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The Family System in Society

families, something unheard of in the past. Also, the dual career couple is the primary family working pattern today (Elloy & Flyn...

An Arsenic Tolerant Microorganism

A proven carcinogen, the chemical known as arsenic is actually a metal. While it can be used therapeutically as well,...

Incas: Ethno Profile

belief stemmed from these aforementioned considerations, as well as with the inherent conclusion that proper behavior is an instru...

The Farm As A Natural Habitat

point out that the little bit of nature that is left is being consistently squeezed out and pesticides spread beyond the crops the...

Overview of Coral Reef Ecology

In twelve pages the ecosystem of coral reefs are considered in an overview in which predation, adverse effect factors, and symbios...

Consequences of Destroying Wetlands

wetlands (Adler 1). The indiscriminate destruction of wetlands is having a devastating impact upon life and the environment, with...

Marine and Freshwater Habitats

Great blue herons and osprey are a common site in both types of marshes as is a large variety of small songbirds (Burt, 2007). ...

The Economics of Ecosystems in 2010

variability of the cause over time, and controllability, whether the cause is under control of attributer or others. All 3 dimensi...

Invasive Species and the Environment

located there-are not good for that environment. This paper discusses the ecological nature of this problem and possible solutions...

Ecosystems in the Rocky Mountains

a massive amount of yearly snowfall (Cameron, 2005). The alpine ecosystem has an even colder climate with fewer trees, but a much ...

Cod Collapse

unclear. Years ago, it was believed that overfishing was the culprit. Particularly after the "factory boats" arrived and indiscr...

The Tremendous Value of Coral Reefs and the Threats They Must Withstand

This paper emphasizes the danger that mankind presents in regard to our impacts on our world’s coral reefs. Even seeming simple va...

Issues Related to Management of Ecosystems

(Berkes, 1997). That region is highly unpredictable, which means that to survive, the Cree had to be able to meet the challenges...

Human Development, and Macro, Micro, and Meso Forces

are considered to lie at the macro and meso levels (Elson, 1995). The wrong policies, at either the national or institutional lev...

Monkey Eating Eagle of the Philippines

Noting how the Monkey-eating eagle requires "a contiguous territory in excess of 100 square kilometers of advanced second growth a...

Marine Ecosystems

(Juda and Hennessey, 2001, p. 43). The LMEs are large areas, approximately "200,000 km2 or larger, characterized by distinct bathy...

Importance of Rain Forest/Coral Reef

holds that by destroying ancient old growth forests, such as the one slated for destruction in this case, we are essentially depri...

Climate, Topography, and Pollution: Battle Creek, Michigan

high levels of air pollution from the various industrial activities around Battle Creek, the result is that the precipitation that...

Man, Trophic Level, and Environmental Impacts

of a particular ecosystem. The food chain, of course, starts with plants and those are eaten by herbivores and omnivores. Plants...

The Current Problem of Air Pollution

5 pages and 4 sources. This paper considers the nature of the problem of air pollution and the variety of types. This paper rela...

Policy and Management of Ecosystems

sufficiently to keep up with change. The result is most likely to result in impaired biodiversity. Ecosystem Management As with ...

Adaptation to Desert Life

that its water source is locked within the ice structures. Therefore, there are two distinctly separate entities of life forms th...

A 'Down Under' Overview of Australia

in community property, that they and their ancestors own the land collectively and share its fruits in perpetuity" (pp. 11). Howe...

An Overview of New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns

The writer provides an overview of Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico, and their geography and geology. The writer argues that the caver...

Coral Reefs, Desert Habitats, and Convergent Evolution

In five pages the topic of convergent evolution is examined in terms of its effects upon desert habitats and coral reef ecosystems...

State of the World Annual Report Produced by the Worldwatch Institute

This annual Worldwatch Institute's 'State of the World' report is examined in four pages in which the ecosystems of the earth and ...

Concept of Bionomics

In seven pages the relationship between biology and economics is considered in this overview of bionomics, which generally explain...

Ecological Management and the Role of Fire

In twelve pages management of the ecosystem is discussed in a consideration of fire's role with emphasis upon the fire effects on ...

World Food Shortage Problems and Environmental Issues

type of agricultural system. They dismiss modern agriculture as a form of "industrialization," or demonize it for its "chemicaliza...

Precipitous Damage to the Everglades of Florida

"river", however, and it is man that now threatens its continued existence. We suggest that the student look into how in its orig...