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Bangi-dong Ecosystem Landscape Conservation Are
January 15, 2016
Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Korean Culture and Information Service
Korea.net (www.korea.net)
Official Photographer : Jeon Han
This official Republic of Korea photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way. Also, it may not be used in any type of commercial, advertisement, product or promotion that in any way suggests approval or endorsement from the government of the Republic of Korea.
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방이동생태경관보존지역
2016-01-15
방이동
문화체육관광부
해외문화홍보원
코리아넷
전한
Bangi-dong Ecosystem Landscape Conservation Are
January 15, 2016
Bangi-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Korean Culture and Information Service
Korea.net (www.korea.net)
Official Photographer : Jeon Han
This official Republic of Korea photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way. Also, it may not be used in any type of commercial, advertisement, product or promotion that in any way suggests approval or endorsement from the government of the Republic of Korea.
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방이동생태경관보존지역
2016-01-15
방이동
문화체육관광부
해외문화홍보원
코리아넷
전한
The hustle and bustle of Melbourne coupled with Melbourne's biggest ScaleUps. Photos by Tim Carrafa.
Aamby valley rd.,(dattawadi rd.Kurvande),Lonavala,Mah.,India
www.inaturalist.org/observations/1130076#activity_identif...
Aambyvalley rd., Upper Lonavala Maharashtra India.
Leucania roseilinea species group
=L.stramen
=L.compta
=L.homopterana
additional photos below.
The impact of coal fly ash (CFA) exposure to the ecosystem and human health has not gone unnoticed. Is quiet very obvious that CFA disposal will continue unabated and will continue to constitute a menace to the ecosystem as the demands for energy soured-up. This is expected as the utilization and exploration of dormant coal deposits will take a comeback into the energy master-plan of most developing economies. As a fallout of these demands, the health risk associated with CFA, particularly as regards the Nigerian bituminous CFA were reported in this study. Albino rats were separately administered coal fly ash sample burned at a temperatures of 500°C and 900°C. The assumption is to get more insight whether coal burning temperature participated in defining the underlying susceptibility of CFA toxicity. The in vivo study shows the CFA at both ashing temperature exerted similar effect on both the biochemical indices and the histological section of the rats, suggesting the effects to be independent of the temperature at which samples were burned. Even though, the CFA were observed to trigger toxic induced effects, the chapter picture the CFA generated from coal combustion processes as an integral components of a productive cycles than a menace. A resources for other applications and a sink that may act to absorb or detoxify waste. This chapter attempt to establish an ecological symbiosis between the CFA generated as a waste to environmental sustainability by closing material cycle in concert with the ecosystem based on the concept of industrial ecology. The expectations are that the impact of the chapter will influences changing post-processing materials from coal combustion processes from waste to resources. The Nigerian bituminous CFA sample collected at two different ashing temperatures of 500°C and 900°C produced similar biochemical and histological effects. The analyses showed that the effects were not dose and ashing temperatures dependent. Attributed, more probably to the combustion efficiency rather than coal type and fly ash sampling temperature. And more probably to the ability of both the organic and inorganic constituents of the CFA to initiate and induce the formation of free radicals, particularly activated reactive oxygen species, by Fenton-like reaction. To ameliorate the environmental-related concerns of CFA on the ecosystem, the concept of industrial ecology were discussed in line with natural concept of ecology. Placing emphasis on CFA utilization in soil amendment and reclamations, in agriculture, as adsorbents materials, in catalysis, in ceramics and in concretes. The assumption is that changing post-processing materials from waste to resources will reduce economic cost and environmental impact of effluent like CFA.
Biography of author(s)
Dr. Ibrahim Birma Bwatanglang
Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Adamawa State University Mubi, Nigeria.
Dr. Samuel Tinema Magili
Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Adamawa State University Mubi, Nigeria.
Mr. Yakubu Musa
Department of Pure & Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Adamawa State University Mubi, Nigeria.
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The sagebrush ecosystem is home to unique plant and wildlife species, and is very important to the overall ecological health of eastern Oregon. Many birds and mammals depend on sagebrush ecosystems in the western United States for survival. In the last century, drastic changes caused by livestock grazing, conversion of lands to agriculture, the introduction of exotic plant species, and fire have resulted in alteration and fragmentation of sagebrush vegetative communities throughout the Intermountain West. The loss of sagebrush ecosystems are negatively affecting many of the more than 350 species of plants and animals that depend on sagebrush ecosystems for all or part of their existence including Greater Sage-Grouse as well as Pygmy Rabbit, Mule Deer, and Golden Eagles. Other examples of sagebrush dependent species include sage sparrow, ferruginous hawks, Brewer's sparrow, sage thrasher, sagebrush vole, and many botanical species.
