They form massive monospecific stands, which ultimately replaces indigenous species found in the biome. Acacia cyclops and Acacia saligna are both invader…