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Environmental Hangover From Indonesia's Palm Oil Thirst
Palm oil threatens Borneo's rarest cat
Borneo tribesman arrested in palm oil conflict
Re-read the articles on palm oil given out in class
Then carry out further research of your own on this contentious issue to help you to:-
Produce a detailed report on Palm Oil in Borneo (1500 words)

Here are some final comments on some likely topics (but remember I do not know what is in the exam so don't just look at these topics)
You should have revised everything!!!!
1. FRAGILE ENVIRONMENTS
For those of you who did not pick up their fragile environment essays I will email a scanned copy back to you.
two best.
If you get a question about fragile environments:-
Define fragile environment
Make sure you know gersmehl diagrams..especially the gersmehl diagram(s) for temperate deciduous forest. Be aware of seasonal differences.
5. RURAL-URBAN FRINGE
textbook/revision notes.
Be able to define rural urban fringe
Rimba/JIS/UBD are on the rural urban fring of Bandar Seri Begawan (capital of Brunei)
As a cheaper alternative the forestry department is now experimenting with the idea of creating a simulated succession using local pioneer tree species such as Simpur to help speed up succession and create the shady conditions that climax species prefer.
Also be able to write about garden plants such as bourgainvillea or hibiscus. But mention problems of gardens and roadsides quickly getting overgrown so grass has to be constantly cut. Use of foreign workers along roads. Whilst many people choose to just concrete over their compounds (impact on hydrological cycle). Could also mention issues with monkeys if plant fruit trees....and peoples concerns about snakes.
do so!!!!!
I will be available at school from 9.30am to 12.00pm, then from 2pm to 5pm and from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. (S26 or R2D)
Email me if you would like to meet up to discuss anything at any of these times, so I know to expect you.
Good luck..this is your chance to show the exam board what you know (and you know more than they do about ecosystems in Borneo!!)
Mrs FS

Make sure you know gersmehl diagrams..especially the gersmehl diagram(s) for temperate deciduous forest. Be aware of seasonal differences.
5. RURAL-URBAN FRINGE
textbook/revision notes.
Be able to define rural urban fringe
Rimba/JIS/UBD are on the rural urban fring of Bandar Seri Begawan (capital of Brunei)
As a cheaper alternative the forestry department is now experimenting with the idea of creating a simulated succession using local pioneer tree species such as Simpur to help speed up succession and create the shady conditions that climax species prefer.
Also be able to write about garden plants such as bourgainvillea or hibiscus. But mention problems of gardens and roadsides quickly getting overgrown so grass has to be constantly cut. Use of foreign workers along roads. Whilst many people choose to just concrete over their compounds (impact on hydrological cycle). Could also mention issues with monkeys if plant fruit trees....and peoples concerns about snakes.
do so!!!!!
I will be available at school from 9.30am to 12.00pm, then from 2pm to 5pm and from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. (S26 or R2D)
Email me if you would like to meet up to discuss anything at any of these times, so I know to expect you.
Good luck..this is your chance to show the exam board what you know (and you know more than they do about ecosystems in Borneo!!)
Mrs FS

Hi
Here are some final comments on some likely topics (but remember I do not know what is in the exam so don't just look at these topics)
You should have revised everything!!!!
1. FRAGILE ENVIRONMENTS
For those of you who did not pick up their fragile environment essays I will email a scanned copy back to you.
I'm also attaching a copy of Brian and Nazihah's essays with this email as they were the two best.
If you get a question about fragile environments:-
Define fragile environment
Make it clear why your chosen ecosystem is fragile (heavy rainfall leaching the ground / worse if sandy soils/loss of soil if mangroves cut as sea/rivers will wash it away....so difficult for succession to take place)
Give reason for clearance / disturbance (KCoL: Palm Oi l/ Badas:fires from burning in nearby drained peat swamp/Sundarabans population pressure/prawn farm...)
Briefly locate your example (s) and outline how the management strategy was carried out (Badas and KCoL are bothe reforestation projects, whilst Sundarabans is a conservation project)..remember that KOPEL is a village cooperative in one small part of KCoL. Be aware of the size of the different schemes.
