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    the plant in surrounding area that depend for reproduction through seed dispersion. “Overall ecosystem instability due to reduced biodiversity ranks among the consequences of species extinctions. As the number of species in a food chain decreases, there are fewer sustainable alternatives for members of the food chain that had depended on the extinct species. Biodiversity also lends genetic variability to a population, helping it adapt to fluctuating environmental conditions.” (Dowd, 2018) The food

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    1. Biodiversity play a key role in our environmental benefits. Humans depend on the contribution of thousand species for their survival (i.e. food, air & fresh water). Eco systems supply human societies with goods and services like health, social, cultural and economic needs, we often depend on one another and on the physical environment. Ecological goods and services include: Forest (Purifies air and water, absorbs CO2 and provides Oxygen, wood and recreation) Fresh water (Provide humans with

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    Ash Borer Research Paper

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    Proper removal and disposal of the dead Ash Trees can help with eliminating the spread of the disease to other areas of the city and replanting a variety of trees in the affected Ash Tree areas can help with biodiversity of tree species in the city to prevent another spread from destroying many of our trees. With many different tree species, if there is another beetle or borer outbreak that affects a certain species of tree, It would not be as devastating to the

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    Evolution Of Whales Essay

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    Evolution of Whales Biodiversity Biodiversity is the extensive existence of the number, variety and genetic variation of different organisms that are found in their natural environments. Diversity in species is highly significant as it guarantees natural sustainability for all living networks and systems by providing vital services that our lives are dependent on such as food and clean water. The different ecosystems and organisms boost ecosystem productivity and contribute to climate stability.

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    Patuca National Park

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    authorities and development project. It is also necessary to bring the case of Patuca National Park to a considerable attention due to its current forest condition. It is located in the southeast Honduras on the border with Nicaragua, which size covers an area of 3,756 square meters. Only 60 percent of this area is considered untouched rainforest while the remainder 40 percent is either damaged or completely destroyed. Since 2007, deforestation in Patuca National Park remained at a steady phase

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    Despite the recent abnormally high temperatures, the vegetation surrounding my area was just as dead as it had been the last time I documented it. I took the photo two hours later than I had taken any of the other photographs, but that did not seem to make a difference in the appearance of the spot. One cool thing I have noticed, however, is that the sun is beginning to rise earlier and earlier each Sunday morning. I think this will have a big effect on my spot in the future. As the Birdsfoot Trefoil

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    The ecosystem goods that are provided are timber, livestock production, and water supply. The values of these goods are taken under control for mostly emerging markets and have become an increasing problem for panamas ecosystems. The demand for more land use, exotic and native plantations, and selling carbon credits. There are many efforts that are being undertaken to protect the ecosystems. The National System of Protected Areas (SINAP) forces the principle to conserve the countries biological

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    projects to stimulate and gain more of a focus. The biological station would give me insight to what research is like in the scientific field outside of the everyday classroom and lab. I think the zoological museum would be very informative about biodiversity and provide insight to researching skills. The mammal skeleton collection and the mammal post-cranial skeleton collection

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    Natural habitat, Tamed or domesticated Horses can live in any habitat really but wild horses like mustangs prefer steeps and clean, fresh water. Horses prefer wide open spaces. For a large creature like these horses they need a big area to live in. Appearance, Horses are big animals that have a body shaped something like a barrel. They have four big, strong legs and a big head and have long smooth hair. They have big eyes and big ears. Diet, Horses that are in a stable have a diet of forage

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    Global Biodiversity: Indicators and Decline Quantitative Methods Study: Marine Trophic Level Data Replication Study overview: In response to millennium goals set by the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) which aimed to “achieve by 2010 a significant reduction in biodiversity loss”, world leaders created a “framework of indicators to measure biodiversity loss at the level of genes, population, species and ecosystems.” The authors of this paper compiled 31 of these indicators to report on progress towards

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