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Biodiversity Conservation
The reasons for conservation of biodiversity can be grouped into three categories: narrowly utilitarian, broadly utilitarian, and ethical. The narrowly…
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Endangered & Endemic Species In India
Several species of plants and animals have been endangered due to human activities. The Species whose existence is in danger…
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BIOGEOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION OF INDIA
Our country can be divided into ten major regions based on the geography, climate and pattern of vegetation seen and…
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Biodiversity Value, Threats And Conservation
INTRODUCTION The word biodiversity refers to the variety of living organisms (flora and fauna). Biodiversity or Biological diversity is defined…
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Aquatic Ecosystems
Water is an essential medium for all living processes of biota. Approximately, 71 % of the earth’s surface is covered…
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Major Ecosystem Types
The ecosystem can be mainly classified into two types namely Terrestrial ecosystem and Aquatic ecosystem. Terrestrial ecosystem can be of…
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Energy Flow In The Ecosystem
All the ecosystems are interrelated by different mechanisms that affect the lives of plant, animal and human beings. The commonly…
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Type And Structure Of Environment
VARIOUS TYPES OF ENVIRONMENT According to Kurt Lewin, environment is of three types which influence the personality of an individual…
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FOOD CHAIN AND ENERGY FLOW
The plants convert the radiant energy of sun into chemical energy and store them as complex molecules; this is the…
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Structure and functions of an ecosystem
The structure of an ecosystem consists of both biological communities and abiotic components. The two basic components of an ecosystem…
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Concept Of Ecosystem
The German biologist Ernst Haeckel in 1869 coined the word “Ecology” combining two Greek words – oikos, meaning “household” or “home”…
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NEED FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS
The need of the hour is to make the public aware of the consequences of the environmental degradation, if not…