RUNNING HEAD: AQUARIUM DIFFERENCES 1 Freshwater vs. Saltwater Aquariums C. Kevin Barr ENG121 Andrea Bear August 28‚ 2012 AQUARIUM DIFFERENCES 2 Freshwater vs. Saltwater Comparison There are many differences when it comes to freshwater versus saltwater aquariums. We ’ll try and shed some light on some of the differences when it comes to tank types‚ aquarium
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The aquatic biome makes up the largest part of the biosphere‚ covering nearly 75% of the Earth’s surface and consists of the freshwater biome and the marine biome. Freshwater regions consist of ponds‚ lakes‚ streams‚ rivers‚ wetlands and marine regions include oceans‚ coral reefs and estuaries. Marine biomes generally have salt concentrations that average 3%‚ whereas freshwater biomes are usually characterised by a salt concentration of less than 0.1%. The aquatic biome is probably the most important
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The restoration of the regions in San Francisco Estuary are based on many applications from water use‚ land use‚ dredging and waterway modification‚ wetlands management‚ and the pollution prevention and reduction fazes. I will be taking a look at the aspects of the pollution prevention and reduction within the San Francisco Estuary program. Estuaries are unique‚ dynamic transition zones‚ between the watershed and the world ocean system. In this paper I will try to discuss the abiotic and biotic
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drowning in freshwater‚ and drowning in salt water will react in the body in two completely different ways (Helmenstine‚ “Drowning in Freshwater). The simple difference whenever it comes to drowning in salt or fresh water is whether the lungs are filled with a hypertonic or hypotonic solution. When drowning in freshwater‚ the water is considered hypotonic‚ meaning when water enters the cell‚ it triggers them to swell and can even cause them to burst ((Helmenstine‚ “Drowning in Freshwater). The video
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Executive summary: Whale fishing‚ also known as whaling‚ is a traditional fishing activity which existing thousands of years in the world. Fisherman fishing whales‚ sell of whale meat and oil to make money. With the development of modern fishing technology‚ industrial fishing gradually replaces a large number of private fishing activities‚ which made whaling easier and more efficient. Greenpeace International’s data showed “Commercial whaling during the last century decimated most of the world’s
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PLANT LIFE IN SOFT BOTTOM COMMUNITIES 1. INTRODUCTION This paper deals with plants that are found in soft bottom communities that are either found in freshwater or marine environment. These plants are submerged therefore having different adaptation for this environment. These different adaptations were tackled in this paper as well as the physico-chemical parameters present in their environment. These plants have changes in their morphology to be able to cope with the environment. For example
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Declining Biodiversity Deanna Garrett ENV495 Jeanne Lambert May 6‚ 2013 Declining Biodiversity Biodiversity is important in ecosystems because every life form works together in order for them to function. When these ecosystems are disrupted or altered‚ or even lacks biodiversity‚ it poses major threats to all the life forms in it‚ whether it happens quickly or over a long period of time. These threats include atmospheric pollution‚ weather catastrophe‚ climate changes‚ or even man-made
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stripe. Chilean sea bass is dark mottled gray. The flesh of both pelagic and freshwater basses is light-colored and firm. Origin Bass are found in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and in freshwater lakes and rivers; largemouth bass are native to the eastern United States‚ but are now found worldwide. Varieties Freshwater bass are members of the Centrarchidae‚ or sunfish‚ family. Along with the largemouth bass‚ other freshwater bass species are the smallmouth‚ spotted‚ Roanoke‚ shoal‚ redeye‚
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ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS • If we arrange the organisms in a food chain according to their trophic levels‚ we often form a pyramid with a broad base representing primary produces & only a few individuals in the higher trophic level. • This pyramid arrangement is especially true if we look at the E content of an ecosystem. • Following the 2nd law of thermodynamics‚ less food E is available to the top trophic level than is available to the preceding level. • For example‚ it takes
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The purpose of this lab was to model the significant differences in density that oceans experience when glaciers and polar ice caps melt. It demonstrated that the variation in density greatly affects salt water. I discovered that the increase in freshwater causes a decrease in density. I made three claims. First‚ the higher the salinity of the water is‚ the denser it will be. This was shown in my data by the fact that‚ with 0mL of fresh water‚ the density was 1.108 g/mL For every milliliter of fresh
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