Encyclopedia of Global Resources part 55 pps

... dis- advantage of being able to preserve only a small amount of the genetic diversity present in a given pop- ulation but often plays a critical role in the preserva- tion of many varieties of organisms, particularly ... operates on a time scale of hundreds of millions to billions of years. It includes subcycles such as the oceanic cycle and the biological cycle, which could be...

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... of which has been concen- trated in mineral-rich areas of the country. Another problem affecting the global status of exports from the Democratic Republic of the Congo is the predom- inance of ... methods. Howard found that the best compost pile consists of three parts plant matter to one part manure. He devised theIndore method of Global Resources Composting • 233 U.S....

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... many parts of the United States and most areas of the GreatPlains,the period between 1930 and 1941 represents some of the driest years on record. Annual 318 • Dust Bowl Global Resources Uses of ... southernGreatPlains of the United States and was caused by a combination of extended drought and human misuse of the land. Definition The Dust Bowl represents one of the most sa...

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... management of global resources. Background In the 1960’s, the issue of environmental protection was gaining prominence in the United States and in other developed countries. As part of this political climate, ... interaction of individual organisms with their life-sustaining abiotic environment and the impact ofbioticcomponentsontheirhabitats. • Population ecology is the study...

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... the duration of storage and the amount of energy stored per unit weight or volume. Duration of energy storage may vary from a fraction of one second to many years. In a nuclear Global Resources ... Use Despite the broad scope of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, many of its provisions had not been imple- mented as of fiscal year 2008-2009, as Congress had not appropriated muc...

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... dealing with the problems of en- dangered species through the Office of Endangered Species in theDepartment of theInterior. The expan- sion of habitat areas byvarious agencies of the govern- ment has ... moist, 372 • Environmental biotechnology Global Resources An alternative to the production of ethanol via fer - mentation of a particular biomass is the direct use of plan...

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... Wildlife Service (FWS) grew out of two agencies: the Bureau of Fisheries (1871) in the Department of Commerce and the Bureau of Biologi- cal Survey (1885) in the Department of Agriculture. Each held ... danger of ecosystem collapse. 430 • Fisheries Global Resources Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Category: Government and resources Date: Established 1940 The U.S. Fish and Wil...

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... was soon being dug by hundreds of Chinese laborers forced to work on the Chincha Islands south of Lima, Peru. 550 • Guano Global Resources 554 • Gypsum Global Resources Million Metric Tons Source: ... heated to drive off much of its water of crystallization, gyp- sum istransformed into plaster of paris (so named be- cause of the famous gypsum deposits of the Mont- mart...

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... reactor fuel rods, presents a significant level of health risks, often for extremely long periods of time. Global Resources Hazardous waste disposal • 559 An employee at a Germanhazardous waste disposal ... Incinerationoffers apartial solutionto reduc- ing the volume of material, yet it poses an air-quality dilemma, as it can produce a highly toxic ash, often laden withheavy metal...

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... nutrients Global Resources Hemp • 571 and is often used as feed for livestock. Because of its high biomass in a wide range of habitats, hemp has an unmatched potential to be a source of biofuel, ... all aspects of crop production, from the collection and germina- tion of seed to the final marketing of the products. Plant propagation, protection, and harvesting are three areas...

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