Ecosystem Articles

• Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Environmental Science
  Environmental Issues
  Acid Rain
   
  

  Air pollution

  Air pollution is a broad term applied to any chemical, physical (particulate matter), or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. The atmosphere is a complex, ... > more
• Rainforests
  Ecology Research
  Forest
  Nature
  Ecology
  Environmental Science
   
  

  Deforestation

  Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land use such as arable land, urban use, logged area or wasteland. Historically, this meant conversion to grassland or to its ... > more
• Global Warming
  Geochemistry
  Air Quality
  Forest
  Climate
  Earth Science
   
  

  Carbon cycle

  The carbon cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged between the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere of the Earth. The cycle is usually thought of as four major ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Pests and Parasites
  Animals
  Endangered Plants
  Agriculture and Food
  Organic
   
  

  Biological pest control

  Biological control of pests and diseases is a method of controlling pests and diseases in agriculture that relies on natural predation rather than introduced ... > more
• Soil Types
  Rainforests
  Agriculture and Food
  Forest
  Sustainability
  Endangered Plants
   

  Shifting cultivation

  Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which a person uses a piece of land, only to abandon or alter the initial use a short time later. This system often involves clearing of a piece of ... > more
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Environmental Policy
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Science
  Weather
   
  

  IPCC Fourth Assessment Report

  The Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the fourth in a series of reports on climate change. Two of the three reports (Working groups I and II) have ... > more
• Nature of Water
  Acid Rain
  Organic Chemistry
  Sports Science
  Chemistry
  Air Quality
   
  

  Phosphorus

  Phosphorus is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol P and atomic number 15. Phosphorus is commonly found in inorganic phosphate rocks and in all living cells. The most ... > more
• Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Environmental Science
  Healthy Aging
   
  

  Pollution

  Environmental pollution is the release of environmental contaminants, generally resulting from human activity. Carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides produced by industry and motor ... > more
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Weather
  Environmental Issues
  Ice Ages
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Climate

  The climate is the weather averaged over a long period of time. Weather is the combination of events in the atmosphere and climate is the overall accumulated weather in a certain location. Over ... > more
• Wildfires
  Oil Spills
  Rainforests
  Trees
  Ecology Research
  Ecology
   
  

  Controlled burn

  Prescribed or controlled burning is a technique sometimes used in forest management, farming, or prairie restoration. Fire is a natural part of both forest and grassland ecology and controlled fire ... > more

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