A niche is a species and their position in their habitat or ecosystem‚ having a specialized strength that no other species have or does. Why it’s important in biodiversity? Species have different preys and predators because how diverse the energy web is. An example between two organisms and their position in their habitat would be the relationship between a sea anemone and a hermit crab. The sea anemone can either be a predator trying to catch prey when walking into the mouth. As hermit crabs can
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Topic: Over the past decade‚ jellyfish populations have increased in response to changing ocean conditions. Since jellyfish prey on the local fish population‚ an increase in jellyfish blooms affects our fisheries and leads to an unbalanced ecosystem. Requirement Reminders: At least 3 FULL pages (Reference List does not count as a page) Must have a clearly defined Thesis sentence Minimum 3 scholarly peer reviewed journals Minimal grammar mistakes‚ excessive grammar mistakes will result in loss of
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I am a bottlenose dolphin. I live in tropical waters worldwide. I am a resident dolphin along the coasts of Georgia‚ Florida‚ Texas‚ Southern California and gulf of California. I love to live in a Coastal zone because is the most productive and valuable ecosystem in the earth. Carbon absorption‚ oxygen production‚ habit for creatures and biodiversecity‚ are just a few of the services‚ Many people think that I am fish because of my shape‚ but I am mammal. Unlike fish‚ I breathe through lungs not
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Discoveries of sediment at Montara Beach This lab report is on the trip to Montara beach were we studied sediments on the coast line. In figure 1 it shows the location of Montara beach‚ which is located south of San Francisco near Pacifica. The purpose of the trip was to discover layers of sediment and understand the properties of them‚ like grain size‚ composite‚ organization and so forth. As shown in figure 2 you can see that Montara beach has quaternary sediment‚ meaning its sediment is younger
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INTRO Easter island also known as Rapa Nui‚ is located 4300 miles southeaste of Hawaii and covers roughly 64 square miles in the South Pacific Ocean. Scientists have discovered evidence that Râpa nui was first settled by polynésien fishermen. They had the disadvantage of living in one of the most fragile environment‚ at the highest risk of deforestation. Witch ment it wasn’t a very sastainable environment. The polynésiens came from the Asia tiwon aria and accsedently got to the island then they planed
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still practice this method regardless of its legality. Three areas to examine are; the effect on the coral reefs or ocean floors‚ the effect on the marine life‚ and ways to prevent further damage. Indonesian fishermen have been destroying the off shore reefs for decades and is the largest area of concern. “Damage from bombs and other disruptions‚ like sedimentation‚ cyanide fishing‚ and coral mining‚ has severely degraded 70 percent of the nation ’s reefs and left only six percent in excellent
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Market Segmentation: For Café de Coral‚ it has different groups of target customers by various segmentations. 1. Demographic segmentation - Income -Café de Coral has segmented the customers by income. It primarily targets at the middle income group (Monthly income around HK$10‚000 and HK$30‚000) rather than low-income group1. The reason for choosing this segment is the middle-income group has better purchasing power and requires products with quality. But for low-income group‚ as they lack
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Essay Lord of the Flies by William Golding The novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ takes place on a dessert island in the 20th century. It is not a very big island‚ and though it is beautiful it is also mysterious‚ and consist the unknown. There are places‚ which look like the Garden of Eden‚ but the fruit gives them diarrhea‚ at day it is a paradise‚ but at night the children get nightmares. Like this the Fable by William Golding is filled with contrast and symbols. Ralph is the main character
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island’s rapidly growing population. These methods included using dynamite or cyanide‚ using small mesh gill nets and deep sea trawling techniques‚ and finally a method known as muroami (a technique in which fish are chased into nets by pounding on coral with weighted lines) in order to increase catch rates. These high impact‚ high yield fishing techniques lead
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The Belize Barrier Reef is one of the most diverse being the home to more species than any other marine ecosystem. The only other ecosystem that ranks higher in biodiversity is the tropical rain forests. The Belize Barrier Reef has approximately 65 coral species and over 400 fish species. There is also a great variety of terrestrial plants‚ atolls‚ and islands. All of these things make up a very diverse reef. Atolls are a group of reefs that encloses the lagoons. In Belize‚ these atolls are
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