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The field of sustainability has grown dramatically over the last decade or so. The earth is experiencing five global trends that a...

Great blue herons and osprey are a common site in both types of marshes as is a large variety of small songbirds (Burt, 2007). ...

wetlands (Adler 1). The indiscriminate destruction of wetlands is having a devastating impact upon life and the environment, with...

variability of the cause over time, and controllability, whether the cause is under control of attributer or others. All 3 dimensi...

located there-are not good for that environment. This paper discusses the ecological nature of this problem and possible solutions...

In twelve pages the ecosystem of coral reefs are considered in an overview in which predation, adverse effect factors, and symbios...

point out that the little bit of nature that is left is being consistently squeezed out and pesticides spread beyond the crops the...

In five pages the Florida Keys are considered in terms of its various ecosystems and coral reefs with such relevant issues as biom...

In six pages Third World countries are considered in terms of the impact of deforestation and includes a discussion of ancillary i...

In twelve pages management of the ecosystem is discussed in a consideration of fire's role with emphasis upon the fire effects on ...

type of agricultural system. They dismiss modern agriculture as a form of "industrialization," or demonize it for its "chemicaliza...

In seven pages the relationship between biology and economics is considered in this overview of bionomics, which generally explain...

The writer provides an overview of Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, and their geography and geology. The writer argues that the caver...

In five pages the topic of convergent evolution is examined in terms of its effects upon desert habitats and coral reef ecosystems...

This annual Worldwatch Institute's 'State of the World' report is examined in four pages in which the ecosystems of the earth and ...

5 pages and 4 sources. This paper considers the nature of the problem of air pollution and the variety of types. This paper rela...

in community property, that they and their ancestors own the land collectively and share its fruits in perpetuity" (pp. 11). Howe...

sufficiently to keep up with change. The result is most likely to result in impaired biodiversity. Ecosystem Management As with ...

that its water source is locked within the ice structures. Therefore, there are two distinctly separate entities of life forms th...

and food for the animals and life, the forest is also a container, that ensures there is a regular flow of water (Butler, 2002). T...

successful that the State of Illinois discontinued the program because their numbers were successfully increasing on their own. T...

some of the basic elements in the definition. Firstly, an ecosystem is a dynamic interaction and interdependence between plants, a...

ago. This resentment, and the loss of habitat which seems to characterize so many indigenous species of the Americas, translate t...

In five pages ecosystems are defined and north and south facing slopes are compared and described. Three sources are cited in the...

are considered to lie at the macro and meso levels (Elson, 1995). The wrong policies, at either the national or institutional lev...

(Berkes, 1997). That region is highly unpredictable, which means that to survive, the Cree had to be able to meet the challenges...

customers in 168 countries around the world" (Dow Releases First Triple Bottom Line Report, 1999). At the time, Dow had annual sa...

obvious effect on the shark species it also has an effect on the biodiversity of the oceans as a whole. There is, therefore, a co...

The decline of certain plant and animal populations that dwell in the grasslands is due to several reasons, not the least of which...

Noting how the Monkey-eating eagle requires "a contiguous territory in excess of 100 square kilometers of advanced second growth a...