The shrub is fast growing and seeds can remain viable in the soil for as long as five years. It can lie in wait until growing conditions are optimum and then begin its life cycle. It can also spread via sucker propagation. The ability to do this is Continue Reading...
Species of California (Common Teasel) The Common Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum) is a plant species identified by several alternate names, including wild teasel, Indian teasel, card teasel, card thistle, gypsy-comb, Venus-cup, and finally Fuller's tease Continue Reading...
Environmental Effects on Species Habitats in the Southern California Mountains Southern California is not for everybody. "Some people view the climate and laid-back lifestyle with longing. Others perceive the area, and its inhabitants, as a little Continue Reading...
Allelopathic Weed Control for Crop ManagementThe term allelopathy refers to a biological interaction wherein organisms produce biochemicals that influence the growth and development of other species. Allelopathic processes involve the release of subs Continue Reading...
" (United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Services, 2000) The draft environmental impact statement elicited over 1.1 million responses which the Forest Service identified and summarized into six major issue categories including: 1) Public Continue Reading...
Environmental Science The issue of non-native and often invasive species has been a concern for the environment scientists over the decades. The animals, fish and plants that are introduced to a new environment often have two reactions, either demis Continue Reading...
It highlights administrative roadblocks to program effectiveness. This research is an unbiased report made to the House of Representatives. It clearly demonstrates that much work in needed to from a policy and funding perspective to make the program Continue Reading...
Biology Zebra Mussels Zebra mussels are a highly destructive invasive species threatening Texas waters. Zebra mussels can fasten to any solid surface and clog water intakes. They foul boat hulls and break engines, as well as boat docks, ramps and n Continue Reading...
Ridgewood Reservoir - Introduction The grand and historic location in Highland Park, New York -- that is known as the Ridgewood Reservoir -- sits on a ridge that was formed by the second Pleistocene Period (Wisconsin's ice sheet's terminal moraine) Continue Reading...
ETHNOBOTANY (Biology Class). John's Wort John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) is increasingly used as a natural way of treating mild to moderate depression. "Hypericum has a thymoleptic action which results in an improved sense of well-being. It has Continue Reading...
Stated examples include: "cessation of mining or farming or causes of erosion, restricting livestock from riparian areas, removing toxic materials from soil or sediments, and eradicating invasive exotic species; (4) restoration of processes/disturba Continue Reading...
Significance of the Study This study is significant because it sheds light on a very important contributor to local and international trade. Trade fairs have a long history in providing a meeting place for buyers and sellers. They are an important Continue Reading...
Non-Indigenous Occupiers of the Hudson River Valley There are animals and plants that are often considered to be native to any given region, they are vital to the ecosystem of the regions and need to be kept in balance to perpetuate the ecosystem of Continue Reading...
Of the top 150 medications that are sold by prescription in the U.S. 118 of these are medications that are either "derived from or modeled on naturally occurring substances." (SEAM Global, 2005) Some of the medications that count on habitat presentl Continue Reading...
Additionally, conservationists suggest increasing patrols to improve overall enforcement of existing laws, better boundary demarcation, and the development of stronger hunting quotas. All of these measures require significant and lasting funding. C Continue Reading...
Salmon River Ecosystem Earthworms are the most tolerant and crawfish are the least tolerant of pollutions and reduced dissolved oxygen. The loss of riparian areas from livestock grazing reduces the capacity of the river to clean itself. The additio Continue Reading...
This suggests that a philosophy of true deep ecology, or at least an understanding of what it entails, does not really exist on the island. Energy should be focused on maintaining what exists of native species and ecosystems, and of limiting the gro Continue Reading...
Stress: Regulation of Wetlands in the United States Regulation of Wetlands in the United States Defining Wetlands and their Value A wetland refers to a place where water covers the soil. A wetland is a saturated land that comprises of swamps or ma Continue Reading...
Global Environmental Issues Organisms have to deal with both abiotic and biotic factors to succeed living in a given environment. Such physical and chemical environmental conditions as salinity, light, wind, pressure and heat, constitute abiotic fact Continue Reading...
