By Jaclyn Hurley


Sustainable use of the available resources in the environment is achieved by striking a balance between the use and preservation of several elements of the environment. The balance is struck through a well-planned use of various resources. Land management software is a uniquely created system that makes it very easy for the planners to determine the best way to put the available resources in use. This is done after the variable parameters in the environment have been analyzed and studied well.

Environmental data differs greatly. This depends on the types of soils that are in question and the current uses. If for instance, pieces of farmlands are being used for agriculture some data can be collected. The fertility of the soils is used as basis on which the expected output can be estimated. This is compared with the actual output from such lands. The two pieces of data are compared for optimum productivity to be determined.

There are a number of chains in the environment. The chains maintain biodiversity. Data is collected about the relationships and the interactions of the relationships in question. This data is then analyzed by various computer applications to determine how the biodiversity can be improved over time. The data is commonly collected by a group of researchers especially on field trips. Samples of plants and animals co-existing in these types of environments are collected for further research.

Data is categorized into a couple of chains once it has been collected. This categorization is very important. Similar data types are grouped into the same group easing the process of data entry. The collection of data types is then inputted into the computer application. Data manipulation processes follows. Information is produced. This information is used as a basis of making various types of decisions relating to the management of natural resources.

Some of lands are very dry. The soils here could be fertile or infertile depending on the underlying rocks that weathered. The samples of soils taken are analyzed for the moisture and fertility levels. The results of these tests determine how the pieces of land will be used. The infertile areas can be used for the construction of industries while the fertile ones are used for farming.

There are a couple of frameworks which govern the management and study of the natural resources. The regulations sin these frameworks defines how the pieces of land ought to be utilized. There are thresholds that have to be met before such lands can be used for commercial purposes.

The population has been growing a very high rate in most parts of the world. The high growth is putting immense pressure on the available resources. Human beings are encroaching on reserved lands as they look for places to settle and farm. This may create conflict between several organisms. The studies focus on reduction of such conflicts.

There exist a couple of very complex chains of relationships between the human beings and other organisms. In most of the cases, the human beings are mainly on top of most of food chains. Therefore, if one of the organisms is adversely affected by the changes in the environment, the human life is likely to be affected also. This is what necessitates the various types of environmental studies.




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