nature will biodegrade. It can take up to hundreds of years for this trash to fully decompose. People need to take into mind that the tiniest piece of plastic can get trapped around animal’s necks‚ dumping garbage into the ocean can severely damage coral reefs which is home to many marine wildlife ‚ and that red-tides can cause medical complications to animals and people. Our oceans are polluted with many types of trash‚ but one that really stands out is the amount of plastic that infects our
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the surface of it would be very soft‚ as the majority of the shape this organism has comes from the water that is contained within it. The crown of thorns starfish is known to thrive off of the coral reef that it lives amongst‚ where it digests the coral using its gastric juices to liquefy the coral to a state for consumption (“Crown-of-thorns Starfish”‚ 2013). Because of the manner that
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are problematic and may cause irreversible impacts. These environmental effects include urbanization‚ over exploitation of resources‚ coastal erosion‚ deterioration of water quality‚ increased pollution levels‚ deforestation‚ and the destruction of coral reefs‚ mangroves and sea grass beds. Many of these factors reduce the resilience of the ecosystems. Furthermore‚ it should also be noted that the environmental effects are further influence by a lack of environmental evaluation and monitoring in the
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in the food industry. Climate Change and the Coral Reefs A research study in Australia revealed that Philippines is rich in marine biodiversity which is connected to other marine ecosystems in the Pacific ocean. Filipino marine students are now studying the decreasing count of coral reefs which will have a great impact on our lives in the future. According to the study of Prof. Terry Hughes‚ Australia’s foremost marine biologist on coral ecosystems‚ marine biology students in the Philippines
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habitats. They are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. The seahorse habitat is any underwater area with lots of things they can grab onto with their tails and blend into for hiding. Often they prefer an eelgrass‚ kelp‚ coral‚ rock and mangrove environment. The Seahorse prefers a tropical or temperate oceans. There are no known freshwater Seahorses. Seahorse Food Requirements The seahorse is an omnivorous animal and the seahorse therefore eats a mixture of plant
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The study stated that unmonitored snorkeling and diving activities in coral-rich areas contributed to the damage. The study was part of the Coastal Ecosystem Conversation and Adaptive Management (CECAM) project. The docking of ships and unlawful and unrestricted fishing have also been linked to the occurrence of coral reef degradation. Poor waste management is also another issue which has contributed to Boracay’s environmental damage. Boracay’s
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Bibliography: Allen‚ G.R. and steene‚ R.1994. Indo- Pacific coral reef guide. Tropical Reef Research‚ Singapore.Cox‚ C.B. and Moore‚ P.D.2010. Biogeography: An Ecological and Evolutionary Approach. 8th edition.Blackwell‚ Science‚ Oxford.Levine‚ Carol. 1995. A guide to wildflowers in winter: herbaceous plants of northeastern
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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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grouping such as edible‚ poisonous‚ or medicinal. In your own dialect‚ you have local names for the edible things on the reef but there is no name for sponges‚ ascidians‚ and nudibranchs which you have no use for. There are only general names for corals‚ sharks‚ etc. In Fiji‚ we have no names for the deepsea snappers because we never caught and eat them but in Hawaii and Kiribati‚ you have different names for different deepsea snappers because you have caught them for generations. Fiji have large
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that certain deviant acts are sanctioned as opposed to others.THERE are a range of threats to mangrove forests in Jamaica and‚ by extension‚ the Caribbean and the world. They include over-harvesting‚ river changes‚ clearing‚ over-fishing‚ pollution‚ coral reef loss and climate change. Over-harvesting Mangrove trees the world over are used for firewood charcoal production as well as for construction wood and wood chips. While harvesting is a practice that has been ongoing for hundreds of years‚ it
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