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Forests
A geographic area characterized by a dense growth of trees and underbrush.
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They offered Chimpanzees. True fact they are very popular with monkeys. Pootis is a monkey they named. POOTIS
Materials for making a model house?
pick the land make messures on how big the house is make flooring make walls and roof and put in outlets and electricity and finally furniture
What happening to the forest because of being cut down?
forests are getting cut down beacause people are getting wood to make furneture for other houses
How many disadvantages of cutting down forest?
Reforestation is an extremely important thing for the earth because it helps the global climate and provides a habitat for many species who may have lost their home by previous deforestation. Although deforestation causes a domino affect that harms many different species, there are a few advantages to it. First, cutting down trees and using them for lumber is good for the economy, and also it gives livestock a place to graze. The only disadvantages of reforestation are cost and time.
People use the forest for certain products such as pulp and paper and lumber. From the forest we can also get 2 types of woods, hardwood (flooring, handrails) or softwood (plywood, laminate). We can also get wildlife shelters and produce personal hygiene products such as toilet paper and kleenex.
What will happen if the forest coverage is reduced?
If more forests were cut down levels of oxygen in the atmosphere would fall, and levels of carbon dioxide would rise. There would still be enough oxygen for us to breathe, but the extra CO2 would increase global warming.
Is it illegal to cut down trees in the forest?
Illegal and predatory logging plays a central role in the destruction of the Amazon. It is now generally accepted that illegal logging is the norm, rather than the exception in the Brazilian Amazon. Between 60 and 80 percent of all logging in the Brazilian Amazon is estimated to be illegal.
What percent of earth's surface is covered by forest?
2 percent of the earths surface is covered with the rainforest.
Why to conserve renewable resources?
We harvest and process renewable resources because they have an impact on the environmental.
Why humans cut down trees in the forest?
Of course not! Every action has a reason behind it even if sometimes it's just "because I felt like it". Personally, I've cut down trees in the past because it's fun!
What are some solutions to illegal logging?
Mag lagay ng mga babala na "bawal magputol ng mga puno" at kung nilabag nila ito maari tayong/kayong bahain... :))
Salamat sa lahat ng mga nakakita nito :)))
How do tree trunks get so thick?
as a tree grows tall it also gets more girth. every year this girth grows another ring around the center of the trunk. so if you cut a tree down you will seea series of rings, each one represents a year in the life of the tree 75rings 75years old
How is the environment impacted by the use of forests?
*The water cycle, Trees draw water up through their roots and release it into the atmosphere. In Amazonia over half of all the water circulating through the ecosystem remains in the plants. With removal of part of the forest, it cannot hold as much water. The effect of this could be a drier climate. * Extinction of species which need the forest for survival. Forests contain more than half of the animals on our planet - as the habitat of these species is destroyed, so the numbers of species die.
Do humans help or harm your forests?
Humans are a very weird species. They harm the environment and now they're asking "are we harming the environment?" Now, don't lie, i know you're a human, so....
Yes, humans DO harm the environment.They harm it in ... millions of ways!!! humans cut down forests, make pollution, and do a bunch of other crap to the environment that i can't list or wiki answers will probably ban me.
So, to make word short, humans hurt the environment more than Adolf Hitler killing Jews-_-
Where were the Cherokee located?
They were located in the Eastern Woodlands.
Also known as Western Tennessee, and Eastern Kentucky.
Until president Andrew Jackson made them go on the Trail of Tears.
They ended up in Northeastern Oklahoma.
Now they're located in Oklahoma.
How mining operation cause the destruction of forest?
Mining operations in forest areas have also contributed to the destruction of forests.Mining activities cause soil erosion,while mine wastes and tailings pollute bodies of water.
What food chain or food web are in the amazon rain forest?
In the Amazon rainforest, you can find a complex food web involving various organisms. Some common species in this food web include plants like trees and vines, primary consumers like insects and herbivores, secondary consumers like birds and reptiles, and top predators like big cats and snakes. Each organism plays a vital role in maintaining the balance of the ecosystem.
