Earth, Our Home

By Irie Odom

Our planet is full of many different ecosystems and habitats, all with their unique species, functions, and aspects. Learn about the beauty of American coastal redwood forests and coral reefs and why their protection is so crucial in Earth, Our Home

• Language: English
• Publisher: Irie Odom
• Release date: Sep 11, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201252557

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Table of Contents

Earth, Our Home

Table of Contents

Part One-Coastal Redwoods

What is Biodiversity?............................................................................................... 2 

What Are Coastal Redwoods?................................................................................................. 3 

Coastal Redwoods Help the Environment............................................................................................... 7

Damage to the Redwoods..................................................................................................10

What Can You Do?...............................................................................................................17

LOVE FOR THE REDWOODS..................................................................................................19

Part Two-Coral Reefs

What Are Coral Reefs?...............................................................................................23

The Biology of Coral..................................................................................................

Where Do Coral Reefs Exist?....................................................................................

What lives in Coral Reefs?........................................................................................

Threats to Coral Reefs..................................................................................................

How Can You Help?......................................................................................................

Love for Coral Reefs.......................................................................................................

Bibliography......................................................................................................................

Photography Credits......................................................................................................

Glossary............................................................................................................................

Further Reading..............................................................................................................

About the Author..............................................................................................................

About Seeds for Change.................................................................................................

Part One:

Coastal Redwoods

Humboldt Redwood Forest Single_tonemapped

WHAT IS BIODIVERSITY?

Biodiversity is a term for a variety of different living species on the planet Earth. This includes not only animal species, but also plant species, such as trees. This term can describe a world where there is not one dominant species, or multiple species going extinct.

Big Basin Redwood State Park | 3-2-14

This is a world where habitats are not destroyed, but instead shared. There are predators, prey, and some things in between.

Biodiversity is possible when humans discontinue practices that put animals in danger of extinction. This includes minimizing poaching, garbage pollution, air pollution, and habitat destruction. Biodiversity can be achieved by spreading awareness and making it a global concern and effort. With biodiversity comes harmony for all of Earth’s species.

What are Coastal Redwoods?

The largest living animal in the world is the Blue Whale. The largest insect is the Giant Weta. But the tallest living thing in the world is the coastal redwood, or Sequoia Sempervirens.

Big Tree