Life in the intertidal zone can be very challenging for creatures who live there. The amount of factors that weigh down upon your quality of life are insurmountable. These factors include extreme fluctuations in temperature‚ altered salinity‚ predators‚ changing tide levels‚ and inconsistent feeding opportunities. Regardless of all these challenges the creatures who live there find a way to adapt and survive against all these challenges. Here are a few examples of creatures who have found interesting
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Intertidal and Rocky Shores Group Members: Nguyen Thuy Nhung Huynh Thi Hoai Thuong Truong Thi Thanh Da Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao Nguyen Manh Duc Outline Habitat in intertidal rocky shores Intertidal distribution pattern Species list Adaptation of organisms 1. Habitat in intertidal rocky shores The intertidal zone: the region between the high tide mark and the low tide mark Tides are periodic rises and falls of large bodies of water caused by the gravitational interaction between
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Geography Tucked away between the Aravalis and the Vindhyan hill systems in the Sawai Madhopur district of eastern Rajasthan‚ Ranthambhore National Park (282 sq km) is a part of the much larger Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (1334 sq km). The reserve is home to over 40 species of mammals‚ 300 species of birds‚ 45 species of reptiles and over 300 species of plants. However it is the “relatively easy sightings” of wild tigers that has made Ranthambhore famous all over the world. The Ranthambhore
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The Littoral Zone The littoral zone‚ commonly referred to as the intertidal area‚ is where the land and water meet. It is rich in nutrients and oxygen and is home to a variety of organisms. The littoral zone provides some plants with the opportunity to complete their growth cycle‚ but the changing water level also brings about some environmental problems‚ such as soil erosion and biodiversity reduction (Chen). The word littoral means shore. Therefore‚ the littoral zone of a pond is
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The Florida Everglades A Wetlands Ecosystem The Everglades‚ a vast wetlands ecosystem made up of marshes and swamps‚ begins at Lake Okeechobee‚ a large lake in the center of Florida‚ and ends in the Gulf of Mexico and Florida Bay. It is nearly 50 miles across and 110 miles long (Hinrichsen)‚ and when viewed from the air‚ appears to be miles and miles of shallow water flowing through thick mats of grass. This perception has earned it the name "River of Grass". Although it does flow like a river
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A NEW LOOK AT THE FOUR TRADITIONS OF GEOGRAPHY J. Lewis Robinson In the May 1964 issue of the JOURNAL OF GEOGRAPHY‚ William D. Pattison presented a brief and excellent statement concerning the main themes in geography.1 His four traditions article has been quoted widely since then‚ and it has helped to reduce the problem of defining the broad scope of the discipline in one or two sentences which would be acceptable to and understood by the public‚ teachers‚ and professional
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BRANCHES OF GEOGRAPHY (BASED ON SYSTEMATIC APPROACH) 1. Physical Geography (i) Geomorphology Is devoted to the study of landforms‚ their evolution and related processes. (ii) Climatology Encompasses the study of structure of atmosphere and elements of weather and climates and climatic types and regions. (iii) Hydrology Studies the realm of water over the surface of the earth including oceans‚ lakes‚ rivers and other water bodies and its effect on different life forms including human life
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How important is protecting the environments ecosystem? What value is there to maintaining natural ecosystems like Oregon ’s wetland resources? Some would argue that the value to preserving the wetlands is to help education future generations. (The Wetland Conservancy‚ 2008) Regardless of what the value is or how important protecting the wetlands are to you‚ I believe the majority of us know that some protections are needed to help preserve the environments ecosystems. So that the future generations
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Geography Geography is the study of the earth’s landscapes‚ peoples‚ places and environments. It is‚ quite simply‚ about the world in which we live. Geography puts this understanding of social and physical processes within the context of places and regions - recognizing the great differences in cultures‚ political systems‚ economies‚ landscapes and environments places and social groups underlie much of the newer developments in human geography across the world‚ and the links between them. Geography
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with other civilizations or regions. Ancient Egypt was an example of this. The Nile River is a geographic feature that has led Egypt to be a very prosperous civilization and is the reason why it produced many of Egypt’s earliest civilizations. The geography of Japan caused the country to be isolated for a very long time and it has led the Japanese to be self sufficient. Ancient Egypt had many geographic features that made excellent natural barriers. The Nile River‚ located in the following countries:
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