Concept of biodiversity

October 11, 2024

Biodiversity, Its Concept, Values, Loss, and Causes of Loss

An association of all the plants at a particular place is called a Plant Community and the association of all the animals at the same place is called an Animal Community. Both the plant and animal communities inhabit a particular place living completely merged and interacting among them. Members of a community not only interact with the members of other communities, they interact with the members of their community and with the physical environment around them, as well.

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August 15, 2022 Recommended

Biomass Energy and its implications

The dry weight of organic matter produced by plants, their derivatives and wastes are called as BIOMASS. The biomass includes crop residues, plant parts, body parts of dead animals and animal wastes. As biomass is created due to photosynthesis by plants, so energy from biomass or bio wastes is regarded as another form of solar energy.

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August 8, 2021 Recommended

Some specific Endocrine Glands and their Hormones

The ductless gland found on kidney is called as adrenal gland. Each kidney has an adrenal gland on it. This gland is also called as “Supra Renal Gland”. It has two parts- the upper- cortex and the lower- medulla.

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July 26, 2022 Recommended

The Dharma of Ecology

Our beliefs and values, culture and heritage used to preserve and protect the environment through different social, religious and traditional principles

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April 4, 2021 Recommended

Palash-The State Flower of Jharkhand in India

Palash or Butea monosperma is an important tree of taxonomic family Fabaceae which is native to tropical and sub-tropical India. It is also found in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Srilanka etc.

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January 8, 2022 Recommended

Flow of Energy in an Ecosystem

Sun is the only source of energy in the biosphere. Every living being can get its share of energy through food only and the energy is directly or indirectly obtained from green plants only.

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May 11, 2023 Recommended

Some Types of Technologies

There are many different types of technologies or technological models- such as Low-tech, Hi-tech, alternative, intermediate, appropriate, blended, hard, and soft technologies.

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September 23, 2021 Recommended

Important Processes of Reproduction

When both the ovaries are fully mature, they alternatively produce ova at the interval of 28 days. Release of ovum into the uterus through the fallopian tube is called as ovulation.

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March 28, 2021 Recommended

My Childhood Memories about Holi Festival

Holi is an ancient Hindu festival which is also called as the Festival of Colours, love and spring.

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April 5, 2022 Recommended

Exotic and Introduced Plants

Some propagules or seeds incidentally travel long distances and reach to other county. There they germinate and produce new plants.

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November 30, 2020 Recommended

Integrated Forest Conservation- Public-Private Ownership

In the new strategy of the Forest Management, local public is allowed to be involved in conservation and management of forests with the government. This strategy is called as Integrated Forest Conservation and Management.

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October 15, 2022 Recommended

How to manage our Natural Resources

Human activities have never been friendly to environment. The remains of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa signify that the civilization ended due to desertification which might had been caused by large scale deforestation. Still today impacts of such human activities have started appearing. Hence it is essential that we manage our natural resources properly.

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