Fruit Seed Dispersal and Germination Why are some fruits sweet and some sour, whereas others have no specific taste? Most fruits offer a distinctive and characteristic taste. Fruits such as watermelon, grapes, apples, and plums are sweet in taste w Continue Reading...
Systems Thinking Applied to Sustainability Challenges "SYSTEMS THINKING IS CRITICAL IN DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES" POLLUTION IN THE OCEANS "Systems Thinking is Critical in Developing Solutions to Sustainability Challenges" Continue Reading...
But after local wastewater plants were "...upgraded and farms' management practices were improved, the amount of phosphorus declined and the copper sulfate was no long considered necessary" (Royte, 2007). The Times' story reports that to prevent the Continue Reading...
Kelo v. New London and Eminent Domain When the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Kelo v. City of New London, Connecticut in February of 2005, the issue legally speaking was a seemingly straightforward matter of Fifth Am Continue Reading...
d.). It has been estimated that in the Midwest, where infestation levels have been notoriously high, that "hundreds of millions of dollars in maintenance and damage repair" have been direct consequences of zebra and quagga mussel invasions (Arizona G Continue Reading...
The modern separation from the means of production does not negate the fact that nearly everything we need to sustain us is provided by the earth, either by natural or artificial means. The earth gives us all the materials we need and many we desir Continue Reading...
From the point-of-view of the variation and flexibility of the species such cultivated woody crops rank as no more than cornfields. While the tree farms are conveniently be stretched on the private lands, national forests those are considered pricel Continue Reading...
Part 1. 1. The relationship between the wolves and monkey is symbiotic in nature. 2. For the monkeys, the benefit is not 100% known, but it is thought that the wolves hunt competitors for the food that the monkeys eat. For the wolves, the monkeys s Continue Reading...
Genetically Engineered Food Over the last ten to fifteen years, the presence of genetically modified foods in grocery stores and homes has increased exponentially. This emergence of genetically modified foods has impacted many different details of h Continue Reading...
Specific legislation on rights of way would have to be enacted separately in order to apply to any of the other parks (for instance, the 1915 act creating Rocky Mountain National Park contained rights of way). (Winks 1997) Powers Under the Act of Continue Reading...
If the temperature is taken miles away, or if the insect that was found and studied was not exactly the same as one that had been studied before, only similar perhaps, the defense attorney will also often argue that the entomologist's testimony is Continue Reading...
With our progressing knowledge in molecular biology and the increasing understanding of the various signaling pathways there is no question of doubt that in the near future the prognosis for OSCC would be considerably improved. As with any other dis Continue Reading...
Still, it is not unimaginable, within a lake as large as Victoria that they might also divide into separate populations along very subtle lines of variation -- like mating behaviors or feeding preferences. This sort of interpretation of the situati Continue Reading...
people usually think of wild hogs, they might think, "Mmmm, that sounds tasty!" Indeed they are. People like me who are dealing with the problem of feral hogs on our property wish we could round them all up and fix a feast for all our friends and fa Continue Reading...
Biodiversity: Biodiversity Conservation Biodiversity Conservation: Biodiversity The term 'biodiversity' refers to the various life forms that we experience around us. Biodiversity conservation has to do with the protection of biodiversity with the Continue Reading...
Many pests, like the fire ant, are extremely destructive and hard to control, he shows how they develop resistance to many pesticides, making it even harder to get rid of them, and he maintains that will only continue in the future. Chapter 6: Accl Continue Reading...
The Leblanc alkali production processes were especially pernicious, but they followed along the lines of previous industrial processes. In other words, the first British environmental legislation was a response not so much to a qualitative change in Continue Reading...
Since taconite iron ore can be attracted by magnets, it is called a magnetite. Magnetite is abundant in the Minnesota Iron Range as well as the Michigan Iron Range that is located next to Marquette as well as in the Penokee Range in Wisconsin, Minne Continue Reading...
Environmental Crimes and Health and Safety Law Violation With the current changes in weather patterns, strange climatic conditions and other uncontrollable natural disasters, there has been a lot of attention directed towards the environment and the Continue Reading...
Wildfires in California In the United States in the states of California, there have been many wildfires. A wildfire is defined as uncontrolled fire in an area where vegetation such as trees and grasses made the fire even more dangerous. These yearl Continue Reading...
