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- Tasmanian Devils (12312 bytes)
14: ... Sarcophilus laniarius | author = [[Richard Owen|Owen]] | date = 1838}}
20: ...and disturbing screeching and vicious temperament when feeding.
22: ... by an outbreak of [[Devil Facial Tumor Disease]] which has reduced the devil population by up to 50%...
25: ...}}, although the name ''S. harrisii'' is still in wide use.
27: ... and more distantly to the [[Thylacine]]{{mn|Krajewski1992|3}}. - History of ecology (10158 bytes)
1: ...scribed interrelationships between animals and between animals and their environment as early as the ...
6: ...ry]], about twenty thousand plant species were known, versus forty thousand at the beginning of the [...
8: ...[latitude]] and [[altitude]], a discipline now known as [[geobotany]].
10: ...eological]] data. One of Humboldt's famous works was "Idea for a Plant Geography" ([[1805]]).
12: ...he time included [[Aimé ‚onpland]] and [[Eugenius Warming]]. - Riparian (1293 bytes)
1: ...requently inundated, or, in other words, the floodways of streams.
3: ...rees and shrubs that thrive in close proximity to water. Typical riparian zone trees in the eastern ...
4: *[[Cottonwood]], ''Populus deltoides''
10: *[[Black walnut]], ''Juglans nigra''
11: *[[Black willow]], ''Salix nigra'' - Island Fox (12651 bytes)
18: ...fforts to rebuild fox populations and restore the ecosystems of the Channel Islands are being undertaken.
21: ...escended. Its small size is a result of [[island dwarfing]], a kind of [[allopatric speciation]].
24: ...which is native to a specific Channel Island, and which evolved there independent of the others. The ...
28: ...the distance between the islands and the mainland was reduced—it is likely that [[Native Americ...
30: ...land]] because it has no reliable source of fresh water; [[Santa Barbara Island]] is too small to sup... - Biodiversity (11106 bytes)
5: ...earch Council]] (NRC). The word ''biodiversity'' was suggested to him by the staff of NRC, to replac...
7: ...cerned citizens worldwide. This use has coincided with the expansion of concern over [[extinction]] o...
10: ...icro-organisms, their genes and the ecosystems of which they are a part.
12: ...nd among species, and comparative diversity among ecosystems.
14: ...y unified view of the traditional three levels at which biodiversity has been identified: - Arctic Ocean (7316 bytes)
2: ...est of the world's five [[ocean]]s, and the shallowest. Even though [[International Hydrographic Org...
7: ...ea]], [[White Sea]] and other tributary bodies of water. It is connected to the Pacific Ocean by the...
9: ...tal shelf]] extant on the Eurasian side [http://www.marianatrench.com/mariana_trench-oceanography.htm...
12: ...c Ocean is important as the shortest air route between the Pacific coast of North America and Europe ...
14: ...ut 20 to 50 centimeters over the frozen ocean; snow cover lasts about 10 months. - Coal (13357 bytes)
1: ...s the most common source of [[electricity]] world-wide. In the [[United States]], for example, the bu...
7: ...em (in London there is still a sea-coal road/lane where the coal merchants conducted their business)....
9: ...iction, and loss unless they are burning brightly when the symbol gives promise of uplifting and adva...
15: ...he greatest coal-forming time in geologic history was during the [[Carboniferous]] era (280 to 345 mi...
24: ...se at current rates (see World Coal Reserves, below). - Vegetarianism (28920 bytes)
4: ...honey]], [[milk]] and other [[dairy product]]s as well as [[egg (food)|egg]]s. This is more precisely...
6: ...ry became increasingly popular in [[Western world|Western]] countries as a result of [[ethics|ethical...
12: ...vegan]]s, though some reserve this term for those who additionally avoid usage of all kinds of animal...
14: ...s and milk. They do not, however, eat cheese made with animal [[rennet]], and for ethical reasons oft...
20: ...lly spiritually based like Fructarianism (see below). - Rice (13724 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox divisio entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
20: [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_...
23: ...igation]]. However it can be grown practically anywhere, even on [[grade (geography)|steep]] [[mounta...
24: ...third largest crop, behind [[maize]] (corn) and [[wheat]]. Although its species are native to South A...
27: ... on terraced hillsides) with the help of chemical weed controls. - Tetrapod (26290 bytes)
15: :[[Whatcheeriidae]]<br>
28: ...ally useful in describing the earliest tetrapods, which radiated from the [[Sarcopterygii]], or "lobe...
33: ...ncreasingly complex [[food web]]s that afforded new opportunities.
35: ...ly be traced to early tetrapods living in shallow water.
37: ...n detail. However, functioning internal [[gill]]s were present in at least one late Devonian tetrapod... - Compost (10069 bytes)
3: ...ed in [[gardening]] and [[agriculture]], mixed in with the [[soil]]. It improves soil structure, inc...
5: ...n [[landfill]]s or in extremely arid [[desert]]s, which prevent the microbes and other decomposers fr...
7: ...the compost pile needs the proper mix of the following ingredients:
11: *[[Water]]
16: ...r those that prey upon direct decomposers. Their waste also becomes part of the process. - Organic farming (38858 bytes)
1: ...he [[EU]], organic farming is also defined by [[law]] and regulated by the [[government]].
3: ==Overview==
5: ...d the preferences of the individual [[farmer]]. However, all organic systems share common goals and p...
8: ...[erosion]], nutrient depletion, structural breakdown);
9: * promotion of [[biodiversity]] (e.g. growing a variety of crops rather than a single crop);... - Organism (3272 bytes)
1: ...a way that they function as a more or less stable whole and have properties of [[life]].
3: ...ed a major missing link in evolutionary history. Two eukaryotic [[organelle]]s, namely [[mitochondria...
5: ...hrase ''complex organism'' describes any organism with more than one cell.
12: * [[Growth]]
16: ...conduct respiration, using alternate chemical pathways instead. And many organisms are incapable of r...
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