What limiting factors are in the Coniferous forest?
idk. does an no wat r the limitings factors in a decuous forest.
source: http://gbn.glenbrook.k12.il.us/academics/science/staff/biology/Ecology/Limiting.HTML
Have you ever wondered why organisms live where they do and not someplace else? Why do cactuses live in the desert? Why do needle-leaved trees tend to encircle the northern quarter of the northern hemisphere and live in the mountains, but decideous trees live mostly in the eastern half of the United States? Why do waterlillies only seem to live in shallow water? Every organism has certain tolerences. Some need lots of water, some don't need a lot. Some organisms can tolerate extreme cold, others can not. Some organisms need very bright sunlight, others need a dimmer environment. Some animals can live by eating grass, others must live by eating meat. If the living conditions change too much an organism must either leave the area for an area within its tolerances or it will die. Most organisms fall into the second category because they do not have the ability to move dozens or perhaps hundreds of miles to a more tolerable place. If the changes are of a seasonal nature various "over wintering" adaptations (plants go dormant, some animals hibernate, other animals survive only as eggs or immature forms) allow them to persist.
A careful study of any kind of organism's needs would reveal a range of tolerances over which the organism can exist. The sum of these tolerances describes the range of adaptations that an organism can make. This will describe the habitat in which one can expect an organism to live. But what are these fundamental necessities of life? Those things that an organism must be adapted to if they are to survive? They could be anything, however, when it comes to determining the presense or absence of a species, the most important factors are the nonliving or abiotic (without life) factors that affect plant life. Important abiotic factors include water (amount and seasonal distribution), soil (types of minerals and humus content), light (intensity and duration) and termperature extremes (high and low). There is a principle that is called Liebig's Law of The Minimum that states than any factor present in minimal amounts restricts the kinds and number of individuals of a particular species that can live in the area.
These abiotic factors have in effect divided the world into a relatively small number of biomes. A biome is defined as a geographic are which is characterized by particular groups of plants and animals. In North America major terrestrial biomes include tundra, coniferous forest, rainforest, grasslands, decideous forest, and desert. These biomes can be examined at the University of Californiaand at Radford University (Radford, Virginia). Take a virtual field trip there, and pay particular attention to the living conditions, the limiting factors, the types of vegetation (including examples) and the types of animals (including examples). NOTE: When you go on your virtual field trip you will leave this site and need to use the "Back" button, the "Go" button, or enter this URL http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbnsci/Biology/Ecology/Limiting.HTML to return to this page.
There are also biotic factors that may be limiting factors. Biotic factors may be density dependent factors or density independent. Density dependent factors have a greater and greater effect as the density of the population increases. These include the effects of competition, predation, parasitism , and crowding. For example, a fungus disease of corn called corn smut can destroy acre after acre of corn costing the farmer his entire crop. However if the fields are smaller and other crops are interspersed the corn smut will have trouble spreading to other corn plants. The population of the fungus will be kept smaller and the population of corn plants will not be reduced as much. Density independent factors, on the other hand, affect a population the same way no mater what the size of the affected population. For example, an ice storm (freezing rain) could damage a population of red maple trees just as much whether there were a lot of these tress or only a few of them.
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How might global warming affect tree kangaroos?
Tree kangaroos live in the tropical rainforests of northern Australia and New Guinea.
Two species live in Australia and are restricted largely to high elevation rainforests. This allows them to keep cool and obtain moisture from under the rainforest canopy. A rise in temperatures from global warming will greatly reduce their habitats. Tree kangaroos will be forced up the mountains and restricted to the highest peaks, putting more pressure on their already threatened populations.
They may also be threatened by increased severity of weather events like tropical cyclones. Sudden and dramatic changes to their habitats makes it difficult for animals to forage for food, even for months after a cyclone has passed, because of the loss and destruction of their habitat and resources.
Not so much is known about the habitats of the New Guinea tree kangaroos, so it is unknown if they too are restricted to high elevation rainforests.
What is an example of a food web of the temperate forest?
A food web is too hard to explain just using sentences, so I have provided links that show clear examples (with pictures) of the two main types of temperate forests: Temperate Rainforest Food Web:http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/rainforest/temp_rain/tempweb.html Temperate Deciduous Food Web:http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/biomes/deciduous/decweb.html
Timber is a product trees. A tree is cut down, sawed into logs of desired lengths, trucked to a sawmill, and cut into timbers of different thicknesses. Ideally, a new tree is planted and the process starts again. Timber is a renewable resource.
What are examples of cooperation and competition between and among species in the mountains?
Some examples of cooperation between species are: animals alerting each other of predators, animals eating insects off of others. Some examples of competition are: fighting for living space and resources, fighting for a mate.
