Southwest Savanna Environmental Analysis

Since this has a lot of agriculture, there are many animals in this landform such as deer, elk, wolves, and antelope. These animals are depending on these trees to breathe and survive in the interior plains, to give the humans and other animals oxygen. The plants living in the Interior Plains do not follow the photosynthesis cycle! They actually inhale oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide. So even the plants are depending on the trees to get oxygen! During the winter, the Interior Plains turn into a tundra landscape. When the area turns into a tundra, the plants die. This means the herbivores have nothing to eat, so they have to eat the parts of the trees like

The Lynne deposit lies within the early Proterozoic Penokean fold belt of the southern province of the Precambrian Shield. The fold belt is divided into two major terranes in Wisconsin (Sims 1989). The first is the northern Penokean terrane, which contains major oxide facies iron formations and granitic intrusions (DeMatties 1989). The second major terrane, separated from the Penokean terrane by the Niagara fault zone, is the Wisconsin magmatic terrane, characterized by a volcanic island arc-basin assemblage (Sims 1989). This southern terrane lacks major oxide facies iron formations, but contains abundant tonalite-granite intrusions (DeMatties 1989). The Wisconsin magmatic terrane is further subdivided into the northern Pembine-Wausau terrane and the southern Marshfield terrane, which are separated by the Eau Pleine shear zone, a north-dipping subduction zone (Sims 1989).

By comparing the topography, soil moisture levels, relative humidity, and wind speed of the upland Savanna and Bottomland forest we will be able to compare and contrast between these two vegetation zones. The data collected in the investigation will be used to test the hypothesis that the bottomland forest has a higher degree of shrub layer cover than the savanna. The higher level of shrubs in the bottomland forest might be attributed to the space available for shrub layer species. In addition, the data collected will confirm that the bottomland forest has a higher tree density than the

West Virginia is known as the "mountain state." It consists of many beautiful lakes, rivers, streams, and quite a few tourist attractions, such as Babcock. Not only that, but West Virginia is made up of several different biomes. West Virginia is also made up of forests, as well.

The savanna has two seasons. Dry season, which is winter and rain season which is summer. During the dry season only about four inches of water falls, whereas the rain season has fifteen to twenty five inches of water. During the dry season many fires break out and there is competition over the remaining water. Alot of insects and some animals die in these fires but most mammals and birds fly, or run away from the fire, and survive. One bird that doesnt fly away is the fork tailed drongo. This

The Wyandotte caves are made out of limestone like any other cave in Indiana but the Wyandotte cave has a “cliff ”so when people go they have to be careful. There is a Mount Baldy in California but the one in indiana is special. Mount Baldy isn't a mountain, it’s a sand dune. Sand dunes are mountains hills and ridges with sand on them and they “Hide” behind beaches and are affected by tides. In other words Mount Baldy is a mountain with sand on it. Mount Baldy is also known as the “living” sand dune, because every year it is someplace new, South of the shore of Lake

As this river of ice moved slowly over the hidden rocks, the base of the glacier grazed millions of sediments in the Earth. The after math composed of soil, pebbles, cobbles and boulders that pushed forward, smashing rocks into glacial dust. Then the climate began to warm. Melted water from the glaciers carried the soils and rocks away from the dissolving glacier, depositing its leftovers throughout the landscape. This combination of soils and rocks deposited. Then low hills, or moraines, were created across the state. Michigan's glacial drift averages 200 to 300 feet. The scraping of boulders created particles. The heaviest pieces formed ridges, which made the stream's flow in a certain direction. Lighter materials were carried further, dropping on the way as the flowing water slowed. These materials dried forming enormous, flat colored areas of sand, silt, clay creating a mixture called the outwash plains. The weight of the glacier over the Michigan basin was dropping, and the Earth began to recoil, like a sponge coming back to its original shape. The Michigan landscape began to appear. Plants began to approach on the shriveled landscape. Individual plants found a suitable growing environment near each other, which created a suitable home for

The Koffler Scientific Reserve at Joker’s Hill is located at the western end of Oak Ridges Moraine (ORM), hence they share common geological features. Therefore, just as in the rest of the ORM, the parent material or bedrock of Joker’s Hill is Ordovician shale and limestone (Johnson et al., 1992). 570 million years ago, what is now southern Ontario was under warm shallow seas (Rock Ontario, 1994, p.49). Between 401-417 million years ago, the sea started to recede and left sand, clay and silt deposits in the region. With time, the materials left behind were compressed into sedimentary rocks. After the retreat of the sea, coral reefs eventually became the coral rocks and the marine species eventually became carbonated rocks--both types of which contain calcium. After long term erosion, the calcium and carbonate rocks became the main composition of the limestone (Goreau, 2006). During the Pleistocene, about 2 million years ago, the Wisconsin glacier advanced across southern Ontario, depositing glacial sediments directly

