Wild Fowl Trust is one of the two trusts in the world. It is the second oldest trust‚ now in its 48th year. The trust is located on Point-a-Pierre. It is an independent‚ natural‚ non-profit‚ environmental‚ non-government‚ volunteer‚ membership organisation. It encompasses two lakes which are man-made and about 30 hectares of land within a major petrochemical and oil refining complex‚ Petrotrin. The Wild Fowl Trust is a wetland habitat. They are actively involved in the research‚ breeding and translocation
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I. Meaning of Estuary and Seashore * Estuaries - areas where fresh and saltwater mix - are made up of many different types of habitats. Eestuary is an area where fresh water from rivers flows into the salt water from an ocean. Though these areas can be biologically productive ecosystems that provide habitats for many animals and plants‚ they can also be a harsh environment for others because of their high salt content. * Seashore land by the sea. Seashore law ground lying between high-water
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reportedly Linus Torvalds‚ the creator of Linux‚ was pecked by a Little Penguin on vacation in Australia. This later inspired him to select Tux the Penguin as Linux’s official mascot. The Little Penguin’s diet consists of fish‚ squid‚ krill‚ crustaceans and other small sea life. They eat by diving into the water and grabbing prey with their beak. They can dive up to 20 meters deep and stay submerged for one whole minute before needing to come back up for air. They usually feed inshore‚ away from
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feeders (ARKive). Since they live at lower depths than Mackerel‚ their oxygen requirements are less. A Flounder’s habitat is at a deeper level than the other two fish species. They can live at a depth of about 500 feet and feed on shrimp and other crustaceans (Dave‚ 2013). They have the lowest oxygen demand and can therefore thrive at deeper depths. This means that the fish with the smallest average body mass specific gill surface area has the lowest oxygen demand. Figure 1 shows that Flounder has the
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From the earliest days of the British Virgin Islands history‚ Scrub Island has been a harbor. Christopher Columbus was the first European to see the 230 acres (0.93 km2) island which includes Big Scrub (170 acres) and Little Scrub (60 acres). Scrub Island is an example of a thorn-scrub habitat. Scrub Island is formed by volcanic activity. (in class discussion) The future development of this area is likely to cause significant damage to the surrounding natural elements on the island. In order for
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Biology 110-12 . 1. What are the five kingdoms and give a brief description of each kingdom? Answer: Monera- Single celled prokaryotes;bacteria Protista - Mostly single celled eukaryotes; Photoautotrophs (algae) and heterotrophs (protozoa) Fungi-Multicellular eukaryotes that feed by extracellular digestion and absorption Heterotrophs: includes decomposers‚ many pathogens and parasites Plantae-Multicellular photosynthetic autotrophs producers Animalia- Diverse multicellular heterotrophs Range from
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Cons) Sea turtles are an important part of our ecosystem. Sea turtle population has declined over the years‚ but one specific turtle‚ the Hawksbill Sea Turtle is on the critically endangered list. Hawksbill Turtles get their name because of their beak shaped jaw. Hawksbill Turtles have very pretty shells and unique patterns along their shells. “They have overlapping scales with 5 central scutes‚ 4 pairs of lateral scutes‚ and 4 prefrontal scutes”. (MarineBio.org). These turtles like to live near
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Decena‚ Janine Maris Del monte‚ Joan Carla ILLEGAL FISHING The Philippines ranked 11th among the top fish producing countries in 2003 with the production of 2.63 million tonnes of fish‚ crustaceans‚ molluscs and aqua plants. As an archipelagic state with over 2.2 million km of highly productive seas‚ the Philippines has vast fishery resources‚ and the most biodiverse marine area in the world. However all the country ’s main fish species and marine organisms are showing signs of overfishing. Illegal
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average‚ a Giant Panda consumes approximately 40 pounds of bamboo a day to supply the panda with its much needed nutrients to support its inefficient dietary system‚ but they do not just eat bamboo‚ they also tend to eat other small plants and crustaceans. In order to eat this outrageous amount of food‚ these pandas must spend on average‚ ten to possibly sixteen hours of its day scavenging and eating. For the remainder of their day‚ they will more than likely sleep and rest up for the following day
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Maine has always been New England’s central access to the freshest lobsters with its geographic advantage. However‚ the fishery world will find less and less of these sea creatures as current climate change continue to warm up the Gulf of Maine. This ecological damage to lobster larvae will make a huge economic impact since catches and prices of lobsters are going strong. With over a half billion dollar in profit‚ this causes concern for fishermen as scientists predict water at this essential location
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