what type of ecosystem do you live in?

[datasuspect]

Gulf Coastal Plain/Northern Humid Gulf Coastal Prairie




The principal distinguishing characteristics of the Western Gulf Coastal Plain are its relatively flat topography and mainly grassland potential natural vegetation. Inland from this region the plains are older, more irregular, and have mostly forest or savanna-type vegetation potentials. Largely because of these characteristics, a higher percentage of the land is in cropland than in bordering ecological regions. Rice, grain sorghum, cotton, and soybeans are the principal crops. Urban and industrial land uses have expanded greatly in recent decades, and oil and gas production is common.

[ellisonz]

1. Tropical Island.

B-)

[elehhhhna]

2. Shut. Up. Which one?

I'm subtropical, and jealous.

[ellisonz]

5. Oahu.

Well, only about half of the island is still tropical, the rest is concrete and asphalt.

[KamaAina]

11. E komo mai! Welcome to DU.

:hi:

Darn few DUers 'round these parts. Welcome aboard!

only about half of the island is still tropical, the rest is concrete and asphalt.

Oh come now. What with all the forest reserves (up in the mountains), it couldn't possibly be more than one-third concrete and asphalt. :P

[ellisonz]

19. Fair enough.

My view is skewed from here in Kaimuki (hopefully only home for the summer).

[querelle]

3. Don't Know Really

I live in Ottawa and it's kind of at the intersection of the Canadian Shield (lot's of rock, forests, and lakes) and very fertile farm land. Cold winters and extremely hot summers with high humidity all year round. Except for this past year. Winter never arrived really.

Q

[Kali]

4. mostly Chihuahuan semi-desert scrub

but we are on the edge of the interface between the Chihuhuan and Sonoran desert, and rise in elevation into manzanita oak woodland.

[NMDemDist2]

12. I live in the Chihuahuan desert meself

:hi:

[Kali]

22. yep (and you came from the Sonoran)

Are you in the boot heel or over near Texas?

[NMDemDist2]

24. TX

I can see the Guadalupes from my back deck

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. I live in the United States - therefore, I live in a fucked up ecosystem.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

7. A wreck.

The principal distinguishing characteristics are dirty socks on the floor, newspapers strewn hither & yon, and toys strategically positioned to inflict maximum damage to bare feet. :D

[huskerlaw]

8. eco-what?

This is just down the road from where I work...


Thankfully, I live in a slightly more eco-friendly area. Slightly. Like, there's plants and stuff... ;)

[BrotherBuzz]

9. California Inland Valley Prairie

Although you'd hardly know it after the Ag boys leveled the area as flat as a billiards table in the fifties to allow easy irrigation.

[Writer]

10. Arid desert with a bunch of transplanted trees and grass, leading into shortgrass prairie.

If you build it and irrigate it, it will grow.

[Inchworm]

13. Southern Appalachians

Very pretty, but it was prettier 20 years ago.

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Major environmental problems: The Southern Appalachians are at risk for environmental degradation because of their unique setting, including the immense biological wealth, pleasant climate, and unique cultural resources. Some of the major environmental stressors or issues identified for the area include:

- Population growth, urbanization, and second-home recreational developments
- Acid and air toxic deposition
- Mine runoff and leaching to surface waters
- Erosion and siltation from mining, logging and recreational developments
- Nonpoint source pollution runoff from agriculture and other development activities
- The introductions of exotics


Habitat has been diminished, as has the quality of air, water, and land. The consequences of these stresses include diminished forest health and a reduction in species diversity and productivity. Consequences of special note include the disturbance to high-elevation bogs and the loss of endemic species and species of special concern, such as a number of freshwater mussels. The rich Southern Appalachian culture and existing socioeconomic structure, which have developed under an economy largely dependent on the region's natural resources, is also at risk due to environmental stresses placed on the region.
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:hi:

[wildhorses]

17. i guess that would be a BIG me too

:hi:

[Inchworm]

21. Hey you!

:hi:

[EstimatedProphet]

14. Hillbilly

The main crop here is trailers and rusted out pickups on blocks.

[datasuspect]

27. are empty beer cans a native species?

[Magrittes Pipe]

15. Eastern broadleaf forest...

...of the "continental" variety.

[greatauntoftriplets]

18. Is that what this area is???

I was going to say urban jungle.

:shrug:

[NC_Nurse]

16. Piedmont...

or that's what they call it anyway....

Hilly, lots of grass and trees. Carolina pines and hardwoods too.

[KitchenWitch]

20. Pavement with microscopic patches of green

[datasuspect]

28. where i grew up they didn't have trees

sidewalk from the building to the street.


there was a vacant lot on the corner of oakley and cullerton. really a busted up foundation with dirt and scrubby grass.

we called it a prairie.

[Critters2]

23. Mississippi River Basin

But closer to the Illinois than the Mississippi

[VelmaD]

25. Currently I live in the Texas Hill Country...

but I grew up in Blackland Prairie and went to college on the Llano Estacado. :)

[datasuspect]

26. the hill country is one of the most beautiful places in texas

you are lucky.

i lived in austin many years ago and was there last week.

i was amazed at how beautiful many parts of that town are.

[ironflange]

29. Right on the edge of the foothills

They're to the west, prairie to the east, Rockies not far away. Pretty nice place to be, lots of different weekend opportunities.

[Mendocino]

30. Great Lakes coastal plain

flat, former swamp, one tree for every hundred cornstalks, hot humid summers, gray dreary winters, cultural backwater. Guess what city I live near? (Hint they roll up the sidewalks precisely at 10)

[enigmatic]

31. Canuckized Urban Sprawl

We need to get out of town and into the countryside pronto..

[u4ic]

32. Just inside the Aspen Parkland boundary;

just slightly to the north is the Boreal Forest.

[hickman]

33. Michigan, lower penninsula, basically a big swamp.

The great lakes run under the whole damn state. The principal distinguishing characteristics are humidity all the time unless high winds come through. Major crop is wealthy jerks building on the coast line. Southeast Michigan has one major sink hole fondly called Detroit. Some Michiganders, especially those from Grand Rapids(the only real city in Michigan) are hoping that the sink hole will disappear in their childrens lifetime and make way for million dollar homes on the Detroit river.