Both swamps and bogs are types of wetlands, but they are each different as each has their own characteristics. In fact, there are four different types of wetlands; they are swamps, bogs, marshes and fens. In Louisiana, you will find…
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Communities and Ecosystems An organism, or any living thing, does not exist independently in nature. When we study ecology, we are interested in the many ways that an organism is linked to other living things and to its environent. For…
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Many people hear the terms Hurricane and cyclones used on the weather channel, and in the newspapers. This brings up the subject of are they the same or different? If they are not the same, what is the difference between…
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INTRODUCTION:It is a known fact that gas is a highly flammable material found in nature. Slight negligence in its handling, storage and use may result in Gas Explosions which can cause tremendous damage. What is a Gas Explosion: Gas Explosion…
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If you live anywhere near the Great Lakes these days, you know all about zebra mussels. The effect of this invasive species on the Great Lakes area is far greater than you might guess from their size. These little shellfish…
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DENSITY-DEPENDENT MORTALITY OF WINTERING REDSHANKS An investigation in South-East Scotland, spanning eleven years, studied predation by Eurasian sparrow hawks on density-dependent mortality of wintering redshanks. Research was undertaken by Philip Whitfield of Scottish National Heritage, along a 5km rocky shore…
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Blizzards and White-Outs In many ways blizzards and white-outs are related. A white-out is a condition found in polar regions in which snow and low cloud layers create uniform lighting, causing landscape features to disappear. For a storm to be qualified…
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Kruger National Park (KNP) in South Africa is a conservation area the size of a small country. But even so, the resident elephant population, at more than 12,000 animals, is putting pressure on the ecosystem the park was designed to…
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Climate change is one of the best-discussed topics in modern environmental sciences and it is an ongoing debate in many global forums, which are grappled with finding answers to the continued problem of global warming, environmental pollution and other natural phenomena…
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A Fuel for the Future Global warming is no longer a questionable theory. The United States has recently experienced hurricanes, minor droughts, and severe cold, all of which have spurred discussion about global warming. The scientific claim is that the…
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