Have indicators of failure / success : specific evidence about the success/failure of a management strategy (Badas: Less than 20% of the trees survived / KCoL: more than 80% survive / Sundaraban plan abandoned )
Explain why referring to natural and human factors (Badas: sandy soils / lack of local involvement of people actually living in the area as not coonected to land / K CoL: In local peoples interest for scheme to be successful/Sundaraban corruption alienates locals, palm oil companies supporting KCoL so get RSPO certification)
Make sure you have specific facts and figures to support your points (see revision summaries for these case studies on the wiki revision page)
Keep to the point of the question
2. BIODIVERSITY
Check the wiki page on Biodiversity value in Borneo
Make sure you know key facts and figures
Be able to link biodiversity to the fact that NPP is high so range of primary producers which can support huge variety of consumers
Focus on the value of having variety
Link to sustainable development/Green Economy ideas
3. SUCCESSION/PLAGIOCLIMAX
Although our case study is wetlands/reed beds...also be aware about heather burning.
Heather is a shrub which will grow tall if left and preapres conditions for next seral stage of taller birch trees.Heather burning is done to keep the heather short. Heather will survive fire and after burning the heather plants will regrow, sending out shoots from the original burned stumps. This is done in Scotland as a bird called a grouse likes to eat the young shoots and it is easier for them to reach from the ground. (The grouse a largish fat birds which prefers walking to flying and lives on the ground under the heather) These birds are then hunted. (Grouse shooting season in Scotland starts in August each year). Burning is the easiest way to keep the heather short
Do try the structured question attached to my previous email which looks at an area with heather and wetland ecology (manipulate data...eg heights of plants, number of species and then try to include key terms from our work on succession in your comments)
4. NUTRIENT CYCLING
Make sure you know gersmehl diagrams..especially the gersmehl diagram(s) for temperate deciduous forest. Be aware of seasonal differences.
5. RURAL-URBAN FRINGE
Read the sections in your textbook/revision notes.
Be able to define rural urban fringe
Rimba/JIS/UBD are on the rural urban fring of Bandar Seri Begawan (capital of Brunei)
Originally heath forest (sandy soils) with sub-climax species such as
Clearance for roads and buildings (JIS)... Brunei's population growing (doubling every 30 years) and country developing using oil wealth.
Use of Acacia (Invasive species, planted because it can grow easily in hot, sunny, exposed conditions on drier less fertile soils - originally a tropical grassland species from Australia)
Grows fast and holds soil together (ecosystem service) but leaf litter easily burns when dry. Acacia seeds survive, but other native species die.
Now moves to remove acacia and use native species. eg.JIS car par using species like Gaharu ( a type of Sandlewood which produces a valuable resin-worth $20 000 per kg when trees are mature) but have to use trees which are already quite tall so they will survive in the hot/sunny conditions (expensive).
As a cheaper alternative the forestry department is now experimenting with the idea of creating a simulated succession using local pioneer tree species such as Simpur to help speed up succession and create the shady conditions that climax species prefer.
Also be able to write about garden plants such as bourgainvillea or hibiscus. But mention problems of gardens and roadsides quickly getting overgrown so grass has to be constantly cut. Use of foreign workers along roads. Whilst many people choose to just concrete over their compounds (impact on hydrological cycle). Could also mention issues with monkeys if plant fruit trees....and peoples concerns about snakes.
At this stage you really should be practising the questions given at the end of the wiki revision page..please be sensible and do so!!!!!
I will be available at school from 9.30am to 12.00pm, then from 2pm to 5pm and from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. (S26 or R2D)
Email me if you would like to meet up to discuss anything at any of these times, so I know to expect you.
Good luck..this is your chance to show the exam board what you know (and you know more than they do about ecosystems in Borneo!!)
Mrs FS

Here are some final comments on some likely topics (but remember I do not know what is in the exam so don't just look at these topics)
You should have revised everything!!!!
1. FRAGILE ENVIRONMENTS
For those of you who did not pick up their fragile environment essays I will email a scanned copy back to you.
I'm also attaching a copy of Brian and Nazihah's essays with this email as they were the two best.
If you get a question about fragile environments:-
Define fragile environment
Make it clear why your chosen ecosystem is fragile (heavy rainfall leaching the ground / worse if sandy soils/loss of soil if mangroves cut as sea/rivers will wash it away....so difficult for succession to take place)
Give reason for clearance / disturbance (KCoL: Palm Oi l/ Badas:fires from burning in nearby drained peat swamp/Sundarabans population pressure/prawn farm...)
