| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
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| echo tourism | 7/22/2008 | Richard Ochs |
Q: what is the main purpose of echo tourism?why is it necessary?
A: I assume that you mean "eco-tourism", and its primary purpose (like any other industry) is to make ...
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| ecology | 7/18/2008 | Richard Ochs |
Q: what prevents the continued development of a community beyond the climax community?
A: That really depends on who you talk to and what you consider to be a "climax" community. Some ...
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| echinoderms | 6/30/2008 | Elliott Reams |
Q: why there are virtually no freshwater echinoderms? thanks
A: I'm not sure exactly why, but I will venture to assume that the earliest echinoderms were evolved in ...
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| NEED HELP ECOLOGY | 6/16/2008 | Elliott Reams |
Q: Most artificial ecosystems show? -Greater biodiversity -less biodiversity -porvide a variety of ...
A: Not knowing what artificial ecosystem the question is referring to, makes this difficult. Most ...
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| ecology | 6/2/2008 | Elliott Reams |
Q: What are the abiotic conditions that are likely found in the ecotone between a pond and a grassland.
A: Sorry about the delay on answering your question, I recently moved across the country and neglected ...
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| ecology | 5/24/2008 | Richard Ochs |
Q: but i'm going to ask anyway, if you can help thats great. In 1908, moose first arrived on Isle ...
A: Your question has everything to do with ecology. The decreases in population in 1930 and 1940 are ...
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| science help | 5/12/2008 | Richard Ochs |
Q: the question is: How could you use a graduated cylinder, a stopper, water and sunlight to show the ...
A: That's an interesting question, Katie. I guess one way to do it would be to fill the cylinder about ...
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| follow up | 5/2/2008 | Lou Jurs |
Q: hey! you have been very helpfull but for the last question i didnt mean only for the arctic , i ...
A: As you probably can tell...I am trying to avoid becoming your teacher or Prof...and keeping ...
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| arctic tundra | 5/2/2008 | Lou Jurs |
Q: if the Arctic tundra warms up (about 10F) in the next 100 years. what might the likely pattern of ...
A: .. The carbon cycle relies on a supply of organic materials which, as they decay, produce and ...
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| arctic tundra | 5/2/2008 | Lou Jurs |
Q: if the Arctic tundra warms up (about 10F) in the next 100 years. what might the likely pattern of ...
A: Nanda... This is another "guess" on my part...but I would say that resident species who are not ...
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| arctic tundra | 5/2/2008 | Lou Jurs |
Q: if the Arctic tundra warms up (about 10F) in the next 100 years. what might the likely pattern of ...
A: That is a difficult question, as no one really knows the precise answer...except that you can make ...
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| Energy Flow and Nutrient Cycling | 3/31/2008 | Richard Ochs |
Q: What would happen to an ecosystem without decomposer's??
A: Good question, Norma. Without decomposers, that would essentially stop the flow of energy within an ...
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| general science | 3/27/2008 | Elliott Reams |
Q: if compared the climates of a mountainous arrea and lowland area that are located at the same ...
A: For a little better answer I would contact one of the meteorology experts here on allexperts. ...
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| tourism | 3/17/2008 | Richard Ochs |
Q: I am about to take an intrance exam for Msc in development studies. I want to know the difference ...
A: Park, or Eco, tourism depends on keeping the ecosystem intact so that people come to visit and ...
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| ecology | 3/15/2008 | Elliott Reams |
Q: what are the abiotic factors of ecosystem?
A: Hey Carina, Abiotic factors are pieces of an ecosystem that are not part of biology, the A before ...
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| Jobs in Ecology | 3/2/2008 | Lou Jurs |
Q: I am entering the University of Central Florida as a junior through a transfer from a local ...
A: Robert. Congratulations! And welcome to the field of life sciences. With a B.S. degree in ecology ...
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| climate question | 2/24/2008 | Elliott Reams |
Q: Why the coasts of continents might have different climates than inland areas at the same latitude.
A: I would suggest that you consult with one of the meteorology experts here on allexperts for further ...
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| pine trees | 2/22/2008 | Lou Jurs |
Q: What is the foam that appears on the bark of a Ponderosa Pine during a period of rainfall?
A: Unless I miss my guess...what you are seeing is the foam produced by the "spittlebug" or ...
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| ecology | 2/14/2008 | Lou Jurs |
Q: what are the biotic and abiotic factor in a fish pond
A: Why am I getting all these questions about abiotic and biotic factors? The analysis is simple: ...
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| variation | 1/19/2008 | Elliott Reams |
Q: What is the advantage of variation within a species? Thank you very much.
A: The largest advantage for variation within a species is the increased resistance to density ...
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| grade school science | 1/13/2008 | Richard Ochs |
Q: How does a lake become a forest?
