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11 Cards in this Set
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following a disturbance that destroys a community without destroying the soil. |
Secondary succession |
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Example- land cleared and plowed for farming • Example – Fires set by lightning |
Secondary succession |
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succession that occurs on the surface where no soil exists |
Primary succession |
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Pioneer Species first species to populate the area • Examples- lichen and mos |
Primary succession |
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Public water supply |
Must be safe, ample , palatable |
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• A network of complex feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem |
Food web |
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NATURAL ENVIRONMENT |
1. Land 2. Water 3. Air 4. Their inhabitants |
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Attributes of water |
Physical , chemical, biological |
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Scope of environmental engineering |
Phblic water supply, Proper DISPOSAL AND RECYCLING
DRAINAGE OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS CONTROL OF ARTHROPODs BORNE DISEASES
Provision of ADEQUATE SANITATION IN URBAN, RURAL and RECREATIONAL AREA |
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Components of natural science |
Biology, chemistry,physics, geology, environmental science |
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Level of Organization of an Ecosystem |
SPBEC Species, populatio Biome Ecosystem community |
