(IUCN) Appendix I of CITES Taxonomy: Class Mammalia Order Sirenia Family Dugongidae Genus Dugong Species dugon Common Name dugong or sea cow Local Name duyong or baboy dagat Description: The dugong is one of the 24 species of marine mammals present in the Philippine waters. The dugong is the only representative of the order Sirenia to be found in the country. It is a truly unique aquatic animal‚ being the only herbivorous mammal whose preferred habitat is the sea. Like people
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a) Study a country on how and why its population has aged rapidly during the last 40 or 50 years‚ and analyze its consequences. Japan’s graying population: The reasons behind it‚ steps taken to curb it and the implications of an aging society Introduction Japan has seen rapid development from the times of Meiji Restoration (1868) up till today. In fact‚ it has grown more rapidly than any other countries from 1870 to 1994 (Nafziger‚1995) because of the various economic policies its government had
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Melissa Chin How far is it possible to reconcile the desire for development with the need to manage biodiversity (14) Mangroves are essential to marine‚ freshwater and terrestrial biodiversity‚ because they stabilise coastlines against erosion‚ collect sediments and provide a nursery for coastal fish. However‚ mangroves are at threat; over 50% of the world’s original mangrove forests have been lost. This has been due to many factors such as‚ shrimp farming‚ climate change‚ over-harvesting etc. As
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Set Up Marine Aquarium Setting up a marine aquarium is the final point of aquarist because it seems difficult and demanding. Its not same with growing a freshwater fish up. You have to pay attention a lot of different parameters of water and arrange it everytime. Many inaccurate legends have been generated about how difficult saltwater aquariums are to keep. Top Saltwater Aquarium Myths details explains why they are inaccurate. A freshwater aquarium is a bit simpler to set up and maintain
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04.08 Food Webs—Activity On the diagram below‚ what percentage of energy (from the choices in blue on the left) is transferred from a producer to a: (A) secondary consumer‚ (B) tertiary consumer‚ (C) quaternary consumer? A: 1.0% B: 0.1% C: 0.01% Look at the quote from Rachel Carson on the first page. What do you think the quote means? Use some of the terms we have covered regarding the topic of food webs in your one to two paragraph explanation. I think the quote is true in its meaning
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Waukegan‚ Illinois and the Outboard Marine Corporation From the 1940s until the mid 1970s‚ the Outboard Marine Corporation was the economic heart and soul of a bustling northern suburb town of Waukegan. Employing more than 5‚000 workers at its peak and O.M.C was unchallenged in the community and O.M.C was allowed to do whatever they wanted as long as they continue to bring in prosperity to Waukegan. What they were allowed to do was dump millions of gallons to toxic sludge into lake Michigan
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What is biodiversity and what are the impacts do invasive species have on biodiversity? Biodiversity is the variety of animal and plant life in a particular habitat; it also means all of the different natural processes on the earth. There is estimated to be more than 11000 tree species in the amazon rainforest‚ that a huge amount of different species and that’s only for one part of the world. It is important to have biodiversity‚ Biodiversity boost ecosystems productivity. What is productivity?
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Flags | Name & Phonetic Pronunciation | Meaning | Morse Code | | Alpha(AL-fah) | I have a diver down; keep well clear at slow speed. | • ▬ | | Bravo(BRAH-voh) | I am taking in‚ discharging‚ or carrying dangerous cargo. | ▬ • • • | | Charlie(CHAR-lee) | "Yes" or "affirmative". | ▬ • ▬ • | | Delta(DELL-tah) | I am maneuvering with difficulty; keep clear. | ▬ • • | | Echo(ECK-oh) | I am directing my course to starboard. | • | | Foxtrot(FOKS-trot) | I am disabled; communicate with
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Nicole Wager Mueller English 9 pre-AP‚ p.6 7 May 2012 Marine Life Dangers As the end of school draws near‚ and summer gets closer with every ticking second‚ kids and teens are ready to be set free from school. Now they’ll be spending all their time with friends‚ hanging out at places like the movies‚ the mall or maybe even the beach. At the beach‚ they’ll have a fantastic time playing volleyball and looking at the cute sea animals off the pier‚ but when the days over and it’s time to leave they
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Chondrichthyes were my motivation to get involved and stick with Marine Biology no matter the challenges. Growing up I found comfort in sharks. Due to media and lack of understanding sharks were viewed only as malevolent killing machines. I thought this false‚ constraining label was unjust and unwarranted. Just as sharks had a constraining label I was stereotyped to be at best average when it came to academics. I had a minor learning disability that made reading and writing a major obstacle. After
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