Archive for the ‘Biodiversity’ Category
Plant Biodiversity Wildlife Biodiversity
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Plant biodiversity has a direct effect on wildlife biodiversity
The loss of biodiversity in an area will, in almost every case, begin with the loss of botanical diversity. It is really pretty simple. The wildlife that inhabits a region will be there primarily because of the food supply and cover provided by native plants in [...]
September 5, 2009
Tags: Biodiversity, plant biodiversity, wildlife biodiversity Posted in: Biodiversity, Wildlife habitat, plant biodiversity, wildlife biodiversity 
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Native habitats and evolving lawn and landscape cultures
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Lawn Culture
Everyone loves a beautiful, freshly cut green lawn, well, almost everyone. More and more people are moving away from the traditional large grass covered areas, opting instead to use more trees, shrubs, and other plants, and they are “going native” with the varieties.
I suspect that this trend will continue, as water [...]
August 30, 2009
Tags: Add new tag, Landscapes, Lawns, Native habitats, Native landscapes Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat information, Biodiversity, Biodiversity and pest control, Environment, Exotic plants, Habitat, Habitat Management, Invasive plants, Landscapes, Lawns, Native habitat, Native landscapes, Native plants, Non native plants, Preserving biodiversity, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat 2 Comments
Environmental Services | Preserving Biodiversity
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Environmental Services | Preserving Biodiversity
One of the often overlooked areas of vegetation management, and it’s related environmental services, is it’s role in preserving the environment through preserving biodiversity. The biggest threat to our environment is the loss of native species, to species which are not native to our area. Good vegetation management practices help [...]
September 28, 2008
Tags: Biodiversity Services, Environmental services, Green services, Preserving biodiversity, Vegetation management Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Ecology, Environment, Environmental services, Exotic Vegetation Management, Green services, Infrastructure, Infrastructure management, Infrastructure services, Infrastucture, Preserving biodiversity, Vegetation management No Comments
Biodiversity Services
Biodiversity Services
Preserving biodiversity may be the major ecological and environmental issue of this century. Whether it is in the worlds rainforest regions, the Pacific Islands, Europe, Asia, Africa, or right here on the North American continent, in East Texas. Any species that cannot continue to exist due to fire, chainsaw, or even other, invasive plants, [...]
September 21, 2008
Tags: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Ecology, Environment, Environmental services, Green services Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Ecology, Environment, Environmental services, Green services, Habitat Management, Non native plants One Comment
Environmental Services |Exotic Vegetation Management
Environmental Services: Exotic Vegetation Management
It’s a fact of life.
Plants move. They migrate from one area to another using a bewildering variety of locomotion methods. Sometimes they travel by hitch hiking on people or animals, sometimes by wind or water, but travel they do.
If there is an invasive plant in your area, the chances are pretty [...]
September 7, 2008
Tags: Biodiversity Services, Environmental services, Exotic Vegetation Management, Green services, Habitat Management Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Environmental services, Exotic Vegetation Management, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Green services, Habitat, Habitat Management, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Native habitat, Native plants, Non native plants, Wildlife habitat No Comments
Why Create a Backyard Habitat?
There are a lot of great reasons to create a backyard habitat. This list offers some of the more obvious ones:
A love of wildlife.
If you are a nature lover, why not create some in your backyard? When we say create, we really mean cooperate. When working on such a project, we are merely filling in [...]
September 3, 2008
Tags: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Mosquito Control, Nature, Pest prevention Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Biodiversity, Environmental services, Malaria, Mosquito Control, Mosquitoes, Native habitat, Native plants, Public Health, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat One Comment
Backyard Habitat Project | Where do I start? Be DIRECT
Well, we are talking about backyard habitats, so, it would seem reasonable to start there! It really doesn’t have to be a backyard, it can be a front yard, or on the side of your home, or an unused lot. In other words, it can be almost any where.
The place to begin, is in determining [...]
September 3, 2008
Tags: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, DIRECT approach Posted in: Backyard habitat, Backyard habitat help, Backyard habitat information, Biodiversity, DIRECT aproach, Habitat Management, Habitat requirements, Native habitat, Native plants, Uncategorized, Wildlife, Wildlife habitat 2 Comments
Aquatic Biodiversity: Protecting Lakes
Aquatic Biodiversity: Protecting Lakes
With water shortages predicted for parts of the United States, planners are scrambling to figure out just exactly what our water needs will be for the future, and just exactly how to deal with them.
Preserving what we have.
One thing is for certain, we need to preserve the viability of [...]
September 2, 2008
Tags: Biodiversity Services, Exotic aquatic plants, Invasive species Posted in: Biodiversity, Biodiversity Services, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Non native plants No Comments
“What harm can a little plant possibly do?”
Invasive Plants and Biodiversity: “What harm can a little plant possibly do?”
I get this question from a lot of people: “What harm can a little plant possibly do?”
The simple answer:
The answer to that question is” Billions of dollars in damage and control efforts, and the most significant loss of biodiversity in history!
We are [...]
September 2, 2008
Tags: Exotic species, Invasive species Posted in: Biodiversity, Exotic aquatic plants, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Non native plants No Comments
Exotic Plants Biodiversity: A Cause and Effect Tale
Exotic Plants, Biodiversity: A Cause and Effect Tale
The following tale is true in most of it’s content, the names have been changed to protect the innocent!
A plant native to Asia sprouts. It is pulled from it’s native waters and shipped to an aquarium wholesaler in South Florida. It is bought by a [...]
September 2, 2008
Tags: Biodiversity, Cause and effect, Chos theory, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants Posted in: Biodiversity, Exotic aquatic plants, Exotic plant migration, Exotic plants, Invasive plants, Invasive species, Native plants, Non native plants, Real Estate, Water No Comments