...In this lesson, the resulting layout allows the user to compare the differences between the changes in vegetation and invasives over time. The maps on the left side of the layout display the vegetation groups found inside of the study area located within the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge. The maps on the right side of the layout, contain data of the same study area but show how invasive species community has changed. To show changes over time, the maps were digitized from 3 different decades 1962, 1973, and 2005, respectively. The map also displays the annual average depth of Lake Eerie for each year. Included at the bottom of the layout, is a reference map to show the study site in relation to the state of Ohio. This map can be effective because the user can study the map and take away a basic understanding about how the water levels have had an impact on the vegetation groups throughout the study area. It can also be determined from the 2005 Invasive map that the invasive species have increased throughout the study area compared to the previous decades. Although this layout style can communicate a basic message, it lacks real depth. While this may be a visual aid to some, having real data and numbers would allow the user to make many more inferences about the study area's vegetative community. I find this layout to be very busy, and I suspect it could be overwhelming to anyone unfamiliar with the study. Another challenge was turning on the OpenStreetMap layer for all 7 maps...
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...ENVS 1500 – Assignment #1 Leaf Decomposition Working Hypothesis: Different tree species leaves will not decompose at different rates. AND Different tree species will not harbour different soil animals. Decomposition Rates: ln (Mo÷Mt) = k × t Maple: t = 42/365 = 0.11506849 Mo = 0.780769231 Mt = 0.569230769 Isolate for k. ln (0.780769231 ÷ 0.569230769) = k × 0.11506849 ln (1.37162162258309) = k × 0.11506849 0.315993705978644 ÷ 0.11506849 = k k = 2.746135853339551 European Buckthorne: t = 42/365 = 0.11506849 Mo = 0.418181818 Mt = 0.154545455 Isolate for k. ln (0.418181818 ÷ 0.154545455) = k × 0.11506849 ln (2.705882343806228) = k × 0.11506849 0.99542804905692 ÷ 0.11506849 = k k = 8.650743996526937 Figure 1.1: Organisms Observed (Maple Leaves): Species Name | Taxonomic Category | Role in Food Webs | Fire Ant | Hymenoptera | Omnivore | Common Centipede | Scutigeromorpha Pocock | Carnivore | Earth Worm | Megadrilacea | Decomposer | Earwig | Dermaptera | Carnivore / Herbivore (less common species) | Sow bug (Woodlouse) | Isopoda | Decomposer | Termite | Isoptera | Herbivore / Decomposer | Daddy Long Leg | Pholcidae (Araneae) | Carnivore | Common Ant | Formicidae | Herbivore | Millipede | Diplopoda | Herbivore / Decomposer | Aphids | Hemiptera | Herbivore | Garden Spider | Araneae | Carnivore | (ITIS, 2013) (Evans, 2007) (CISEO, 1997) (Meyer, 2007) Figure 1.2: Organisms...
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...Japanese Red Maple is a beautiful and breathtaking tree. They are commonly a very short tree but can reach heights of up to 20 feet in the correct environment. The Japanese Red Maple is not a native to America, where it is so commonly known today, but was brought to the U.S before World War II. (Bellarmine.edu) In Japan, the tree can grow very wide and be much fuller than it is here in America. The Japanese Red Maple, used most commonly as a yard decoration, is also (as all plants are) a great source of oxygen. Even though they can be small as bonsai trees, Japanese Red Maples are beautiful trees that help enrich the surrounding environment with oxygen and rich beautiful color. A Japanese Red Maple can grow in many different environments. With the ability of living in USDA zones 5 through 8, this Japan native has become a popular plant in America. The bending and winding branches, even on the shorter trees, give this tree a different look that many consider attractive. This tree grows very slow, on average 2 to 3 feet per year. It does not require many nutrients so it does not need much upkeep. Just enough water to keep it feed. The Japanese Red Maple needs both sunlight and shade in order to properly grow, if kept in too much sun, the tree can be damaged and burned. ( (Roy, 2006)) The Japanese Red Maple “has a strong fibrous root system, multiple stems, and slender shoots that end in small paired buds.”( (Roy, 2006)) In North Carolina, where I live, the Japanese Maples, do not...
