Wake Forest University

tropical forest is the life of a squirrel monkey along with the other various primates. Squirrel monkeys are diversified in many countries in Central and South America. There are large quantities of them out there living. Therefore, I will discuss the conservation status, total in the wild, physical characteristics, and behaviors of the squirrel monkeys in the tropical forest. Squirrel monkeys are small creatures that are not a big threat to other primates living in the tropical forest.…

of the trees due to fires each year. TVA was designed to modernize the region, using experts and electricity to combat human and economic problems. TVA developed fertilizers, taught farmers ways to improve crop yields and helped replant forests, control forest fires, and improve habitat for fish and wildlife. The most dramatic change in Valley life came from TVA-generated electricity. Electric lights and modern home appliances made life easier and farms more productive. Electricity also drew…

Tragedy of the commons consist of overusing the resources you have and not replacing them with more of the same. In the case of the Easter Island, Polynesians migrated to the island which was a subtropical forest island with many resources including 25 species of nesting birds, 6 species of land birds, and a wealth of seal colonies and shellfish. As the Polynesians settled, they started living big, running through their resources quickly and not replacing them.At the peak of their civilization,…

detection. At one time in the 1940s, there were more than 4,000 fire towers in National Forests across the United States. Now there are less than 900. Most lookouts were built in the 1930s and 40s. Many of them were constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Computerized lightning detection systems and air patrols have in large part replaced lookout structures. Furthermore, there are more forest visitors now than back in the day, and most of them have cell phones to report a fire…

that was what it read on her label. She was slender, her sides ceaseless, and her tip never used. Despite all of her perfections, she looked lonely amongst her friends. Tropical Rain Forest, the foreign exchange student from the other box, was no help, for she was only concerned with nature, for I heard Tropical Rain Forest tell her a few days prior, “We’re gonna die anyway, so I have no need for friends.” Just like any of us, Tickle Me Pink hated being in the box, trapped in her small corner,…

The Amazon rainforest also known, as the Amazon Jungle is the largest rainforest on this planet it is home to the second largest river in the world. The Amazon is so large it includes territory between nine nations but 60% of it is in Brazil. The rainforest receives around 150 inches a rain per year. The Amazon is the most populated with different species than any other rainforest in the world; the region is home to more than 2 million insect species, thousands of plants, and a little…

“Slash and Burn”, a popular and illegal method of deforestation used by farmers to cut out forest, burn the trees, and farm in the nutrients of the resulting ash. The problem with slash and burn is that the crops drain the soil of its nutrients within 3-4 years, and it takes nearly a century for the forest to grow back. Humans have practiced this kind of environmental burnout for most of history, and as our population grows the world only seems to get smaller. This method is practiced because it…

Figure 6. A. Species classification for the area of study. B. Percentage based on the relative frequencies of each class for the area of study. These 14 species are distributed differentely across the area of study, with some species dominating specific areas while others are distributed scattered around the site (Figure 7). Figure 7. Species distribution across the area of study. One hundred and fifty two of the trees surveyed were dead (7.1%), with 81 of those (53.29%) situated in the…

Domain Eukarya Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Cetartiodactyla Family Giraffidae Genus Okapia Species johnstoni Description The okapi has a rich, chocolate brown to dark plum color. On it’s hind areas there is a rich white color with stripes that resemble a zebra’s. The stripes help it camouflage easily in it’s surroundings. On it’s feet, they have what looks like white booties. The okapi has a long neck as it is a relative of the giraffe.The okapi can be known for…

damage then what us humans cause; mainly in the fact that the forest may never recover from human activities but will easily recover from the natural disasters and the ecosystem of that particular forests is less likely to function as well as it should do when human activities destroy part of that area whilst natural activities do not damage any ecosystem enough to completely destroy it. From the surviving remnants of the ecosystem the forest…