Ecosystem

These components affect living organisms in many ways. Some of the soluble components and emulsions are poisonous, particularly to small organisms that do not have protective coverings or shells- Fish larvae, single celled algae and many kinds of plankton are vulnerable and these are the basic foundation of the marine food chain. In shallow water…

ABSTRACT Ecosystem service is a new term in the context of our country. The concept of payment to environmental services is a broad umbrella for the conservation of watershed. Watershed is the important part in the livelihood of people. With the watershed people survive and help it thrive. People here are the makers as well…

During the last 140 years the ecosystem of the Lake Tahoe Basin has experienced multiple alterations. Just as many areas have been depleted or implemented signs of struggle after initial European settlement the Lake Tahoe basin’s ecosystem has been vastly affected by man. The precedent environment of Lake Tahoe’s basin may never be restored to…

The Angeles National Forest is in Los Angeles. The forest was established in December 1892. The forest covers approximately 650,000 acres and is in between the metropolitan area of Los Angeles. The Angeles National Forest has watersheds within the forest to provide water to southern California and most important to protect the surrounding communities from…

Biodiversity has ever been in a flux with species accommodating to new environments or extinction but these fortunes are all through natural happenings and through a period of 1000s of old ages and so leting the dependent consumers and trophic degrees to accommodate. However, since the Human population began to spread out enormously since the…

To investigate the Biodiversity of Wonga Point Rock Platform, through the following: -Examining adaptations of the plants and animals for life of the rock platform -Measuring abiotic characteristics of the rock platform -Examining and comparing the richness of species in sub habitats on the rock platform -Measuring the abundance and distribution of some molluscs and…

Charles Kay’s article, “Aboriginal Overkill and Native Burning: Implications for Modern Ecosystem Management,” describes the apparent flaws in western environmental policy for park management. He describes how the current park management strategy is based on false interpretations of the perceived pre-Columbian, North American wilderness conditions and a desire to return to those conditions. Kay uses…

The Everglades is a unique wetland ecosystem on the margin of the tropics. Its slow flow of water supports grasslands, thick forests, and a diverse group of animal, fish, and bird. The Everglades originated between 8000 to 10,000 years ago at the end of the most recent of the ice age. The melting of the…

Environment plays an important role in human life. Nowadays, people are trying to take care of this environment, to ensure the prosperity and happiness of their life . Environment or ecosystem is the interaction and interface between living things (biotic) and non-living (a biotic) in nature. Biotic component includes all kinds of living creatures such…

Introduction   The Earth, third planet from the Sun in the Solar System, may not be as large as Jupiter nor does it have beautiful rings like Saturn, but it still has entities that other planets do not have. It shelters all the known living things in the universe – plants, animals, and, of course,…