Deconstruct the definition of forest. How different groups view forests based on their value-orientation, from international perspectives like FAO or development agencies’ perspectives like viewing forest as an ecosystem service to an IP (indigeneous people) perspective.

Q: What is a long-term consequence of deforestation that affects the entire biosphere?     Clearing…

A: Thank you for the question  Answer :- Deforestation is the purposeful clearing of forests for…

Q: Biocentric preservationists, first led by John Muir, advocate saving natural areas for their…

A: The concept of biocentric preservation emphasises a way of thinking or believing that accords nature…

Q: In your own words assess the progress made in conserving the biodiversity of the San Francisco…

A: Biodiversity of plants and creatures implies a scope of life forms including various plants and…

Q: Complete the statements regarding ecological niches by filling in the missing key words and phrases.…

A: The species occupies both in the community thier space and the SPATIAL ROLE.  The space species…

Q: As ecological development proceeds, a biological community   1.gradually stagnates. 2.becomes more…

A: The process of environmental development or improvement by colonization of different organisms is…

Q: What are the reasons that justify the importance of international cooperation for the protection of…

A: Because challenges to biodiversity are worldwide and ecosystems are interrelated, international…

Q: Utilitarian conservationists tend to believe that resources should be saved because they are…

A: As long as there is proof that using a single animal sustainably may save entire species or…

Q: 's rainforests have decreased in area by approximately one-third since the 1960s due to logging for…

A: Rainforests are usually found around the equator of the earth. The equator of the earth receives the…

Q: The famous ecologist Garrett Hardin argued that designated wilderness areas should not have…

A: People and Nature is an interdisciplinary textbook that examines the interconnections between…

Q: 60 American forests should be conserved and managed for the benefit of all. This statement may be…

A: Environmental ethics is a subfield of applied philosophy that investigates the conceptual…

Q: Ecology is best defined as O the study of how interactions between organisms lead to changes across…

A: Ecology is best defined as the interactions between living organism and their environment.  In…

Q: What are some advantages of ecotourism for a state like Hawai‘i? What might be a potential…

A: Introduction Ecotourism is defined as "responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the…

Q: Why are models useful to understand ecological systems? Group of answer choices They allow for…

A: Ecological systems have a group of species/organisms and form an interaction among themselves as…

Q: Biodiversity is the study of the variety of life. Which of the following is/are ways we can measure…

A: Answer:  BIODIVERSITY = It is the term used to refer variety of life including humans, plants ,…

Q: Ⓒ Sally A. Morgan/Ecoscene/CORBIS According to the Costa Rica Rainforests Outward Bound School, the…

A: Introduction Rainforest comprises tall, evergreen tree with high rain fall. It is also called the…

Q: Select a forest (examples: Amazon forest; forests on Borneo, Indonesia; old grown forests in US) and…

A: The Amazon rainforest, alternatively, the Amazon jungle or Amazonia, is a moist broadleaf tropical…

Q: What types of land can be important conservation areas, even though they are not traditionally…

A: Biodiversity is the diversity of different kinds of life including animals and plants in an area.…

Q: If you had to prioritize the removal of plants from an area, rank the following in order of highest…

A: Given below is the arrangement of plants from higher priority to lower priority according to their…

Q: Which of the following representations most closely resembles an ecosystem?

A: EXPLANATION  Ecosystem  An ecosystem is a complex of living organisms in conjunction with non-living…

Q: Biomass includes all: O Matter produced by primary producers Material in an ecosystem Living and…

A: Sustainable organic material derived from plants and animals is called biomass. The chemical power…

Q: Communities are often described by

A: Answer: COMMUNITIES : These are the group of species which has same levels of characteristics and…

Q: Choose all options from the list below that would be considered to be benefits of urban forests.…

A: Urban forests are collection of trees that are planted or grown in urban areas such as towns or…

Q: Net primary productivity of two mangrove forest stands on the northwestern coast of Sri Lanka…

A: Gross primary productivity refers to carbon fixation amount by all the producers present in the…

Q: What is the relationship between the biodiversity of an ecosystem and the productivity of an…

A: Biodiversity refers to the variety of different species present in an ecosystem, including plants,…

Q: Which of the following descriptions about the organization of an ecosystem is correct? Individuals…

A: Ecology: It is apart of science that study the regions and pattern of distribution and abundance of…

Q: The Tolerance model of succession could be summarized as: Live and let live…

A: Biogeography, which arose in the 19th century as a result of attempts to completely investigate and…

Q: In this chapter, we have reviewed how the puzzle of trees might be addressed by population,markets,…

A: Introduction  Pollution may be defined as the contamination with harmful chemicals, and particles…

Q: A mature oak and hickory forest ecosystem experienced an intense forest fire that burned the…

A: A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, bushfire, wildland fire, wildland fire, or rural fire, is…

Q: What environmental impacts are significant? What environmental impacts are insignificant?

A: Environment impact is the term that is used to denote the changes that occurs in the environment and…

Q: Species Type Number Sugar maple Tree 5 Eastern hemlock Tree 4 Rhododendron Shrub 11 Day…

A: The objective of this question is to calculate the biodiversity of the plants in the yard using…

Q: Examples of ecological restoration include all of the following EXCEPT: - building levees to…

A: Introduction Ecological restoration:- It is the process of reversing the degradation of ecosystems…

Q: Write about the biome you choose ( the forest ) and why would you like to visit the forest, explain…

A: Biome:- A Biome is defined as the group or collection of the plants and animals which have similar…

Q: name like 'forest' is OK), give the definition of provisioning ecosystem service and provide one…

A: The term ecosystem can be understood by the concept, where abiotic and biotic components of a region…

Q: The greatest SINGLE threat to most species of plants and animals is: Question 17 options: -…

A: Day by day, environmental pollution and anthropogenic activities degrade the natural resources that…

Q: Approaches to protect tropical forests include all of the following strategies EXCEPT: Question 19…

A: The correct answer for the given question is option four. It says as reducing poverty through…

Q: What are the two key concepts for this section?What major ecological and economic benefits doforests…

A: The section's two key concepts are that the ecosystem services provided by forests are far more…

Q: Someone with a life-centered environmental worldview believes that species exist primarily for the…

A: Environment: The term environment can be defined as the habitat in which the organism can survive…

Q: Variety of Plant Life in Texas Ecoregions Ecoregion Trees Shrubs Conifers Succulents Vines Grasses…

A: The plant types found in Texas fluctuate broadly starting with one area then onto the next. This is…

Q: A farmer abandons a field. The natural changes that occur in the field following the abandonment are…

A: Ecological succession is the course of species structure transformation over a time period of an…

Q: Given the data collected by a recent Australian government study on the Great Barrier reef we…

A: The Great barrier reef is the world's largest coral reef system which composed of over thousands of…