Q: What is the enhanced greenhouse effect? What causes the enhanced greenhouse effect?
A: The greenhouse effect could be a natural action that warms the Earth's surface. once the Sun's…
Q: Are there any examples where restoration of an ecosystem has been successful in the past?
A: Yes, there are examples where restoration of an ecosystem has been successful in the past. Passive…
Q: Should we mount a massive effort to restore ecosystems that we have degraded even though this will…
A: Ecosystems are dynamic structures that evolve with time. Natural disasters like fires, floods, and…
Q: What is the major reason of deforestation?
A: The word biodiversity refers to the variety and variability of life on earth. Forests are an…
Q: What is deforestation and how is it an environmental sustainability issue?
A: Deforestation refers to the decrease in forest areas across the world that are lost for other uses…
Q: Rain falls on a fertilized agricultural field after a farmer has harvested the crop. Which…
A: Macronutrients of plants include Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorous along with the role of water. In…
Q: Why is the redevelopment of lost forestland so essential to combat the effects of global warming?
A: Global warming is the phenomenon of climate change in which the temperature of earth if gradually…
Q: Many kinds of plants and plant communities (coniferous forest) have adapted to frequent fires. True…
A: Coniferous forests are important to guard because they cover an outsized a part of the surface ,…
Q: Are there more primary consumers or primary producers? How can you tell?this is from marine bio…
A: A single linear network that connects the producers with several levels of the consumers is referred…
Q: In the phosphorus cycle, all phosphorus originates from which of the following inaccessible…
A: Phosphorus is an important component of cell membrane, nucleic acids and ATP which is the major…
Q: In what ways are disturbances important for savanna ecosystemsand the plants in them?
A: Savanna is the term given to grasslands that comprise the vast lands of grasses along with some…
Q: What are three (3) of the most serious negative consequences of massive tropical deforestation?
A: The most serious negative consequences of tropical deforestation is as given below:-
Q: Among the ecosystem services are control of floods and soil erosion.How is this achieved by the…
A: The ecosystem as the term suggests is the community that displays the interaction among the living…
Q: Deforestation and Meagadroughts List the similarities and the differences
A: When trees are removed permanently to make space for something else other than forests, this process…
Q: There are many theories that explain why there is higher species richness in the tropical rainforest…
A: The rainforest is of two kinds tropical and temperate rainforest. Tropical rainforests are located…
Q: The figure below plots NPP. Predict which ecosystem will have the highest secondary production.…
A: Ecosystem is defined as the complex interaction between living organisms between themselves and also…
Q: Relate deforestation and scarcity of water
A: To relate: To relate the differences between deforestation and water scarcity
Q: Are environmental issues as prominent now as they were in the 1960s and 70s?
A: Environmental issue is one of the important topic which needs to be resolved as soon as possible.
Q: what is greenhouse effect
A: The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases commonly known as air that surrounds the earth’s…
Q: In what ways does environmental degradation related to the occurrence of disasters in the country?
A: Environment refers to the factors present in the surroundings of a living being.
Q: What are biotic comments of the carbon cycle
A: Biogeochemical cycles are an important part of every ecosystem. These cycles are responsible for the…
Q: What, generally, does the forest transition theory predict? Should its predictions bereceived as…
A: The terms 'eco' and 'system' allude to a region of the world and the coordinating entities,…
Q: ecosystem A has primary production of 2000 g c/m2/yr and ecological efficiency of 10%.Ecosystem B…
A: The trophic level is a position which is occupied by an organism in a food web or food chain. There…
Q: How did the original Endangered Species Act affect Timber Harvester stakeholders? Was it a positive…
A: The Endangered Species Act, 1973 prohibits importing, exporting, possession, sale and transport of…
Q: What global treaties or local initiatives might be effective in solving or reducing the impact of…
A: Due to the advancement in the science and technology, the pressure on the land has increased to a…
Q: What are the two major environmental issues in the Middle East region? Which of these two do you…
A: There are many enviromental issues but major in Middle east region are 1) water scarcity 2) climate…
Q: To produce about 3 tons of fish and fishery products annually, approximately how many hectares of…
A: Annual production of fish and fish products combined from 1 hectare of mangrove is 1.86 tonnes.…
Q: Which of the following is/are considered a greenhouse gas?a. CO2 b. CH4 c. N2O d. all of these
A: Greenhouse effect – a process in which the atmosphere of earth traps the heat of sunlight and makes…
Q: What is the single largest Anthropogenic flux in the global Carbon cycle?
A: The amount of carbon exchanged between the carbon pools of the Earth including the atmosphere,…
Q: By which country maximum greenhouse gas is released?
A: In the atmosphere, sunlight passes, and ice carps, clouds reflect light back into space. Most of the…
Q: What is the "climax community" for our area (Virginia, USA)?
A: Climax community is one which has reached a stable stage.
