Rainforest

Infestation levels of leaf mining fly on Jacaranda trees compared to infestation levels on indigenous Bush Willow trees. By Cian MacFie Hyde Park High School Table of Contents Introduction Alien Invasive plant species are a large threat to ecosystems all over the world today and have many negative consequences for biodiversity (van Wilgen et al. 2011). Thousands of alien invasive plants have been introduced into South Africa with some becoming…

As I watch them go I wonder why are the destroying them, there life and we need them, But when they are dieing there gone and we can’t do anything. Pine beetles have also killed over 80% of our pine trees. But how, today I will be explaining why are pine beetles such a big problem, what can we do about future damage and damage that the have already done. How are pine beetles connected to climate change and forest fires? Pine beetles are a big problem because they’re causing big forest fires…

Based on Alcorn argument, he said that “ I would like to challenge preconceptions about conservation and conservation decision making by sketching a heuristic contrast between Big Conservation and Little Conservation (see Alcorn 1995, 13-30)” (Brosius, Tsing & Zerner, 2005). In Alcorn argument on this book which is “the first decision makers we think of are governments and international conservation organizations” (Brosius, Tsing & Zerner, 2005). We don’t agree with Alcorn argument. Based on our…

On Nov 30 when diplomats met in Paris for the climate talks many of them will be talking on how to lower the emissions from coal, oil and natural gas. Only a few will be arguing about the carbon-storing forests the Amazon and the Congo. It appears that the destruction of trees and vegetation is releasing more CO2 than transportation. When it comes to the CO2 being sucked up the Amazon easily takes up a quarter of that but with that being said the storage amount has dropped a third or more since…

Woodpeckers are a vast bird family, composed of approximately 217 species worldwide. They are found throughout the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, with the largest number of species occurring in the tropics of the New World. Here are a few woodpecker species you may encounter, along with some of the more unique members of the woodpecker family. Red-headed woodpecker The Red-headed Woodpecker is known for its fiery red-head and black and white body. It resides predominately in the Midwest and…

Emerald Ash Borer in Wisconsin Veronica Williams, Andy Lundin, Balin Magee, Zach Smola Ash trees are a very common and beautiful tree in Wisconsin, and they are used by many people for their lumber. There is a nuisance attacking and destroying the ash tree, and that is the infestation of the invasive Emerald Ash Borer, or EAB. The adult beetles do little harm to the tree by just eating their foliage, but their larvae burrow beneath the bark of the tree and restrict the tree’s ability to…

One quest I would love to achieve is planting numerous trees. Doing so, the planet would be a much better place to live in. People are cutting down countless amounts of trees for products such as paper and paper towels. Abounding amounts of trees cut down can be a problematic issue for the organisms in the future or even today. Therefore one quest for me is planting an abundant amount of trees. To attain this quest, there might be several ways to plant trees. I would use a common way which is…

The Temperate Deciduous Forest The temperate deciduous forest is located in Canada, Japan, China, Japan, parts of Russia, and the eastern half of United States. Everywhere there in those places were described as beautiful and majestic. When the leaves fall down from the trees down to the soil, the nutrients in the leaves are being absorbed by the soil. The soils of the temperate deciduous forest tend to be very fertile. Also, because of this, the biome has fertile soil and a long, 5-6 month…

As you can see the first photograph definitely appears very dark and ominous even before it was converted to black and white. Therefore, students automatically assumed that the first tree was the only lynching tree. Fewer people believed that the answer was the second photograph. It is apparent now that the trees all look like lynching trees since they are on a gray scale. I also found that it was more appropriate for these photographs to be shown in black and white rather than in color.…

Most people assume that gorillas are strong and durable creatures that could withstand anything. While gorillas are certainly strong, their survival requires a delicate balance of a safe habitat and a healthy, natural diet. There are many different types of gorillas and each species requires different needs based on their region. In particular, many of the gorillas in Africa are dwindling in numbers due to threats upon their natural habitat. According to Endangered Species…