Briefly locate your example (s) and outline how the management strategy was carried out (Badas and KCoL are bothe reforestation projects, whilst Sundarabans is a conservation project)..remember that KOPEL is a village cooperative in one small part of KCoL. Be aware of the size of the different schemes.
Have indicators of failure / success : specific evidence about the success/failure of a management strategy (Badas: Less than 20% of the trees survived / KCoL: more than 80% survive / Sundaraban plan abandoned )
Explain why referring to natural and human factors (Badas: sandy soils / lack of local involvement of people actually living in the area as not coonected to land / K CoL: In local peoples interest for scheme to be successful/Sundaraban corruption alienates locals, palm oil companies supporting KCoL so get RSPO certification)
Make sure you have specific facts and figures to support your points (see revision summaries for these case studies on the wiki revision page)
Keep to the point of the question
2. BIODIVERSITY
Check the wiki page on Biodiversity value in Borneo
Make sure you know key facts and figures
Be able to link biodiversity to the fact that NPP is high so range of primary producers which can support huge variety of consumers
Focus on the value of having variety
Link to sustainable development/Green Economy ideas
3. SUCCESSION/PLAGIOCLIMAX
Although our case study is wetlands/reed beds...also be aware about heather burning.
Heather is a shrub which will grow tall if left and preapres conditions for next seral stage of taller birch trees.Heather burning is done to keep the heather short. Heather will survive fire and after burning the heather plants will regrow, sending out shoots from the original burned stumps. This is done in Scotland as a bird called a grouse likes to eat the young shoots and it is easier for them to reach from the ground. (The grouse a largish fat birds which prefers walking to flying and lives on the ground under the heather) These birds are then hunted. (Grouse shooting season in Scotland starts in August each year). Burning is the easiest way to keep the heather short
Do try the structured question attached to my previous email which looks at an area with heather and wetland ecology (manipulate data...eg heights of plants, number of species and then try to include key terms from our work on succession in your comments)
4. NUTRIENT CYCLING
Make sure you know gersmehl diagrams..especially the gersmehl diagram(s) for temperate deciduous forest. Be aware of seasonal differences.
5. RURAL-URBAN FRINGE
Read the sections in your textbook/revision notes.
Be able to define rural urban fringe
Rimba/JIS/UBD are on the rural urban fring of Bandar Seri Begawan (capital of Brunei)
Originally heath forest (sandy soils) with sub-climax species such as
Clearance for roads and buildings (JIS)... Brunei's population growing (doubling every 30 years) and country developing using oil wealth.
Use of Acacia (Invasive species, planted because it can grow easily in hot, sunny, exposed conditions on drier less fertile soils - originally a tropical grassland species from Australia)
Grows fast and holds soil together (ecosystem service) but leaf litter easily burns when dry. Acacia seeds survive, but other native species die.
Now moves to remove acacia and use native species. eg.JIS car par using species like Gaharu ( a type of Sandlewood which produces a valuable resin-worth $20 000 per kg when trees are mature) but have to use trees which are already quite tall so they will survive in the hot/sunny conditions (expensive).
As a cheaper alternative the forestry department is now experimenting with the idea of creating a simulated succession using local pioneer tree species such as Simpur to help speed up succession and create the shady conditions that climax species prefer.
Also be able to write about garden plants such as bourgainvillea or hibiscus. But mention problems of gardens and roadsides quickly getting overgrown so grass has to be constantly cut. Use of foreign workers along roads. Whilst many people choose to just concrete over their compounds (impact on hydrological cycle). Could also mention issues with monkeys if plant fruit trees....and peoples concerns about snakes.
At this stage you really should be practising the questions given at the end of the wiki revision page..please be sensible and do so!!!!!
I will be available at school from 9.30am to 12.00pm, then from 2pm to 5pm and from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. (S26 or R2D)
Email me if you would like to meet up to discuss anything at any of these times, so I know to expect you.
Good luck..this is your chance to show the exam board what you know (and you know more than they do about ecosystems in Borneo!!)
Mrs FS