KLGO Environment

Our ecosystem is described depending on the location we are located in. There is different plants, animals, and environments in different environmental regions. For this paper we are focusing on the six different biomes structures we have in the state of Texas.

larger vegetation zones to the way we should understand the ecology of the land scape.

In conclusion, Withlacoochee River Park is vitally important to Florida’s natural habitat. The lack of industrial development of the Green Swamp and the areas that make it up have led to a biological haven for a plethora of species and allowed for near pristine water conditions. The ecological importance of this geographical location is tremendous, and if we lost it to development or pollution, it would be a great loss for the state of

The 7th graders took a nature hike and observed the nature around the Portage River. There, a nature expert talked about invasive species, seed distribution, and plants. When the water rises the seed pods come off of plants and float on the water, the seeds then are carried to new places. The 7th graders talked about how the monarchs are declining because of the lack of milkweed. They also talked about plants like goldenrod and poison ivy. Around the Portage River there are habitats like prairies, forests, and floodplains. Plants in the riparian zone help to filter the water before it goes into the river.

So far, many measures have been taken to conserve Oshawa’s Second Marsh. Firstly, a dike was created along Harmony Creek to prevent the sediment- and nutrient-overloaded water from directly entering the marsh, which can improve water quality (Wilcox & Whillans, 1999). A fish pathway has been built along the dike, which can used to prevent carp from getting into the wetland, and a water-control structure was also constructed, which allows water to get in or out when required (Wilcox & Whillans, 1999). Secondly, several methods, including physical harvesting, chemical control, and biological control, have been used to control and manage invasive species (Wilcox & Whillans, 1999). And, variety of native vegetation was planted in the Marsh. For

Longfellow creek is the second largest bearing creek in Seattle. Every year, salmon return to the creek but few make it all the way to spawning due to the threatened habitat. This is one of many reasons why they need our help. Restoring the habitat along the creek as well as adjacent greenspaces will help to improve the water quality and provide the appropriate habitat for the salmon to come (True, 2005). Improving the habitat will help to maintain healthy and thriving forests. They are important to our community because they absorb and filter rain water, produce clean oxygen, provide living spaces for wildlife, and create a place for people to connect with the outdoors. Due to their rapid reproduction, the invasive species are taking away food resources and living space from the native plants, increasing the competition causing native plants to die over time. If these native plants continue to degrade, many animal

Hess, D., & Tasa, D. (n.d.). McKnight's physical geography: A landscape appreciation (Eleventh edition, International ed.).

Reviewing the requirements for a hotspot makes the fact that the North American Costal Plain is 1 of only 36 hotspots in the world makes this fact so much more aspiring. When looking at a map it is clear that the North American Costal Plain starts in Mexico and goes all the way up into Massachusetts, and Louisiana is completely nestled into this plain. Looking closely into different regions of the North American Costal Plains shows that even though these regions are all a costal plain they each have their own setting and unique characteristics. To reflect on why the biodiversity varies, this paper will explore some of the North American Coastal Plain briefly.

Brooker Creek is the largest natural area in Pinellas County. It is a preserved area where most of the organisms are protected by the state and cannot be touched or taken. This hike had a durability of one hour and it consisted on walking the entire trail and observing the different ecosystems found at the preserve. In order to see the different wild organisms that get to call the preserve home, we had to walk for around two hours. Some of the organisms mentioned by the guide of the hike and seeing at the preserve were: Golden orbs spiders, Coffee plants, lichens, mosses, sable palms, palmettos, blue gray knatt catchers, red maple trees, ferns, and tupelo trees. Although these organisms are very different from one another they are all able to live at Brooker Creek because of the different environments it has and offers its inhabitants.

Banff National Park in Alberta Canada has a very interesting climate. The study site only a few miles away from the city of Banff resides on the front ranges of the Rocky Mountains. The Continental Divide is only 45 km (28 miles) west of the study location. The climate around the park as a whole is interesting. It is commonly known to be completely different weather at varying temperatures all over the park. Throughout the day, the weather frequently changes dramatically. Areas studied included dry meadows, shrub-fields and shrub-lands, open or immature forest and mature forests. All of which have a nutrient rich post-wildfire soil. The forests are primarily spruce, lodgepole pine, subalpine fir and alpine larch.

The Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area (BBECA) is a remnant ombrotrophic raised bog ecosystem expanding for approximately 22 km2 between the south arm of the Fraser River and Boundary Bay in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia (Fig. 1). The entire remaining bog is a unique ecosystem complex of global significance due to its size and form, location on a large estuarine delta with chemistry influenced by the nearby marine environment, and flora, supporting distinctive bog vegetation communities and recognized rare and endangered plant and wildlife species (Hebda et al., 2000). The BBECA contains about 14 km2 of disturbed wetland ecosystems with previous use of peat mining, agriculture or recreation, and about 6 km2 of relatively undisturbed

Glacier National Park is located in southeastern British Columbia (in the Montane Cordillera ecozone) and protects 1349km² of land. With many mountains, forests, glaciers, lakes and deep valleys, the park is a perfect tourist spot for families and friends. Glacier National park is located in the Western Cordillera landform region, in which is famous for the tallest mountains. The park preserves a region of the Columbia mountains, in which was created from faulted sedimentary rocks. The Rogers Pass is also found within the park and it passes through the Selkirk mountains which gave a path for a railroad (which is why railroad tracks can be seen on the border). Beside the mountains, there is an interior rainforest of different species of trees,

This territory has rich plants variety and many different types of animals and has average

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, comprising more than nineteen million acres in the northern corner of Alaska, is unique and one of the largest units of the National Wildlife system. The Arctic Refuge has long been recognized as an unparalleled place of natural beauty and ecological importance. The Arctic Refuge was established to conserve fish and wildlife populations and habitats in their natural diversity, as well as provide the opportunity for local residents to continue their subsistence way of life. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which

I decided to test the ecological status of the wetland by gathering samples from the wetland and testing it for various aspects in the water and the plants that are found within the area.