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Ecological pyramids are also called 'Eltonian pyramids' after C. Elton. Charles Elton (1927) developed the concept of ecological pyramids who noted that "the animals at the base of a food chain are relatively abundant while those at the end are relatively few in ..

Ecological pyramids are also called 'Eltonian pyramids' after C. Elton. Charles Elton (1927) developed the concept of ecological pyramids who noted that "the animals at the base of a food chain are relatively abundant while those at the end are relatively few in number..

The part of the earth in which life exists is called biosphere. The biosphere consists of 3 major types of habitats. Aquatic habitat Terrestrial habitat Aerial or Arboreal habitat The special characteristics of plants and animals that enalbe them to be successful in certain environmental ..

The environment in which the man and other organisms live is called the biosphere. The biosphere is made up of different regions that have different types of flora (plants) and fauna (animals). The types of organisms in an area are determined by various factors such as the climate, ..

. Further decomposition of these annual grasses lead to replacement by perennial grasses like Cymbopogon, Heteropogon etc. Some small animals also invade the habitat. d) Shrub stage - Further weathering or rocks and death of herbs make the habitat more suitable for the growth of shrubs li..

Wildlife Resources - Wild life resources include all animals, which grow and propagate naturally without any sort of human interference. They remain in wild form without any sort of friendly association with man. Invariably they are in forests. Wildlife serves as a resource to maintain th..

Introduction - Biogeography reveals that living organisms (plants and animals) are found practically everywhere on this earth. The living components interact among themselves as well as with their physical environment like soil, air and water. The branch of biology, which deals with the r..

Conservation of wild life has three objectives a) To maintain essential ecological processes and life supporting systems. b) To preserve the diversity of species or the range of genetic material found in the world's organisms. c) To ensure sustainable utilisation of species and ecosystem..

Introduction - The Environment influences an organism's life in many ways. It is everything that surrounds an organism and it includes physical and biological components. The physical components of the environment are soil, water, air, light and temperature. These are termed as abiotic components. ..

Biome is a large, regional or sub continental biosystem characterized by a major vegetation type or other distinct landscape characters such as tropical deciduous forest, tundra biome, etc. "The major terrestrial ecosystems (largest ecological units) of distinctive terrestrial areas with ..