Chapter 12 Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity Notes Key Terms (Terms are listed in the same font style as they appear in the text.) Asian carp (p. 266) Asian swamp eel (p. 252) baleen whales (p. 257) bycatch (p.253) cetaceans (p. 257) comanagement (p. 262) commercial extinction (p. 253) exclusive economic zones (p. 259) high seas (p. 259) integrated coastal management (p. 260) large marine systems (p. 262) marine protected areas (p. 259) marine reserves (p. 259) maximum sustained yield
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Aquatic pollution is a worldwide problem that occurs every day in all bodies of water. Adedeji and Adetunji (2011) refer to aquatic pollution as an addition of hazardous substances‚ called pollutants‚ to these bodies of water. These pollutants are harmful to humans‚ but more importantly‚ they are extremely harmful to marine life due to the contamination of their habitats. Unfortunately‚ this occurrence is not uncommon‚ and it is mainly the result of human activities. Most pollution is derived from
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Everyone wants to believe in someone or something even if we know it’s a lie. Orgon is no different‚ he puts his trust in Tartuffe not because he has to‚ but because he wants to. Orgon wants to believe in something genuine and doesn’t want anyone to rob him of this fantasy. Before anyone judges Orgon‚ we all have fallen victim to the Santa Claus lie. As children‚ we are taught Santa Claus is this fat jolly old man that brings present to boys and girls across the world. Now that we’re older this sounds
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I believe in selfishness. Yes‚ I know what you’re thinking‚ "This girl is super conceited‚" but when I say selfishness I don’t mean only worrying about myself and doing things without considering the effects they have on other people; that’s just plain mean. What I mean when I say selfishness is doing things for my happiness and well-being. Often times‚ I find myself working so hard to please others and make sure they’re satisfied before I even think about what I want. I believe in taking a
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Rachel Harrison presents… The Aquatic Ape Theory! The aquatic ape theory is an alternative explanation of human evolution that suggests modern man spent some time adapting to a semi-aquatic environment before taking on its current form. This idea was first proposed in 1942‚ and its greatest proponent since that time has been Elaine Morgan. The aquatic ape theory‚ although compelling‚ has failed to become accepted within the scientific community. Max Westenhofer first published an account of
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I believe in respect. I believe that everyone should be treated fairly. I had a friend‚ well‚ I like to think I had a friend‚ who had the ability to make everything negative. She had the ability to make even the happiest person depressed. She was also very opinionated and and took down anyone and anything in her path. I have to give her credit‚ her opinion was always heard. But‚ that doesn’t mean her opinion was always right. I would always try to tell her that something was wrong‚ or that she made
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stranded in a different region of Pangaea‚ which is a piece of land that incorporates many terrestrial biomes. He doesn’t know how he ended up there but he knew exactly where he was headed. His methods of survival were clear and he was able to make a few friends along the way. Throughout this journey from an unknown place to his home and family he traveled through 3 different terrestrial biomes. The biomes of Pangaea are similar to the ones known in our current world today but they’re in odd pairs. He
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to be a Good Sales Rep I chose to write about what it means to be a good sales representative. I have always wanted a career in sales and am very good at it. Since I was 21 I have been involved in some type of sales career. The most interesting of all was being a sales representative for Roadshow Marketing and traveling to different parts of the United States. Of all of the places I have traveled‚ Atlanta was the coolest gift mart I attended. A sales representative can make a good amount of
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Biomes- Marine and Tropical Rainforest The world is full of many different biomes. The ones I am most fascinated by are the tropical rainforest biome and the marine biome. Each is interesting in its own way. I have decided to narrow the marine biome down and focus on the Pacific Ocean. I am interested to see how these two compare and contrast. Although it may seem that our climate does not affect the marine biome‚ it does. During El Nino‚ the trade winds slacken and sometimes even change direction
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This I Believe I believe in cherishing every moment in my life. In my life‚ I’ve had some very amazing things happen to me. I’ve also had some very dreadful moments. But even though not all of my memories are the best‚ they’ve made me into who I am today. They’ve made me different than everyone else. My experiences have made me the knowledgeable‚ strong person that I am‚ and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. In the years since I’ve moved from my home state of Michigan‚ My family and I have gone
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