Over the last several years, in response to requests from state and local governments to facilitate ways to conserve Greater Sage-Grouse and protect its habitat, BLM scientists and managers met with state wildlife management officials. The BLM strategy emphasizes a cooperative approach and provides a framework to advance efforts to implement timely conservation measures for sage-grouse and its habitat.
Additional information about this effort is online at:
This huge structure juts out from a rose garden. It creates a warm and moist environment for the tropical plants to thrive.
Key environmental metrics of the Carbon (C), Nitrogen (N), water, and Phosphorus (P) cycles illustrating the ability of ecosystems to store C (i.e. Net Ecosystem C balance, NECB), reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions (Global Warming Potential), enhance N and P retention, and improve water use (i.e. Water Use Efficiency) and quality to support growth. This diagram was prepared by Drs. Nuria Gomez-Casanovas and Elena Blanc-Betes, research scientists at iSEE, UIUC. When using any of these files in your poster or presentation, you should attribute it: “Ecosystem biogeochemistry” courtesy of the Center for Advanced Bioenergy & Bioproducts Innovation (CABBI).
From the late 1950s, offshore bottom trawlers began exploiting the deeper part of the stock, leading to a large catch increase and a strong decline in the underlying biomass. Internationally agreed quotas in the early 1970s and, following the declaration by Canada of an Exclusive Fishing Zone in 1977, national quota systems ultimately failed to arrest and reverse the decline.
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This photo has been graciously provided to be used in the GRID-Arendal resources library by: Philippe Rekacewicz, Emmanuelle Bournay, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
An Eagle's nest (She's now feeding her young) .... situated securely in the midst of a large swamp (engineered by Beavers, at least partly in order to trap fish, which the eagles also love to dine on) .... in which a cow moose is grazing on succulent water plants. Beautiful, isn't it , the way all of Nature's elements complement each other?
Near Beaver Creek, Yukon, June 10. ( Best Enlarged somewhat)
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory scientists are among a team developing new ways to study the changing arctic ecosystem.
The Next-Generation Ecosystem Experiments (NGEE) will study the response to physical, ecological, and biogeochemical processes to atmosphere and climate change from the molecular to the landscape scale.
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As Gilda D. Padilla requested by commenting on my Desert, forest, blue sky picture, the shot from Fraser Island with the ocean, forest, dunes and lake Wabby in a single shot.
The composition/crop is kinda dull but I posted it just to show this remarkable piece of nature ..
Stone is broken at a local quarry. Research shows quarries cause major soil errosion and runoff in the Tana River Basin. The Tana River watershed is Kenya's life blood. CIAT and partners are exploring ecosystems trade-offs to benefit both the environment and improve farmer incomes and livelihoods. Read the full story here: bit.ly/11xEk3F
Credit: ©2014CIAT/GeorginaSmith
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Credit: ©2014CIAT/GeorginaSmith
Please credit accordingly and leave a comment when you use a CIAT photo.
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In 1493 Christopher Columbus possibly mistook these gentle giants for mermaids. But, they are actually a large plant-eating slow moving aquatic mammal.
Short front flippers help them steer or even crawl through shallow waters and strong paddle-shaped tails propel them. A distant relative of the elephant they have thick, wrinkled skin that is grey or brown in color. An average adult is about 10 feet long and weighs between 1,500 and 2,200 pounds with a life expectancy of about 50-60 years.
The major threats to manatee survival are human activities: boat-related injuries and deaths, habitat loss or degradation, and in some countries, hunting.
USGS works in partnership with other Federal and State agencies and private organizations to study manatee life history, behavior, ecology, and population biology.
For more information on USGS studies on manatees, including the West Indian manatee and the Florida manatee, see: fl.biology.usgs.gov/Manatees/manatees.html and fl.biology.usgs.gov/pdf/crystal_river_handout.pdf
Photo credit: Robert Bonde, USGS
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) study on above-ground and below-ground biomass in mangrove ecosystems, part of Sustainable Wetlands Adaptation and Mitigation Program (SWAMP). Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Photo by Sigit Deni Sasmito/CIFOR
Related research publication on mangrove:
Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
Carbon storage in mangrove and peatland ecosystems
www.cifor.org/online-library/browse/view-publication/publ...
For more information about CIFOR’s wetlands research visit: cifor.org/swamp
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Students made posters of forest, lake, desert, ocean, swamp, river, mountain, or coastline ecosystem's living and non-living organisms.
A tiny ecosystem surrounding three golden volcanos. I made this polymer clay tile for the 10 x 10 covering the world group. I started with a thick slab of light aqua clay. I punched three holes in it and draped it over frosting tips gently pressing the clay down around the cones to creates raised rims or "volcanos". Textures were made by hand instruments and colored with Mica Powder and Pan Pastels.