Looking further into the impacts of the Rodeo-Chediski fire the trees saw the greatest impact of the fire. Almost 90% of the trees suffered complete crown kill (Ffolliott, 2008). Either some trees had survived with low severity, were harmed, or dead because of the drought and the fire combined. Even though some of the trees that had faced high severity apparently after having seen what trees had survived the fire yet by 2004 two years after the fire they had died (Ffolliott, 2008). The wildfire also impacted the standardization structure, post-fire mortality of trees, and stocking of tree reproduction on the Steamer Ridge Watershed (Ffolliott, 2008). After the fire had finally been contained the density of the forest had been forever changed.

As we learned throughout the semester, northern Wisconsin was known for the vastness of hardwood forests. The forest contributed organic matter which contributed to the development of Antigo Silt Loam. It is the most extensive soil in Wisconsin and covers 300,000 acres within the northern part of the State. Areas where the land has been cleared for farming remain very productive and nutrient rich that allows for Wisconsin agricultural products to flourish. From the glacier movement into Wisconsin, the flat landscape makes this a fantastic soil for growing crops. In the Yi-Fu Tuan article it states, “Location also a factor in the state’s restrained topography. At one time or another during the last million years, much of Wisconsin lay in the path of continental ice sheets, which dampened vertical topographic differences by removing the obtruding heights and filling up the valleys.” The typical

For my observation, I choose to visit the area of the Stanislaus National Forrest. I had wanted to see the changes over the few years from the rim fire. I headed up to the 120 towards Groveland and got as far as I could, but the road was closed. I stop for a moment to observe the area, and decided that I would take a different route to the area where I could look down below to see if I can catch anything with the Rim Fire affects.

The mixedwood plains ecozone extends along the Quebec City-Windsor corridor, including the densely-populated region of southern Ontario. Toronto is the most populated place in the mixedwood plains ecozone with a population of 5, 203, 600.. Montreal, Quebec, Ottawa, Hamilton, Windsor, London are also some major urban areas in this ecozone. It is also covers the least amount of ground compared to any other ecozone.

More than half of wetlands in South Africa have been lost due to commercial activities, urban developments and poor wetland management. The consensus is that reversing the trend would require the participation of a wide range of local actors, beyond scientists. A case has been made for a citizen science approach, to empower the public with skills and knowledge that enables them to understand environmental issues without depending on specialists. However, the wetland health assessment tools used in South Africa are highly technical and scientific, rendering them inaccessible to non-specialists. A new tool which seeks to address this gap was recently developed by Kotze (2015), aimed at monitoring the health of wetlands in South Africa by

Savannah is known for preserving history. When you stroll around the city, you might forget that you are in the 21st century. Spanish moss grows on the oak trees, and the city still resembles the 18th century. The city has something for everyone. River Street has cobblestone roads, and the area has several bars and restaurants. When you own a yacht home, you will be minutes away from the mainland and the Tybee Island. The island is a quiet getaway, and it attracts thousands of tourists every year. When you want to go back to the mainland, you can enjoy the bustling streets and historic building in Savannah.

Sites were constructed at Robertson fields (41°39'32.1"N 80°08'56.0"W) at Allegheny College and the Ernst Trail (41°36'55.5"N 80°09'53.0"W) in the town of Meadville, Bousson Environmental Research Reserve (41°35'48.9"N 80°02'35.9"W) in the town of Guys Mills, and the Erie National Wildlife Refuge (41°37'31.1"N 79°57'38.3"W) in Randolph Township. Each location was sampled twice throughout the study period. The Ernst trail and Boussoun Environmental Research Reserve sites were both located using a road as the edge. The Roberston fields and Erie National Wildlife sites were both located off fields of varying cover and use. At each location, there were two sites of were transects were set up. Transects would contain two 50 x 5 meter sections, the first running parallel to the forest edge and the second located 50 meters into the forest from the far edge of the first (figure). The inner transect was located at a minimum distance of 70m from another edge. In each transect, two 1x1 meter squares were placed. In this square forest type, percent canopy cover, soil temperature and soil moisture. Percent canopy cover is calculated by laying a 12.7 x 12.7 centimeter grid on the ground and counting the number of shaded squares, then multiplying that number by four to determine a percentage. Soil moisture was calculated by taking a sample of leafs and placing them in a paper bag and weighing them. Then the