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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April 11, 2021 Recommended

Court Hearing on Depletion of Water Resources in Ranchi

The Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court Dr. Ravi Ranjan and Justice S.N.Prasad heard on the PIL demanding encroachment free conservation of Ranchi’s Bara Talab (so called Ranchi Lake) and other water sources on Thursday i.e. on 8th April, 2021.

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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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October 22, 2024 Recommended

What is Conservation? What is its need? What can be done for conservation?

The conservation of the environment implies the sustainable use and management of natural resources, including wildlife, water, air, and earth soils.

It usually focuses on human needs and interests, which include the biological, economic, cultural, and recreational values of the natural environment.

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September 30, 2024 Recommended

Positive and Negative Interdependence among Organisms in Ecosystems

Interdependence between two species through which individuals of either one or both species benefit is called positive interdependence. The benefits to the individual of any species through this relationship may be continuous or transitory, obligate or facultative. Both partners in this type of relationship may be in close contact; one may be inside some specific area or attached to the surface of the other’s body. Positive interdependence is divided into three major types: mutualism, Commensalism, and proto-cooperation.

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December 22, 2022 Recommended

Adapting to the environment

Abrupt changes in environment often do not give time to an organism to get ready and to face the challenges. As such the organism can survive only when it has sufficient abilities to tolerate these changes.

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December 23, 2024 Recommended

Major atmospheric pollutants

Substances that cause pollution of air are called as air- pollutants or atmospheric pollutants. These are fine Primary Pollutants that contribute more than 90 percent of global air pollution. These fine pollutants are carbon monoxide (CO); Nitrogen oxides (NOx); Sulphur oxides (Sox) and particulates. These pollutants can be put into two broad categories A. Gaseous Pollutants, and B. Particulates.

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August 9, 2021 Recommended

Responsibilities of Industries and NGOs towards Environment

New Technologies are developed for improving and increasing industrial production. Similarly, new projects are formulated for providing energy to those industries.

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July 28, 2022 Recommended

Approaches and techniques of Environment and Social Impact Assessment

Constructing a new infrastructure; expanding a residential area; building an industrial plant; increasing the capacity of an airport – are some typical examples of developments that can be carried out only if the competent planning authorities grant the authorization.

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May 19, 2022 Recommended

Eat Carrot to correct Night Vision

The carrot which is taxonomically known as Daucus Curota sub species sativus is an important plant. It is typically orange or blood red in colour. However, it is found in many colours like white, red, yellow etc. All of these are domesticated forms of the wild carrot.

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June 8, 2022 Recommended

The Strange Bioinsecticide: The Ladybird

Ladybird is one uncommon compound word made by the union of two simple common words – Lady and Bird. But,…

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October 1, 2024 Recommended

Transfer of Food through Ecosystems

All biosphere ecosystems have well-organized functions, such as cycling nutrients through food chains, operating biogeochemical cycles, and maintaining the energy flow received by green plants through solar radiation.

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