The Ecotrends

September 19, 2024

What is an Ecological Niche? How is it related to habitat?

Ecological Niche Dictionary defines the term Niche as a comfortable or suitable position in the life of a living being or a role taken by a type of organism within its community. In other words, an ecological niche is the role and position a species has in its environment, for example, how it meets its food and shelter needs, survives, and reproduces. A species’ niche includes all of its interactions with its environment’s biotic and abiotic factors.

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December 24, 2020 Recommended

Cuscuta- the Plant Parasite

Cuscuta is found throughout the temperate and tropical regions of the world. It has great species diversity in subtropical and tropical regions of the world. It has many folk names like wizard net, devil’s hair, goldthread, hair weed, love wine; strangle weed, angel’s hair, and witch’s hair.

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January 1, 2021 Recommended

Herbs that Protect us during COVID-19

In the early stages of COVID-19, when the world was in terror, and no way of treatment was seen, the public of India depended on the traditional systems of healthcare.

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March 4, 2023 Recommended

Energy for us

Anything from which we can derive energy is called as a source of energy. Since all the life processes need energy, energy is most important for our survival.

Our body derives energy from the food we eat. Thus, the food we eat is the source of energy for our body. But this is not the whole story. We need energy for our growth and economic development as well.

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December 17, 2023 Recommended

Animal Shelters

An area or structure that protects animals from adverse conditions is called an animal shelter. Different kinds of animals need different types of shelters. Different kinds of animals and their shelters are mentioned here.

Kinds of animals and their shelters

Animals can be classified into terrestrial, arboreal, aquatic and amphibians.

Terrestrial Animals

Land animals are called as terrestrial animals. Some of these animals like lion, tiger, bears and bats live in rock caves. Illustration

Snakes live in ground, under rocks and in abandoned ant hills. Some snakes live insid

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December 6, 2020 Recommended

Home Stay – A Project to be launched in Bihar

Tourists coming to Bihar will have to stay at nights in villages located near tourist spots.The villages located nearby tourist spots are to be developed like guest houses under the Pilot Project of the Bihar Tourism Development Corporation.

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July 22, 2022 Recommended

Human environment interaction

man is causing serious impacts on environment. Concrete jungles do not allow rain water to enter into the gound. As such water table is falling down.

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August 4, 2024 Recommended

Reproduction and Variation in Planaria

Living beings have many processes in common. Among all the common processes there is one very interesting and wonderful process…

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July 1, 2021 Recommended

Grow Pakad for more oxygen

Pakad or Ficus virens is one significant tree of the Panchvati group. Panchvati is the group of five sacred or important trees worshipped and adorned in the Hindu culture since ancient time.

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May 24, 2022 Recommended

Bio invasion and Genetic Erosion

The process by which a new species is introduced into a habitat is called as Bio invasion. A number of…

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September 7, 2022 Recommended

Incineration

Burning under controlled conditions is called as incineration.

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July 28, 2021 Recommended

Different Plant- Movements

The positive movements of a plant shoot in response to light or movement of shoot towards the source of light is called as Phototropism. If the part of a plant moves away from light, this movement is called as Negative Phototropism.

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