Most deserts have only a small number of frogs and toads because these animals must be near water to survive. Yet even these creatures have adapted to desert conditions. When small amounts of water collect in temporary streams, the desert-living frogs and toads become active. After a rainfall...
Coastal sand dunes suffer from erosion during storms and hurricanes and when humans interfere. Deforestation also contributes to sand dune erosion because loss of vegetation makes the dunes unstable. As sand dunes lose sand -- perhaps from waves reaching them during a particularly strong storm, or ...
Winds - Winds blow sediments from the beaches to help form dunes and into the marshes, which contributes to their build-up. Sea level changes - Rising sea levels tend to push barrier islands toward the mainland. Storms - Hurricanes and other storms have the most dramatic effects on barrier ...
Where I live it’s not uncommon to lose power for a significant time due to hurricanes or thunderstorms. We’re in the country, so it’s a deep well and septic. For water I have a number of used forklift batteries and a 300 watt solar rig to keep them charged.The solar charge conve...
America’s most special places will always be beautiful, but a warming climate forces us to accept that they can’t be frozen in time.
Humans have always had the ability to recognize patterns, breaking down complex structures into simpler, recognizable components and using this knowledge to satisfy their curiosity Forcebegins by showing how humans have always had the ability to recognize patterns, breaking down complex structures into ...
and demographic consequences of fire, which are comparatively well understood (Engstrom2010). In particular, fire regimes could have a strong impact on the observed dynamics; some fire-adapted ecosystems have been subject to regular burns for much of their existence, while, under global change, the...
Despite our ability to populate almost all parts of the world, Mother Nature is still pretty good at keeping a few secrets from humans. But with every new trek into uncharted rainforests or further into the depths of the seas, we're still able to meet animals that are totally new to us...
Male squirrels have adapted several strategies to help facilitate reproductive success. If a female has stopped the chase to mate, another male may attack the mating male viciously, occasionally injuring the female in the process. Younger males may use a strategy in which they sit out the chase...
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