PPT-ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES Presented by: Delana Louw (Rivers for Africa)

3 April 2014 2 NWRCS integrated steps ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES TO SCENARIOS 3 Need to answer the what if questions Express in terms of change in Ecological Category Detailed process to predict changes in all the biophysical components per site and per scenario. Chapter 7. Rivers………. Start on high,. Flow down low,. Creating features. As they flow!. River Terms. Three stages of a river. Youth Stage = Upper Course. Mature Stage = Middle Course. Old age Stage = Lower Course. Ecological succession is the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time. . For example, a bare patch of ground will not stay bare. It will rapidly be colonized by a variety of plants.. and the MLRA SSO Leader. George Peacock, Team Leader. Grazing Lands Technology Development Team. Central National Technology Support Center. and. Susan Andrews, National Leader. Soil Quality and Ecosystems Branch. A. n . Executive Summary for State Leadership. PLEASE DO NOT PUT YOUR PHONE ON HOLD FOR ANY REASON DURING THE WEBINAR.. MUTE YOUR PHONE USING *6.. THE WEBINAR WILL BEGIN AT 2:30 PM CST. CALL IN 212/519-0839. Edgar Zuniga. 12/15/15. Why are the Tigris and Euphrates considered exotic rivers?. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers are exotic because the precipitation in that area flow through is not significant enough to support their flow. They are fed by shallow lakes, marshes, etc. . George Morris. 20. th. February 2013. Any modern definition of health and the goals of public health must extend to wellbeing. Health and wellbeing invariably flow from societies to individuals, not the other way round. Four ‘conditions of an imperilled environment’ Kirkpatrick Sale. Drawdown: the process by which the dominant species in an ecosystem uses up the surrounding resources faster than they can be replaced.. Lyon (France). september. 30 to . october. 03, 2019. Smart . . Rivers. 2017, Pittsburgh . -September 18-21, 2017. Lyon, in the . EUROPEAN . waterway. network. European. . waterway. network. 20000 km for . History of the Fertile Crescent. The Main Idea. The rivers of Southwest Asia supported the growth of civilization. New farming techniques led to the growth of cities. .. The BIG Idea. The valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers were the site of the world’s first civilizations.. Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Both rivers begin in Turkey and flow south through Iraq. In southern Iraq, the two rivers join to form one waterway. That waterway, Al- Arab Shatt, empties into the Persian Gulf. Rivers As a stream forms, it erodes soil and rock to make a channel. Over time the stream transports rock and soil downstream, making it longer and wider A streams ability to erode is influenced by 2 factors Rivers What do you know about rivers? Do you know where rivers come from? Do you know any rivers in your local area? What types of animals would you find in or near a river? Is there anything you would like to know about rivers? PMS 46PMS 75 125148Do nt put a bxaound the lgo INCORRECT31USEIn order to prevent inconsistent use of the Five Rivers MetroParks logo it must always be scaled appropriately The logo must not be stretch runoff. ), where it travels overland to the oceans. Streams and Rivers are an essential part in the water cycle and account for most of the . erosion of Earth’s surface. .. Rivers. A . tributary. is a stream that runs into a larger stream. The main river will eventually drain into the ocean. A river and all of its tributaries is called a .