ecosystem Table of Contents Title Page 1 Table of Contents 2 Method 3 Introduction 3 Results 3 Greenhouse 3 Rise of CO2& temperature 4 Rise of Sea level 4 Acidizing ocean 5 Discussion 5 Greenhouse 5 Rise of CO2& temperature 6 Rise of Sea level 7 Acidizing ocean 8 Conclusion 9 Reference List 10 Method Information was procured through the use of scholarly and governmental websites and book. Introduction The issue of global warming has
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influenced the international community in aiming to create a legal and effective system‚ which at the end protects the human beings from an environmental disaster. Impact of Anthropogenic activities on marine environment The health of the world’s oceans and marine life is degrading rapidly as a result of excess human activities. Over 80% of all marine pollution originates from land-based sources which are primarily industrial‚ agricultural and urban. Anthropogenic impact on the water environment
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organisms. It has a big impact on the food chain for fish also. Little fish gather around the reefs and bigger fish eat the little fish and large predators live on the outsides of the reef to feed on the smaller ones. There are acts that protect the ocean from this such as The Coastal Construction Control Line Program. The Coastal Construction Control Line Program is an essential element of Florida’s coastal management program. It provides protection for Florida’s beaches and dunes while assuring reasonable
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Biomes – is a large‚ distinct terrestrial region that has a similar climate‚ soil‚ plants‚ and animals regardless of where it occurs. It covers a large geographic area and encompasses interacting landscapes. Landscape – is a large land area covering many square kilometers composed of interacting ecosystem. 9 major biomes in the terrestrial biomes 1. Tundra – also called arctic tundra occurs in extreme northern latitudes wherever snow melts seasonally. 2. Taiga – Is the evergreen forest
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Increasing CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere‚ and thus the ocean‚ will continue to decrease the CO32- concentrations in the ocean and thus lowering CaCO3 saturation levels. In regions where the saturation state of aragonite or calcite is greater than 1‚ the formation of shells and or skeletons is favored whereas for values less than 1.0‚ the seawater is corrosive to CaCO3 (John M. Pandolfi). This corrosive condition results in dissolution. Dissolution of the carbonate minerals calcite‚ aragonite
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Envision light rippling through the water. Boats above you flowing through the beautiful blue water. Noises all around. Animals swimming around in groups and alone. You see whales‚ dolphins‚ etc. Well now you are entering the Pelagic Zone. How do they survive in all the challenges they face? They must adapt to their ecosystem if they want to survive. “ An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.” Water pressure is very low and temperature stays
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With oceans warming up‚ toxic algae blooms are popping up all around the globe. Toxic algae blooms are very harmful and happen when phytoplankton accumulate and create toxins like domoic acid‚ which is a neurotoxin that can be deadly (Geiling). What give the phytoplankton the conditions to grow are the increasing temperatures of the oceans. Emissions are coming from places like cement production (which is a leading cause) deforestation‚ and fossil fuels like coal‚ natural gas and oil‚ which increase
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Marine Biology is the study of ocean animals. Biology means is the study of life and marine means water. A marine biologist studies biology and chemistry. Marine biochemist studies biologically active compounds found in the ocean which are useful in medicine‚ or the genetics of marine species. The chemical properties of the ocean are important to understand because the marine environment supports the greatest abundance of life on earth. (http://marinebio.org/oceans/ocean-chemistry.asp) As an occupation
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’s orbit‚ mountain-building and continental drift‚ and changes in greenhouse gas concentrations. There are a variety of climate change feedbacks that can either amplify or diminish the initial forcing. Some parts of the climate system‚ such as the oceans and ice caps‚ respond slowly in reaction to climate forcings‚ while others respond more quickly.1
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retrieve Koro’s rei puta to determine who would become the next chief‚ Paikea secretly retrieves his rei puta. In this scene‚ Caro alternates between shots of Paikea diving into the ocean and shots of the rei puta lying on the ocean floor with seaweed surrounding it. Through the portrayal of Paikea diving into the ocean to retrieve the rei puta‚ Caro demonstrates Paikea “diving” into her culture and finding ways to carry on old traditions whilst breaking the old traditions which are no longer applicable
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