ecologically crucial habitats. The key process that has resulted in this extensive damage to coral reefs is termed ocean acidification‚ which is defined as the increase in oceanic acidity as a result of the uptake of atmospheric CO₂. Over the past 200 years‚ more than 30% of all CO₂ that has been emitted to the atmosphere as a result of anthropogenic activity has been absorbed by the oceans (Anthony et al. 2008). Such drastic changes in oceanic pH are having multiple adverse impacts upon coral reefs
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Keeping oceans young and productive: - Upwelling and Downwelling Oceans cover two thirds of our planet thus they can be regarded as one of the major factors in shaping this blue marble in space. But oceans just don’t result in varying gradient of humidity that gives rise to different vegetations and ultimately widely different biomes when coupled with other factors such as differential exposure to solar radiation‚ and inherent soil type. Oceans are living systems that themselves support numerous
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Conclusion The chemical changes in ocean acidification is known to be caused by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere‚ resulting in the lowering of the pH making water more acidic‚ an increase in dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2)‚ a reduction in the concentration of carbonate ions and an increase in bicarbonate ions. The oceans are currently taking up about one ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) associated with human activities per year. Almost half of the carbon dioxide
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Ocean Carriers Case Report Executive Summary Ocean Carriers is evaluating a proposed lease for a ship over three years starting in 2003. Currently‚ Ocean Carriers does not have any ships that are available to meet this customer demand. This report will assist VP of Finance Mary Lynn to make a decision on whether or not to commission a new carrier and how long to hold on to this asset. Based off a financial analysis using the data Ocean Carriers has provided‚ the final recommendation is that
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Employee Handbook Psychiatric Floor Marlyn Aguirre Kristy Borowicz Carrie "Shellie" Cobbs Jessica Wilson University of Phoenix Legal Issues is Health Care: Regulation and Compliance HCS 430 John Weiss May 11‚ 2014 Employee Handbook Psychiatric Floor The Oxford dictionary defines nondiscrimination as “fair and unprejudiced treatment of different categories of people” ("Definition‚" 2014‚ p. 1). Discrimination in the workplace is not tolerable. The United States government has created laws to
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According to a case study cited by Staudt and Stranz (2009)‚ Ocean Spray Cranberries‚ Inc is an agricultural cooperative owned by more than 750 cranberry growers in the United States and Canada. The company produces canned and bottled juice‚ juice drinks and food products at distribution centers in Bordentown‚ New Jersey; Kenosha‚ Wisconsin; Sulphur Springs‚ Texas; and Henderson‚ Nevada. August is usually a challenging month for Ocean Spray Cranberries‚ Inc.‚ when the Lakeville‚ Massachusetts-based
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makes history. 36 Blue ocean vs Red Ocean The most efficient way to maximize the profits‚ a company needs to build an uncontested market space that makes the competition irrelevant. In 2004‚ Kim and Mauborgne published their study‚ where they analyzed 150 companies from 30 different industries over the time span of 100 years (Kim & Mauborgne‚ 2005). They named two type of different markets called Blue Ocean and Red Ocean. According to their report‚ only the companies in Blue Ocean has succeeded to make
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Sinem Ersoy ENG2D6 Mr.Wade Creation Myth-India In the Indian creation myth it is believed that world is created‚ destroyed‚ re-created in eternally repetitive series of cycles. It moves from one Maha Yuga to the next‚ and each Maha Yuga contains four yugas each worse than the last one. The creator of the earth is only one god but it goes through many phases. Vishnu is his name and he is Brahma first as the creator of the world. Then he is Vishnu‚ preserver of life on earth. Finally he
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Creation of Money and Monetary Policy In society‚ there are many interesting topics of discussion amongst individuals and groups‚ either in the private or public sector. However‚ there is one inescapable subject we all fall prey to‚ which is money. We have a love‚ hate relationship with money that dictates almost everything we do‚ or at least‚ strive to do. Money‚ a powerful force to reckon with‚ establishes our buying power‚ or lack there of‚ to the point where lifestyle choices might be
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In the article‚ “Oceans Are Losing Oxygen—and Becoming More Hostile to Life” by Craig Welch‚ climate change is affecting the lives of all kinds of sea creatures. This article explains how climate change‚ and the warming of ocean water‚ has began taking oxygen out of the water. This means that many fish species have shrunk because of this loss of oxygen. The warmer water speeds up the metabolism of these fish‚ which makes them breathe in more of the oxygen. A couple of scientists from the University
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