Q: What are the two key concepts for this section?What major ecological and economic benefits doforests…
A: The section's two key concepts are that the ecosystem services provided by forests are far more…
Q: How do deforestation and drought relate to each other?
A: Deforestation can be blamed for increasing the draught in some areas. Forest is very beneficial to…
Q: What is the monthly NPP during the growing season for each forest type? Annual Net primary…
A: The rate of synthesis of energy-containing organic matter or biomass by any trophic level per unit…
Q: What does watershed management emphasises?
A: Water is an essential natural resource for sustaining life and the environment. It is a major…
Q: How are greenhouse gases like a blanket on your bed at night?
A: Any gas that absorbs infrared radiation (net heat energy) is released from the Earth's surface and…
Q: Examine the situation below. What function/services of the ecosystem is highly depicted in this…
A: Ecosystem is defined as a unit which is comprised of all the organisms in a particular place ;…
Q: Do you consider the Kyoto Protocol the most important moment in environmental history?
A: The Kyoto Protocol is a Protocol that was proposed to the United Nations Framework Convention on…
Q: What is smog and greenhouse effect?
A: Pollution is defined as the change in the environment that are caused by natural or artificial input…
Q: It is projected that we will lose what percentage of the present species richness by middle of the…
A: Biodiversity is variations of life forms on the earth that includes plants, animals, bacteria,…
Q: The cutting and burning of tropical rain forests leads to which of the following? 1. Addition of CO2…
A: Rain forests play a critical role in keeping our Earth's atmosphere healthy by absorbing carbon…
Q: How deforestation will decrease?
A: Forests are terrestrial regions with diverse population of trees and wild animals in them.…
Q: Which type of ecosystem has the highest annual net primary productivity?
A: Ecosystem is a geographical region where animals, plants, and all other organisms, as well as…
Q: What does the destruction of forest affect?
A: Forest is a natural ecosystem with supports the livelihood of flora and fauna and as well as it…
Q: Why has CO2 input into the atmosphere outstripped removal for the past half century?
A: CO2 is the greenhouse gas present in the atmosphere.
If we uncover half of the forest covering the earth, what crisis will be produced at most and at first?
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- Which of the following statements about the effects of clear-cutting on the Amazonian forest are true? Select all that apply. a) Soil moisture is likely to decline. b) Nutrient export is likely to decline. c) Species diversity is likely to decline. d) Atmospheric CO2 is likely to decline.What are the effects of deforestation on CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere? Note: The answer should be in five bull-points and resources/ references should be included.What global treaties or local initiatives might be effective in solving or reducing the impact of deforestation?
- A) Summarize what the data show concerning the change in productivity and mortality of the Amazon rainforest from 1980 to 2015. B) What consequences does this have on the global carbon cycle and climate change?Imagine five forest communities, each with one hundred individuals distributed among four different tree species (W, X, Y, and Z). Which forest community would be the most diverse?a) 25W, 25X, 25Y, 25Zb) 70W, 10X, 10Y, 10Zc) 50W, 25X, 15Y, 10Zd) 40W, 30X, 20Y, 10ZWhy has CO2 input into the atmosphere outstripped removal for the past half century?
- Which of these hypotheses does not explain why increased CO2 levels in the atmosphere could cause a decrease in the productivity of some crops because of changes in climate? A) There could be increases in average winter temperatures that reduce the growth of crops. B) There could be decreases in precipitation in some regions that reduce growth in some crops. C) There could be shifts in the ranges of some important species in the community, such as pollinators, that cause reduction of growth in some crops.What is the "climax community" for our area (Virginia, USA)?Which trophic level is most affected by fires in Gorongosa? Explain. They gave me four options. First/producers, second/primary consumers, third/secondary consumers, or fourth/tertiary consumers.
- Coral reefs and algal beds Tropical wet forest Wetlands Tropical dry forest Temperate evergreen forest Estuary Temperate deciduous forest Savanna Boreal forest Woodland and shrubland Cultivated land Temperate grassland Upwelling zones Ocean neritic zone Lake and stream Tundra Open ocean Desert and semidesert scrub Rock, sand, ice (a) NPP per unit area 0 Aquatic Terrestrial open ocean algal beds and reefs 15 20 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 0 Average net primary production (g/m²/yr) Percentage of Earth's net primary production Which aquatic habitat type in the figure makes available the most net biomass tissue per unit area available for consumers? tropical wet forest wetlands (b) Area covered, by ecosystem type E X 1 2 3 4 5 6 Percentage of Earth's surface area 65 (c) Total NPP = 0 5 10 25What are the two major environmental issues in the Middle East region? Which of these two do you think is also a concern1.What is deforestation and forest degradation? 2.Why deforestation and forest degradation occurring within the Philippines? 3.Enumerate the causes of deforestation and forest degradation? 4.What are the negative impacts of deforestation? 5.Shouldn't the plantation of new forests be encouraged to compensate for deforestation? 6.Can deforestation and forest degradation be monitored with sufficient accuracy? 7.How much does it cost to protect forests at global level