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...1. Executive Summary Ahorn is a maple syrup company that targets mainly middle and higher class customers around the Finger Lakes region in and New York City. Our company offers the best quality, pure, organic maple syrup that is made from Dutch trees, which are planted on our local farm in Elmira, NY. The maple syrup market is currently fluctuating due to the availability of other sweeteners and the sustainability of production along with the technological changes. However, with the different grades and quality of maple syrup the market has become very competitive. Ahorn, as an organic and the purest maple syrup, has a chance to succeed, especially when consumers tend to care about their health and the environment much more than they used to. This trend has created an industry, in which the demand for maple syrup is increasing but unfortunately the weather conditions and the long growth of maple trees go against the trend. Ahorn will therefore take an advantage of this large demand for maple syrup by positioning itself in the higher end of the market where many consumers look for healthy and environment friendly products. Ahorn Maple Syrup can be consumed by people of all ages because the majority of people enjoy having pancakes for breakfast with a great tasting maple syrup. Our product offers not only a great taste, but also great quality and is a 100% organic product. Our company’s largest competitions in the maple syrup market are Aunt Jemima, Mrs. Butterworth, Eggo and...
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...The Maple Tree Druid horoscope for Maple (The DailyHoroscope by Comitic) Druid horscope for Maple. The Maple is known as the luckiest of trees. It embodies a happy spirit because it represents very desirable qualities, such as success, wealth, and general prosperity. This is a very positive and constructive sign. It is only natural, then, that Maple people are always pleasant to be around because they are cheerful, joyful, and active. These dynamic people are quite adventurous and always seek out excitement. Even when a Maple Tree person isn't the most gorgeous one in the room, he or she can easily compensate for it with an outrageous, interesting, and outstanding personality. Maples are known to be offbeat, extravagant, and even a bit bizarre. They are always aware of all the new trends, social customs, and the most recent discoveries in the world around them. On any given day they are involved or considering any number of interesting and exciting projects. However, they rarely implement any of their daring ideas. Maples prefer to watch others achieve their goals. Maple people have irrepressible energy; they are simply restless! They are interested in too many things at once. Sometimes Maples feel that if they stop even for a moment, they will miss out on something very important. Despite their daring personalities, Maple people are not extremely courageous. The only reason they decides to take a risk is because Maples have a very low sense of danger. ...
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...Read this essay on the Importance of Trees ! Plants are very important for us. They provide us fresh fruits, wood, natural herbs and many things of professional value. They are home to numerous wildlife, bugs and creatures. They provide colour to men and creatures. They prevent famine and cause rain fall. They help in verifying polluting the environment. They provide us fresh air to take in and play essential role in the process of CO2. So, we should increase forestation. Wood is the most effective product that trees provide us with. We use wooden often. Wood is used as petrol and wood. Wood is used to make furnishings. Wood is also used to lay the paths of the railways. Plants are excellent sources of therapeutic natural herbs, ribbons and raw materials for many sectors. We get resins, organic gum area, etc. from the trees. The bamboo sheets bedding is an essential wide range of shrub which develops in large quantity. It is of excellent professional value. It is found everywhere. It is used as building content to make short-term shed. It is an essential resource of protection for the poor and financially sluggish individuals. Bamboo is used to make pads, barrier, bag and various products of the crafts. Bamboo is used as raw content to make paper. Cane is another wide range of shrub which is used in many things. Mats, rules and furnishings are created from the cane. Furniture created of cane is highly creative, wonderful and costly. Lac is one of the most effective...