A: The process where a lake becomes a forest is called eutrophication. Every lake/pond is slowly going ...
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| limiting factors | 1/9/2008 | Lou Jurs |
Q: my teacher was talking about limiting factors like light and water, but she didn't explain how they ...
A: Tommy... I am sure your teacher could explain this as well...however, let me me brief and simple. ...
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| lake ecology | 12/24/2007 | Richard Ochs |
Q: Ochs: My family and I live on a small (45 acre) pond in New York State. The lake was originally a ...
A: Hey Mark, Good question. I think that the bigger issue would be the loss of habitat. As the pond ...
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| Need a Desert Biome Mentor | 11/18/2007 | Lou Jurs |
Q: I am 10 years old. My school assignment requires me to get a mentor. I was wondering if you would be ...
A: Kymberlee... Depends. Let me know about how much time per week this will require. My email is ...
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| Species | 11/14/2007 | Richard Ochs |
Q: Would you guess that the species on Australis are, in general, more or less threatened than species ...
A: Island ecosystems tend to be much more fragile due to their isolation and the relatively unlikely ...
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| Abiotic Factors | 11/4/2007 | Lou Jurs |
Q: What Abiotic factors make a Rock Shore a Rocky Shore?
A: Well, I view a Rock Shore as one with huge rocks or rock formations, headlands, and cliffs...and a ...
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| Biology | 10/22/2007 | Richard Ochs |
Q: How is a niche related to abiotic and biotic factors?
A: Well, a niche is like an organism's "job" in an ecosystem or where it fits in. Like the niche of ...
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| Biology | 10/22/2007 | Lou Jurs |
Q: what are 2 kinds of disturbances that change ecosystems?
A: Ecosystems, by the very nature of their internal dynamics, are changing constantly...at inconsistant ...
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| Glacier National Park | 10/18/2007 | Lou Jurs |
Q: I am doing a biome project and can have the choice of doing any biome I would want, but I would like ...
A: Leigh... There is probably more than one biome represented within the Park boundaries. Biomes are ...
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| pine trees | 10/8/2007 | Lou Jurs |
Q: I live in Plumas County Ca. and I've noticed that our trees in this area have no pine cones this ...
A: Candy...I used to live in Susanville, so am sort of familiar with the NE California area. You don't ...
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| garden ecosystem | 10/8/2007 | Lou Jurs |
Q: hey Lou! just wanted to ask you a question. what are some biotic and abiotic factors of a garden ...
A: Andre... The concepts of "biotic" and "abiotic" are simple if you will break them into their ...
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| Biotic | 9/24/2007 | Richard Ochs |
Q: Can you name 4 biotic factors in a terrestrial ecosystem such as a forest please and thank you !
A: I can, but I know that you can, too. The prefix of "Biotic" is "Bio", which means "living". So ...
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| wolves | 9/9/2007 | Richard Ochs |
Q: Can you please explain to me how placing a bounty on wolves may cause a significant loss in ...
A: Amy, The bounty itself would not cause a loss in vegetation directly. Indirectly, however, if a ...
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| biotic or abiotic | 9/7/2007 | Richard Ochs |
Q: heres a list of levels of organization of life. can you tell me if each one is abiotic or biotic: ...
A: Tina, This sounds an awful lot like a homework assignment, so I am not going to give you the answer ...
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| Biomes | 9/1/2007 | Richard Ochs |
Q: For my AP Biology summer assignment I was asked to find an expert to answer a question about a biome ...
A: Tyler, Well, that all depends on what we're talking about here. Where a rainforest is present, ...
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| The Tundra Biome | 9/1/2007 | Richard Ochs |
Q: Will global warming have an effect on the tundra biome? Will it cause certain species to become ...
A: If global warming does in fact raise the overall temperature of the planet, yes, it will have an ...
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| Ecology | 8/20/2007 | Lou Jurs |
Q: My question is that can you tell me four abiotic and biotic factors of terresial ecosystem, such as ...
A: Jesse... Is this a homework question? I do not answer homework questions. Assuming not...abiotic ...
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| Hi | 8/20/2007 | Richard Ochs |
Q: Is more energy lost from an ecosystem when a herbivore eats a plant or when a carnivore eats an ...
A: That is a good question, Monica. Generally it should be when an herbivore eats a plant, and that is ...
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| Hey | 8/20/2007 | Tom |
Q: Why does the productivity of an ecosystem increase during the course of ecological succession?
A: It doesnt necessarily Thinking about a situation on land. Assume that we start from bare rock. ...
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| ritual behavior | 7/30/2007 | Richard Ochs |
Q: what is the evolutionary advantage of ritual behavior?
A: Well, if ritual behavior helps a species to survive and propagate, it is an evolutionary advantage. ...
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