the declination of coral reefs. We need to take action to remove overfishing near these corals because corals are vital to the ecosystem‚ helping us learn the health of the ocean. Taking out fishes near these corals will help algae growth‚ which leads to coral dying more.
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Lecture 1: What are the 3 domains of life? (Ch. 12‚ Section “The Three Domains of Life”) Bacteria‚ Archaea‚ and Eukarya What marine organism represents the vast majority of the ocean’s biomass? (Ch. 12‚ Section “How Are Marine Organisms Classified?”) Plankton Plankton is a organism that float. Why is a copepod‚ which can swim and propel itself through the water‚ classified as plankton? (Ch. 12‚ Section “Plankton”) Because of its small size‚ it cannot swim very far or fast so its location
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Description: The rainbow parrotfish is the largest fish in the Atlantic to eat plants. Males can grow to lengths of 1.2 meters‚ or almost 4 feet long. There are two forms of males. “Initial phase” is the phase when males are drab in color and have a similar appearance to females. In the “terminal phase”‚ males are neon and rainbow colored; this is where their name comes from. The fins are orange with streaks of green branching towards the back and tail. They have teeth that are merged to form a tough
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have studied and drawn up. The problem with taking these very important ions out of the water is that they are one of the two compounds that calcifiers‚ very small organisms‚ need to survive. Calcifiers‚ which are the base of pretty much every coral reef on the planet‚ need to make shells which is part of their colonies skeleton. This leaves a decision for calcifiers to make: should I expend more energy capturing the decreasing amount of carbonate ions or just give up. Studies show that most calcifiers
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frame by frame. According to (Endangered Species International [ESI]‚2011) Dynamite fishing (homemade bomb) is set off under water to kill fish for easy collection. Dynamite fishing has contributed to massive destruction of Southeast Asian coral reefs over the past 20 years. Large blasted areas are very slow to recover because corals have difficulty establishing on loose or sandy substrate. In southern Philippines‚ between Malaysia (Borneo) and Philippines (Palawan) illegal dynamite fishing is still
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the waters south of Florida. The park is made up of four ecosystems that include the mangroves‚ the Florida Keys‚ the coral reef‚ and Biscayne Bay. Biscayne National Park is home to large numbers of threatened and endangered species of plants and animals both above and below the water’s surface. Biscayne National Park also protects one of the world’s longest coral reefs and the longest mangrove forest. Biscayne National Park‚the largest marine park in the National Park Service‚ is important because
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Bottom Trawling Imagine a coral reef‚ filled with life‚ being demolished to just bits and pieces. Unfortunantly‚ this is what happens with bottom trawling. Bottom trawling is a major issue because it damages the eco-system and it kills much more than needed. To begin‚ the destruction of bottom trawling is severe. In the process‚ a 5 ton net with weights is trailed along the ocean floor; destroying everything in its path. Fish are swept into this net and coral is completely turned into dust
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Amazingly‚ in one of the 735 coral reefs on Earth‚ I stumbled upon a fluffy creature recognized as the Wendigo. Considering I had never saw this species prior to my first scuba diving trip‚ I decided to get a closer look. The Wendigo‚ about the size of a baseball‚ ran around as happy as can be with a full smile on all of their faces. To complement their habitat’s name‚ the wendigo had coral color fur along with indigo legs‚ hands‚ and eyes. Along with their furry body‚ they have tails similar to
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the fish and invertebrates you selected after the nitrogen cycling process. I personally selected a maroon clownfish with two anemones. I also chose 5 sergeant majors‚ 2 bleenies and a yellow tang. 2. What changes did you make to your reef tank during the 12 weeks and why did you make them? After I selected my fish‚ I noticed that the tank began to grow algae. The next time I selected fish and invertebrates‚ I chose to add cleaner shrimp and snails to my tank. The pH then started
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Effects of climate change on Great Barrier Reek Rising sea temperature Rising sea temperatures have adverse effects on the Great Barrier Reef (Johnson and Marshal 2007). According to Johanna and Marshal (2007)‚ increased temperature has a significant role in destroying aquatic life because sea animals have a particular body heat limit to survive in the ocean. As a result of enhanced heat‚ this limit has extended beyond that limit (Laugh and Hobdy 2011). For example‚ 8 years ago summer weather was
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