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...SPECIES DESCRIPTION SIZE €PRICE(PER TREE) Bare Rooted Our trees are quoted for bare rooted unless otherwise stated. Alders Common Alder Quick growing up to 20m, for shelter. Grows well in heavy or wet soils. Wind resistant. Suitable for costal locations. 1-2ft 5ft 10ft 10ft €1-2 €8 €30 €50 (potted) (Alnus glutinosa) Italian Alder Quick growing up to 20m. More decorative than other alders; tolerating drier and limey soil, wind resistant; For shelter and avenue planting. (Alnus cordata). 1-2ft 5ft 10-14ft 10-14ft 15-20ft - €1-2 €10 €25 €40-50 (potted) €75-125 Red Alder Initially very quick growing up to 20m; withstands wind and coastal conditions; for shelter belts, copses etc. (Alnus rubra) 9ft 9ft 15-20ft 15-20ft - €18 €30 (potted) €75 €130-140 (potted) Ashes Common Ash Grows up to 30m, on most soils even limey; vigorous root system, withstands wind and coastal conditions. 2-3ft 3-5ft 9ft 10-14ft 10-14ft €2-3 €6 €18 €30 €40-50 (potted) (Fraxinus excelsior) Fine Leaved Ash Grows quickly up to 25m. Decorative foliage, wind resistant, grows anywhere. 12ft+ 12ft+ €30 €40-50 (potted) (Fraxinus angustifolia) Manna Ash Grows up to 15m in most soils; decorative, snowy white flowers in May. 8-9ft €30 (Fraxinus ornus) Beeches Copper Beech Up to 30m. Very decorative, needs some shelter; good growing, used as specimen and hedging. . 3ft €3 3ft €8-9 (potted) 5ft €15 5ft €20 (potted) 8ft €20-25 8ft €30-35 (potted) 9ft €25-30 9ft €35-40...
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...the Appalachian Mountains, in a town named Pikeville. Pikeville is a polluted town because of the coal industry. People live in apartment or condominium buildings because of its little space available. I grew up in one of the many buildings in Pikeville admiring from my bedroom window the beauty of the mountains, always exploring with my eyes the forest or the meadows, looking for a clean and quiet place. And, I found one on a hill in the back of the town. It is about 100 feet square, it has seven old trees, wild flowers and a lot of bugs and ants during summer time. I used to go there to sit down on a rock and watch the town and my trees. There was a very old tree, a maple tree, with a huge trunk. The others were smaller, three in the back, three on my left side and the old maple tree on my right. There were flowers, many kinds, white, yellow, purple and blue. It was nobody's place. Nobody owned that hill, but it was beautiful and peaceful and I dreamed many times about a white house over there. I think that, these kinds of places are meaningful to people because they are natural and people can be there alone, away from their everyday life. I used to go there to be alone or to dream with my eyes open admiring the blue sky or the...
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...Autumn ending later in north hemisphere, research shows Rebecca Tackett Union Institute and University March 30, 2014 Autumn ending later in north hemisphere, research shows Researchers from the University of Southampton are saying that study are showing that autumn is taking place later in the years and spring is starting earlier. Satellites were used over a 25 years period to identify changing patterns in vegetation. They were looking for changes in leaf cover, color and growth. The study was led by Professor of geography Peter Atkinson who says that there is much speculation about whether climate change is related to the seasonal changes. He believes this study is a significant piece of the puzzle. They believe that the climate change does have an effect of the change in vegetation growth cycles types of vegetation. The studies looked at several types of vegetation such as mosaic vegetation, broad-leaved deciduous forests, and mixed leaved forests. They analyzed groups of vegetation in which the size has not been affected by human intervention. The biggest change was shown in the broad-leaved deciduous forest and the needle-leaved deciduous forest. This showed that autumn is happening significantly later in the year. The evidence was more pronounced for a later autumn than the evidence for the earlier spring. Professor Atkinson also says that there have been similar studies done in the past but that have not been as rigorous or accurate as this one. The research...
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...Chapter #1: What are some changes within Maple Leaf Shoes and in its environment that have caused a shift in its strategy? List the challenges facing the company using the classification provided in your text. Many things at Maple Leaf Shoes Ltd. has changed since the takeover. The management style has changed drastically causing low employee morale and lowered productivity since there is not as much concern for individual employees as there was before the takeover. The addition of technological changes that intended to decrease costs and help deal with global competitors have also put a damper on employee relations and have not had success with improving productivity. Many of the changes have been to improve the firm’s success however many tradeoffs have had to take place, with the employees feeling that they are getting the short end of the deal. The economic, demographic, cultural, technological and legal challenges and strategies are discussed below with regard to the changing environment at Maple Leaf Shoes Ltd. since the takeover. Economic: Maple Leaf Shoes Ltd.’s total revenue has continued to increase however their profits have decreased by 10 percent. Earnings per share, dividends per share, stock price and total assets have also decreased as a consequence of the takeover. The cost of production at Maple Leaf Shoes has been slowly but steadily rising and labour costs now account for more than 45 percent of manufacturing costs. If this continues the firm may lose...
