Earth Science

Cause of Dutch Elm Disease A fungal disease, affecting Britain’s trees, Dutch Elm Disease, so named by a Dutch scientist, is caused by two European bark beetles—the the Scolytus scolytus and the Scolytus multistriatus—that feed upon the bark of the…
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Despite what some environmental groups might think, if done properly and in the right situations, forest clear cutting does have some advantages. The key is that it should be done the right way and the process needs to be monitored….
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A flood plain, in the strict sense of the phrase, is the lowest section of a river’s valley.  As a river proceeds from its source, its upper valley will tend to be a deep V shape with a narrow valley…
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A riparian zone or area is the area between the land and a river or stream. Riparian is also one of the terrestrial biomes of the earth. Plants that live along this area are called riparian vegetation and consist mainly of…
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The riparian zone consists of the banks and immediate margins of rivers and streams, including adjacent wetlands and flood plains. Some definitions also include the shorelines of lakes and bays, but do not include ocean shoreline. The riparian buffer is…
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Tanzanite is a gorgeous gemstone that’s a relatively new kid on the block – but it’s just as prized as veteran gems. There’s only one source for it in the entire world – making it eagerly coveted for its impending…
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Many people reside in a floodplain and do not even realize the fact that they live in a floodplain or the dangers of living there.  FEMA describes a floodplain as “an area adjacent to a body of water”, but even they…
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The moment we erected fences around the globe we shut down natural migratory patterns and became the shepherds to the sheep. Our primary job has become one where we are protectors of ecosystems and not merely single animal species. The…
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Biomes are a certain type earth’s habitats. Taiga, or boreal forest, is one of the world’s six kinds of environments or habitats. Taiga is Russian for forest. Winters have smaller populations of plant, insect, and animal than in the summer. Because…
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Biomes are major communities of living things, and they are classified according to the type of vegetation, and adaptations animals and plants have made to their environments. There are many types of biomes, but they occur in seven basic groupings:…
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