Species diversity

collection date, length of the site, number of quadrat, name of the individual, etc. which were used for tree, shrub and herb species, whereas other used only for tree species that contained circumference of the tree at breast height (Cbh), canopy and height of the individual tree species. Formats used for the collection of herb, shrub and tree species data List of the sites of the Petlad taluka Site No. Site Name Length (km)…

In many regions of the world, the loss of biodiversity is at its peak. Biodiversity, or biological diversity, is the whole range of different varieties of living things and systems on this earth. It includes animal species, plant species, ecosystems and landscapes. We need biodiversity for its immense capabilities. Conservation is an important piece in biodiversity, with species and populations decreasing, conservation is a necessity. Conservation is planned management of a natural resource to…

Awhile back, people were greatly devastated by the fact that the Great Barrier Reef was dying. This is very understandable because it is a 1,400 mile long mural of color and life, or at least it used to be. Now it smells of death and is on an unstoppable journey towards it’s end (Source). However, many do not understand the importance of the reef. The Great Barrier Reef is located in Australia and is assumed to be originally discovered by early Aborigines who inhabited the gigantic island for…

quality, the amount of humans present on Earth has been increasing. In order to provide a satisfactory quality of life to the billions of people present in the world, humans began polluting their own planet, therefore causing many problems to other species of life. One such example reflected by this is the decreasing biodiversity of organisms within an environment, especially lichen. Scientists characterize environmental changes through the research of various organisms, due to their observable…

The complex evolution of humans has allowed for the development of a mammal so advanced that its population has grown beyond exponentially in a relatively short time scale. The complexity of humans is due in part to intelligence in the form of a large, well-developed brain. An organ of this size and importance is what is known as an expensive tissue, meaning the body requires a substantial amount of energy to produce it (Mink et al. 1981). To explain the relationship between energy and brain…

variation is needed to name it a new species or not. There are different fossils that are currently being argued about, where it is questioned if the fossil should be classified as a different species or a new one. One of those fossils that is currently being debated on is the Homo Floresiensis, known as “The Hobbit” to paleoanthropologists. It is argued whether Homo Floresiensis is a species, or if is a ruminant of evolution. The arguments…

It has been in our blood as a species to constantly keep moving to survive. We have been this way since ancient times as a primitive species and even now as properly functioning civilized beings. It can be seen throughout history that we migrate, move and spread in various ways throughout the world for the benefit ourselves. More often than not it can be seen that war, famine and hope motivate us to do so. The Vietnamese people that migrated to America before, during and after the Vietnam War…

increasing the diversity of species as well as attracting civilians. Throughout the recent years, different kinds of fish have been added to the lake. This has allowed the fish population as well as the lake diversity to increase significantly. The introduction of a new species to the lake provides many opportunities socially as well as environmentally. However, the fishing available at Standing Bear Lake could prove to be a problem in the future. Overfishing would endanger the balance of the…

Galapagos Islands have about 13 species of finches that differ in size and in diverse habitats and may have originated from the same finch ancestor that arrived from the mainland about two million years ago. The three factors for evolutionary process, variability, selection by differential fitness, and heritability, are key to tracking the “micro-evolution” of the Galapagos finches and to further understanding about how diverse environments contribute to the creation of new species.…

adaptations and diversity. We put great emphasis on the scientific method because it never seeks for absolute, definite answers. Instead, it opens up new possibilities of stronger evidence to support the human evolution. With many hypotheses in mind, macroevolutionary patterns provide firm evidence of understanding the complexity of social adaptation and variation in human evolution. Although this is not always clear in speciation, diversified gradients and social adaptations such as…