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...MAPLE SYRUP When I think about maple syrup one of the first thoughts that comes to mind is a huge maple tree trunk with a metal buckets hanging on it. The age old tradition of “sugar bushing” (maple trees used to be referred to as sugar bushes) is a little foggy. It has been said that early settlers in the United States learned about sugar maples from Native Americans Indians. No one is exactly sure how it all began but it is rumored that an Indian Chief of a tribe threw a tomahawk at a tree and when sap ran out of the tree his wife used the liquid to boil venison. Another story holds that American Indians stumbled on sap running from a broken maple branch. Maple Sap typically runs out of maple trees on days when the temperature is around 40 degrees following a night when the temperature dropped below freezing. Farmers would drill holes into the trees to allow the sap to drain. Every day or two the farmers would empty the buckets into larger containers and haul the watery substance to a "sugar house". The sap is about 98% water and it takes about 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. The sugar makers would boil off most of the water over a wood fire and what remained was sweet brown syrup. Other sugar makers would heat the sap down even more turning it into crystallized sugar. In the modern era the process has developed to the point that the sugar industry produced evaporators that were in essence giant frying pans with fire boxes built underneath. Most serious...
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...Maple syrup, a delicacy across much of the northern United States in late spring. Maple syrup does not simply come off of the store shelves, nor is it made in a large factory. In fact many steps take place before the syrup is at the table. Late Spring, the start of the syruping season, nights are cold and days warm perfect for the sap, sugar rich water, to start moving throughout the trees. The opportunity to collect sap varies every year because it relies on the temperature, specifically when the mercury falls below freezing at night and rises to about 50 degrees during the day. The reason for this is in the fall the tree stores all of its sap in its roots for winter. New warmth after a long winter signals the tree to send the sap backup to the branches, for the formation new leaves. The perfect conditions allow for the sap to move throughout the tree during the night and day allowing people to collect it. The first step, finding the right tree Sugar maples followed by silver maples are...
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...spores of thermophiles may be added from equipment. * Bagging of raw sugar may also add some micro organisms. * During the refining of raw sugar contamination may come from equipment, and organisms are added during bagging. * In manufacture of beet sugar, clean beets are sliced into thin slices and the sugar is removed by diffusion process at 60 to 85 C. sources of contamination are flume water and diffusion- battery waters. * Thermophiles may grow into the latter at 70 c. * Contamination may also take place during refining and bagging of the sugar. * Granulated sugar are now very low in microbial content for the most part, containing from a few to a several hundred organisms per gram, mostly bacterial spores. MAPLE SIRUP * Sap...
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...SUMMARY This report is commissioned to examine the scope of conducting business overseas on behalf of Fine Maple Products Ltd. – an Ontario based maple products manufacturing company. The research draws attention on various factors involved in expanding company’s business in two potential markets i.e. France and Israel like market size, legal and political considerations, economic conditions and etc. The main purpose of conducting trade research is to diversify its risk through splitting the business in foreign markets and compete with other companies dealing in the same product with foreign market exposure. TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY RESEARCH PLAN Key objective Key topics to be researched Importance of key topics to be researched...
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...minutes to reflect and write my thoughts down. My weekdays are jam-packed with responsibilities at work and my studies; my Saturdays, woefully, are barely spared. Fortunately, however, because of some levels of criminality in me that I have successfully kept in latency, in between breaks (or classes), I’d clandestinely let go of my unexpressed resentment, happiness, frustrations, ennui, and sadness on pieces of papers that I always keep. I think that by writing them down I am purging myself of excess emotions that do nothing but keep me from accomplishing my tasks, or violence that I would, in very rare cases, manifest, although not completely because I am a good citizen of the state. Silence, in addition to rest, has also become impossibly elusive; in fact, it is beginning to have that illicit feeling to it whenever I get hold of it in especially rare and fleeting cases, such as when I am sitting on a toilet bowl or when I am beginning to sleep and having REM. Either the metro drowns me in ceaseless, diaphanous noise, or I hear the monotonous sound of my voice, which can be very irritating at times, but quite often, as among narcissists of my kind, I’d find myself listening to its cadence, quality, and idiosyncrasy with furtive conceit. It was a mistake choosing to live on this part of the planet, but I’d be more mistaken if I think that there was a choice to begin with. What makes this generation of young people unique (and superior) is that we think that noise is a given...
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