that the waters of the island are contaminated by human and animal waste. These findings confirm the unpleasant odor in some areas as well as the algal bloom littering the island’s sandy beaches. Scientists are in agreement that the flourishing in algae growth is conclusive evidence that Boracay’s waters are becoming polluted by so-called “waste
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rising could destroy ecosystems by removing or increasing certain species in a certain area of the ocean. Especially coastal areas. “Rising water levels will have serious impacts on marine ecosystems. The amount of light reaching offshore plants and algae dependent on photosynthesis could be reduced‚ while coastal habitats are already being flooded”(Climate change impacts on the marine environment‚ pg 3‚ par 3). The flooding of these habitats is dangerous because it disrupts the flow of a lot of organisms
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ocean. When the carbon dioxide is absorbed by the sea water‚ a chemical reaction occurs‚ which results in an increase of hydrogen ions. The ocean acidification impacts all species differently it can either help them or effect their living conditions. Algae and seagrasses can actually benefit from higher percentages of carbon dioxide in the ocean‚ as being a plant they require more CO2 just like plants that are on land. The species that have the most effect on them would definitely be calcifying species
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Kelly Smith Bio1201 S013 25 February 2014 The Impact of Dinoflagellates The Phylum Dinoflagellata is in the Kingdom Alvoelata. Previously belonging to Kingdom Protista but have since been broken up into different kingdoms ("What Are Dinoflagellates?"). Approximately 4500 species have been described and organized into 550 genera. Almost three quarters of the genera and more than half of the species are fossil. Around 1700 are marine and about 220 are living in freshwater. Their specie growth is
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Essay Of the Differences Between Desert And Coral Reef Coral reef and Desert ecosystem. The coral reef and desert ecosystem can be very similar or very different.The difference between the biotic and abiotic factors in the coral reef and the desert the ones in the coral reef live under water ‚and in the desert none of them live under water only some of the fish do. Some of the biotic animals in the coral reef are dolphins and seals. bivalves‚ gastropods‚ tunicates‚ sponges‚ polychaete and feather
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The Enhydra lutris or sea otter are local to the coasts of the North Pacific Ocean‚ ranging from Canada to Southern California and even Mexico. This species ranks as the second smallest marine mammal in the animal kingdom and is known for its dense fur coat‚ as opposed to a layer of blubber (http://www.defenders.org/sea-otter/basic-facts). The sea otter is a keystone species. A keystone species is “a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend‚ such that if it were removed the ecosystem
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The Great Barrier Reef is the longest in the world system of corals located off the northeast coast of Australia‚ bordering with Coral Sea. Reefs numbered whole area of 2.01 km. the coast of Queensland. The simple marine animals called corals inhabit the Great Barrier Reef for more than a thousand years. 3‚000 is the number of individual coral reefs‚ plus 300 small coral islands‚ forming the largest structure in the world‚ composed of living organisms. This intricate coral formations has an area
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In the article‚ “Sunken Steel Cages Could Save Coral Reefs”‚ Gaia Vince discusses that sunken steel cages may help restore endangered coral reefs. First‚ Vince explains how the steel cages are showing results for the endangered reefs. Carbon dioxide is above the level that it needs to be‚ and that is part of why coral reefs are going extinct. The metal cages do not fix that problem‚ but they appear to show results. The steel cages are connected to a long electrical cable that triggers a chemical
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hundred or even several thousand km in the case of satellite sensors)‚ which means that large areas on ground can be covered easily RS in water quality Main factors affecting water quality : • • • • • • • Suspended solids in water (Turbidity) Algae(Chlorophyll‚ Carotenoids) Chemicals (nutrients‚ inseticide‚metal) Dissolved organic matter Heat emissions Pathogens Oil substances RS in water quality Parameters that can be estimated with optical remote sensing methods in situ data analyzed in
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The Ordovician Period‚ which is best known for its diverse marine invertebrates‚ began 488.3 million years ago and ended 443.7 million years ago. As mentioned‚ this period is famous for its variety of marine life but also for the major Cambrian-Ordovician extinction event and Ordovician-Silurian mass extinction which began and ended the Ordovician Period. These extinction occurred nearly 488 million years ago and 443 million years ago and eliminated many brachiopods‚ conodonts‚ and intensely lowered
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