the functionings of an ecosystem as water pollution directly affects both plants and animals. If current trends of water pollution continue many social consequences will arise. According to a UN Report entitled ‘A Comprehensive Assessment of the Freshwater Resources of the world states that If water pollution continues than two-thirds of the world’s population will suffer ‘moderate to severe water stress’ by 2050. A rise in water pollution can also cause public health problems‚ specifically water-borne
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We keep our houses clean. We take utmost care of our bedroom‚ making sure no dust rests on our polished furniture. From walls to carpets‚ everything in our house is neat and clean and perfectly maintained. Then why do we fail to keep our environment clean; maintenance of which is far more vital as compared to our home? The term pollution means addition of any substance which alters the quality of the environment. Substances which cause pollution or alter the natural quality of the air‚ water and
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There are more to aquatic plants than just floating on the surface of water. Aquatic plants are plants that can adapt and live in a freshwater environment. They are sometimes called hydrophytes. These include plants that live in fresh wetlands‚ swamps‚ ponds‚ lakes‚ and marshes. This type of plant actually serves two important functions. First‚ they help oxygenate water (2006) and they provide nutrients and food for some fishes (Tappin‚ 2003). There are many types of aquatic plants including rooted
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Kimberley 12/1/2010 Contents 1 Introduction 3 1.1 What is Fish Disease 3 2 Viral diseases present 3 2.1 Freshwater species only 3 2.1.1 Herpesvirus salmonis 3 2.1.2 Channel catfish virus 4 2.1.3 Epithelioma papillosum 4 2.1.4 Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis 5 2.1.5 Koi Herpes virus 5 2.1.6 Spring Viraemia of Carp and Swim Bladder Infection Virus 6 2.2 Both Freshwater and Marine species 6 2.2.1 Viral Haemorrhagic septicaemia 6 2.2.2 Lymphocystis 7 2.2.3 Infectious Hematopoietic
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There are a couple different types of biomes. There are six major groups of biomes which are; freshwater‚ marine‚ desert‚ forest‚ grassland‚ tundra. Then these six groups are broken down a bit father. In this paper we will discuss part of the marine biome which is the ocean biome. When one thinks of very large bodies of water such as the ocean‚ we are talking about marine biomes. Instead of freshwater it contains saltwater. They also include the coral reefs and estuaries. The ocean biome is the
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developing states like Tuvalu. The adverse effects of climate change and sea level rise can be slow and insidious. For instance‚ sea water intrusion into our islands is causing our crops to die and our freshwater to be contaminated. Slowly and surely we are losing our food and our freshwater. Inch by inch‚ centimeter by centimeter our islands are being washed away by the rising tide. It is for the urgent addressing of these serious threats that the upcoming Mauritius International Meeting on the
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Ocean‚ each species has a unique appearance and has different habitats but they share many characteristics. Salmon are also a very unique species‚ they are anadromous‚ meaning that their eggs are laid and hatch in freshwater‚ and their youth spend some of their early lives there in freshwater before swimming to the ocean to grow and mature. Pacific salmon spawn only once and dies within days of digging their nest and mating. Their bodies will float down the stream and decompose‚ filling the water will
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Alligators have a low tolerance for salt‚ and so the majority of alligators live in freshwater. They can only handle being exposed to salt water for a small length of time‚ but will sometimes live in brackish water. Alligators reptiles favor calmer waters and primarily live in swamps and marshes. They can also be found in rivers‚ lakes
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Johnny Izaguirre Professor Orshan ENC1101 June 19‚ 2013 Eat less Meat As reported in 2007‚ 275 million tons of meat were produced worldwide. This is enough meat to supply everyone with 92 pounds of meat. What does this statistic really mean? We will find that the mass consumption of animals is a primary reason why humans are hungry‚ overweight‚ or sick. Also a leading cause of the depletion‚ and pollution of water‚ the degradation and deforestation of natural forest. While causing extinction of species
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• Forests Forests is not just made of trees but also animals and micro-organism. Throw into the mix the non-living‚ abiotic components like soil‚ climate and water‚ and take in the complex interrelationships among the organisms and the environment‚ and we are closer to an actual understanding of this ecosystem. With one third of the Earth’s surface is covered with forests it is no surprise that they are among the most notable storehouses of biological diversity on the planet. Forests have a
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