Logging and forest ecology

While the logging industry provides, what some would say, is a necessary service to the public, they also produce devastating effects on forest ecology and plant ecology. They provide obvious destruction of trees but also destroy plants, animals and other wildlife. Demand on the logging industry’s service is high, partly because of the demand for paper products. If humans cut down on their consumption of wood based products, the logging industry would cut down on the devastation they cause to forest ecology and plant ecology.

There are solutions to preventing future devastation to forest ecology. Humans could cut down on their consumption of paper products and could recycle any that they use. We could stop using wood as a source of fuel, especially when there are so many equally effective and renewable alternatives. While it seems like a small step, we could use fake trees for Christmas or better yet, use trees that can be replanted after the holiday season is over. While many Christmas trees are cut from tree farms, rather than forests, there is still a direct effect on the environment. While these solutions seem obvious, humans often take such products for granted. We do not often think of the effect our hardwood floors have on the forest ecology in Brazil. We do not think of the environmental cost of the paper we use at work.

Plant ecology is also effected by logging. Trees provide shade that many plants need to flourish. There are also plants that grow on trees and when the trees are logged, those plants come down to. The largest devastation to plant ecology caused by loggers would be the destruction caused by loggers machines. Loggers use machines that are large, heavy and bulky. Those machines destroy anything in their path including plants, animals, birds and organisms that we cannot see with the human eye. The ripple effect on the forest ecology may not be evident right away, but in the long run, when habits are lost, food sources for many organisms go with them. The wildlife that stays in an area that has been logged, are likely to lose habitat, food source and encounter some level of pollution cause by the loggers machines. Realistically, however, much of the wildlife that once flourished, will leave the logged area, forcing crowding in another part of the forest.

There are many things that effect forest ecology and plant ecology. If the logging industry wants to continue to thrive, they should also be concerned about forest ecology. If forest destruction continues at its current rate, there will eventually be no forest left. Trees grow at rates that cannot possibly keep up with the destruction caused by loggers. Some of the trees that loggers cut down, take a hundred years to grow to the height they are destroyed at. There must be a compromise between the loggers and the forest they utilize. If loggers are to reap the benefits that healthy forests produce, then loggers should bear some responsibility for keeping forests healthy.

Human Biology

Learning the basics of human biology can be a complicated process. However, although difficult, biology genetics are considered to be a very interesting field to research, because of the nature of the work. Human biology is known as the scientific study of the body itself: how it works and what its made of. Unlike many other areas of biology which combines several areas into one, human biology concentrates specifically on people.

• The systems of the human body is considered to be part if its structure. Studying human biology is based on studying the bodily structure of a person. The building block of a living organism is called a cell. Cells combine to form larger structures called tissue. When learning about human biology, an individual may be required to do research with a microscope to look at these cells and tissues. A microscope is considered to be the most important tool to use when learning about human biology and biology genetics.

• One of the first things that an individual learns about human biology is that there are ten systems within the human body. These are the skeletal system, the excretory system, the reproductive system, the muscular system, the digestive system, the nervous system, the respiratory system, the immune system, and the endocrine system. A human being needs all those systems to be working in order to live, with the exception of the reproductive system. Human biology is often studied to learn about the causes, effects, and possible treatments of different diseases. Diseases will attack one of these systems when they begin to form. Some effects of a disease will be minor and others serious: this depends on the placement and the strength of the disease.

• Human biology concentrates on how the bodies’ cells, tissues, organs, and systems work together to form a human body. In biology, genetics is the type of study that covers the heredity and evolution of all life forms. Genetics is a cornerstone of human biology knowledge and study. Scientists have discovered that humans mostly all have the similar characteristics of things like eyes, a mouth and a nose. But in biology, genetics control how individuals look and live. Human biology relies particularly heavily on genetics since a humans genes determine peoples’ differences like eye color and hair color.

When studying biology, genetics and human biology is two complicated yet important subjects. Understanding how the different systems within the human body reacts with each other is an important part of understanding any basic knowledge of human biology.