(par 5.3.2.2.3) Atop Food Chain, Ospreys Ingest Many Poisons
Atop Food Chain, Ospreys Ingest Many Poisons, Revealing Environmental Dangers http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140826-ospreys-environment-pollutant-contaminant-health-science/ As apex predators, ospreys get a mega-dose of contaminants from their prey. An osprey grabs a fish in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland. By Christopher Solomon for Environmental Health News – Published August 26, 2014 PITT MEADOWS, British Columbia—On an early spring morning, the Pitt River […]
(par 5.2.1.2) Population growth (taken from Wikipedia)
Population growth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_growth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The estimated size of the human population from 10,000 BCE–2000 CE. In biology, population growth is the increase in the number of individuals in a population. The population growth rate is the rate at which the number of individuals in a population increases in a given time period as a fraction of […]
(par 5.1.2) Industrial farm model is damaging environment
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/opinion/2014/09/03/industrial-farm-model-damaging-environment/15039641/ Lee Luft 5:09 p.m. CDT September 3, 2014 File(Photo: Alyssa Bloechl/Kewaunee County Star-News ) Thank you for your Aug. 25 front-page article by Kate Golden, “In karst area, even good farming may pollute groundwater.” As the article states, the shallow soils and karst (cracked) bedrock common in Northeastern Wisconsin provides little filtration for the animal […]