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The Forest Biome

The tundra is made up of the artic, found near the poles and the alpine found near mountain topes, there are four types of desert,...

The Loxodonta africana cyclotis Species of Forgotten African Forest Elephants

In this paper of seven pages the savanna and forest elephants of Africa are discussed in terms of the behavioral patterns and morp...

Redwoods and the Conservation Movement

Northern California's redwood forest is a source of both natural beauty and potential financial boon. This paper examines the issu...

Venezuela's Indigenous Cultures

In five pages this paper discusses the Pemon and Yamamao indigenous tribes that inhabit the rain forests of Venezuela in a conside...

Amazon Rain Forest Destruction

In six pages this research paper examines conservation of the Amazon rain forest in terms of its pros and cons and reaches the con...

Forests, Forest Growth, and the Effects of Deer

forests. Study after study, as well as anecdote after anecdote, are pointing to the idea that as deer population increases, potent...

Sustainable Development of Rain Forests' Natural Resources

to our self-perception as a species and also to the future that we envision for ourselves and our descendants (28). Wilson sees h...

Overview of the Atacama Desert

altiplano, the foothills of the Andes, where alluvial salt pans give way to lofty white-capped volcanoes that march along the cont...

The Fight Against Global Warming - Forests as CO2 Sinks

This 6 page paper discusses the controversy that has arisen from the UN Kyoto Protocol of 1997, and the shape of the disagreement ...

Venezuela and the Pemon and Yamamao Indigenous Tribes

In seven pages the Venezuelan rain forest inhabitants the Pemon and Yamamao indigenous tribes are discussed in an examination of t...

Commercial Fishing and Acid Rain

In this paper consisting of five pages two articles on acid rain's effects and the costs to the commercial fishing industry are co...

Rain Forests and Fictional Newira People

In five pages this fictional overview of a rain forest group includes the people's story of creation, religion, economics, and liv...

Rain Forest Interdisciplinary Unit for Second Grade

Objectives Related to Pennsylvania Standards * Know at least ten animals that live in rain forests and some that have become extin...

Importance of Rain Forests

or Arbor Day). There can be no argument how rain forests give life to the entities that flourish within its protective cover. Th...

Overview of Global Temperate Evergreen Forests

which can penetrate, and thus allow photosynthesis for the forests floor plants (2001). The appearance of small, cold-blooded anim...

Media Technology Pioneer Lee de Forest

In five pages this paper celebrates the virtually unknown film and radio contributions of inventor Lee de Forest. Six sources are...

Vietnam's and Malaysia's Rain Forests

forestry. Much is the same really in both areas. Yet, there are decidedly more problems in Vietnam. While problems do admittedly e...

Environmental Preservation Trends and the Amazon Rain Forests

of its timber and other valuable commodities. At the center of this raging debate resides the fundamental principles of sustainab...

Asia, Forest Fires, and Air Pollution

burned in addition to the health havoc it wreaked on the population of South East Asia (Linden, 1998). At the height of the fires,...

Natural Resources and Forest Management

This paper addresses the concepts of sustainable development and other environmental policies that relate to forest management and...

Overview of Deforestation

In ten pages deforestation is examined in an overview of humanistic and environmental impacts with the emphasis on forested system...

Rain Forest Protection

In six pages this paper discusses rain forests in terms of protection and habitat management. Six sources are cited in the biblio...

Man Made Problem of the World's Depleting Rain Forests

In six pages this paper examines the destruction of the ecologically important rain forests of South America, Africa, and Malaysia...

Rain Forest of Brazil

In six pages this paper considers the environmental degradation of Brazil's rain forest in a consideration of agricultural and log...

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...

Forest Motif in 'Young Goodman Brown' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

in Salem, Massachusetts, forever immortalized as the scene of the Salem witch trials, and those supposed covens did meet in the fo...

Amazon River Basin's Rain Forest

In five pages this report examines the Amazon River basin's rain forest and its global importance. Four sources are cited in the ...

Amazon Rain Forest and Deforestation

set by humans that have impacted past, current, and future deforestation of the Amazon rainforests (Turcq, et al, 1998). In B...

Destroying the World's Rain Forests

numbers of subsistence farmers and increased growth of land controlled by large holdings. Today, "one-thirtieth of the total numb...

The Impact of Road Traffic on Air Pollution

This 5 page paper discusses some of the concerns about the increase in air pollution due to road traffic. The writer examines conc...