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SCRAPBOOK (A Collection of Poems) Rubene Maria Cesar de Avellar ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rubene Maria Cesar de Avellar was born in 1950 and raised in Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil. She graduated as a Librarian and at 21 years old was married and since had six children, and four grandchildren. The child of two teachers, she was an avid reader and loved poems and novels. She also loved the arts and was talented in porcelain painting. Her passion for reading and her experience in raising six…

King Table of Contents Title Page?????????????????????.??.....0 Table of Contents????????????????????.?.1 The Biosphere?????????????????????.......2 Species Niche???????????????????.??......4 Community Structures and Symbiosis among Species?????....?6 Primary and Secondary Succession?????????????......8 Energy through Ecosystems???????????????..?..10 Terrestrial Ecosystem????????????????.?.?....12 Aquatic Ecosystems???????????????????....14 Biochemical Cycles ??????????????????..?.16…

What is biodiversity? Introduction Biodiversity is defined as the variety of life on Earth at all its levels and includes genes to ecosystems, as well as the ecological and evolutionary processes that sustain it (Cardinale, 2012). The Earth’s biodiversity has long been a source of wonderment and scientific curiosity, but is increasingly becoming a source of concern. The sheer diversity of life is of inestimable value. Biodiversity has a number of functions on Earth, from providing a foundation…