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quickly and efficiently as possible. These companies then sell off the deforested land and move their operations elsewhere. Clear cutting forests can have some benefits in specific instances, such as preventing the spread of disease or saving millions of dollars in Wildland firefighting costs ("Biodiversity and the Cost of Clear Cutting” – Musicians for Forests, 2015). Unfortunately, these timber clear cutting operations come at a cost to taxpayers, local ecosystems, and to loggers themselves. I

Now with new technology, such as satellites systems, low altitude photography and side looking radar, scientists can now figure that the world is losing about 20.4 million hectares of tropical forests annually and if these figures are not reduced, we will lose all of our tropical forests in about 50 years. It has been suggested that the high deforestation rates are caused partly by the fact that the new surveys are more accurate and thus reveal old deforestation rates that have not been

Chapter 9 on biodiversity and the ecosystem was interesting, especially the section on forests. Living in a forest area and being surrounded by them my entire life it was really interesting to learn so much more about forests. Even when humans think they are being responsible, they can still cause great harm. The building of roads to farm trees for instance, can cause damage to a forest because it increases erosion, water runoff, and it can harm the diversity of an ecosystem (Miller & Spoolman, 2010)

J: A threatened habitat is an animal’s home that has become disrupted or damaged by a force or interaction. Threatened habitats have become an unfortunate issue mainly caused by habitat destruction and pollution. About half of our world's original forests have disappeared, and they are still being removed at a rate that is 10x higher than any possible level of re-growth. E: Orangutans were once found across south East Asia and would even roam as far as northern china. Currently they endangered and

year, but the mountains can receive an upwards of 25 feet per year. Vegetation: Costa Rica is massively diverse in its flora. The most common type of flowering plant it the heliconia, which are large red, yellow or orange flowers. National Flower: Guaria Morada National Tree: Guanacaste Tree 3. Map a. Location absolute (latitude and longitude) and relative (in relation to physical features and other nations) Absolute: (10, -84) is about the center of Costa Rica Relative: On the western

economically develop, we create tremendous environmental destruction. In 2000-2009, over 150,000 square kilometers of the Amazon rainforest has been burned down to create room cattle farms, soybean farms, and roads. Since 1970, more than 720,000 square of forests has been destroyed, an area larger than California. In 46 years they destroy more them 720,000 square km, how many would they take in 100 years. Would the rainforest disappear? Because with the rate that we are going it seems like no one cares about

American Marten The North American Pine Marten is a cute little creature that scurries around in the underbrush. I will be writing about the classification, habitat, and behavior of the North American Pine Marten. The 7 levels of classification for the Marten are Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia, Order Carnivora, Suborder Caniformia, Family Mustelidae, Genus Martes, and Species Martes Americana. The Marten grows to be about 20 to 28 inches long. They also get to be about 1.1

bushes, seedlings, and saplings. Because of a lack of light, the forest floor is typically bare. Only some scattering of leaves, decaying plant matter, and other small plants can be found on the rainforest floor. (Lewis, 16). Each layer of the rainforest is a unique habitat, and animals from one layer rarely venture into another one. Mammals such as elephants, deer, and tiger dwell on the forest floor. Primates such as gibbons, howler monkeys, and chimpanzees dwell

Deforestation is when people cut down and clear forests for logging, agriculture, and mining. Many people believe that deforestation has a positive impact on society. They say this because deforestation can create things people need to survive, and deforestation creates jobs. On the other hand, deforestation has a negative effect on society. Deforestation harms animals and plants, can wipe out entire forests which are important to us all, and intensifies global warming. Deforestation has a negative

cause of deforestation, as listed on the Global Forest Change map, for your study area? Question 3 of 14 5.0/ 5.0 Points Click on Zoom to area for your chosen example