senior year of high school I applied to Millersville University to pursue a Bachelor of Science in Biology‚ with a concentration in marine biology. Through my undergraduate studies‚ my interest in biological oceanography developed. There are many overlapping aspects of biological oceanography and marine biology that interest me and why I want to pursue a graduate degree in this field. I am particularly interested in marine phytoplankton‚ their role in primary productivity‚ harmful algal blooms‚ and
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Research Paper The ocean is one of‚ if not‚ the largest biome on earth. There are more than one million species of marine life. Covering over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface‚ the ocean is our planet’s largest habitat‚ containing 99 percent of the living space on the planet. This area holds the life of nearly 50 percent of all species on Earth. Like lakes‚ oceans are subdivided into separate zones: intertidal‚ pelagic‚ abyssal‚ and benthic. All four zones have a great diversity of species. The
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The Great Barrier Reef a World Heritage listed‚ it is the vastest stretch of coral reef in the world. This essay will provide information on how the Great Barrier Reef is being protected against global warming for our future generations. We all love going to the beach for a swim or a snorkel however a different image was created by an article published by the Australian Academy of Science on their web site Nova Science in the News (2009): “Imagine you are on a beautiful tropical island on the
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Section 1: The definition of marine protected area varies with people‚ and in reality‚ it is a term used globally to describe an area of sea especially dedicated to the protection‚ coupled with maintenance of biological diversity‚ and of natural and associated cultural resources‚ and managed or reserved by legal or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. In the U.S.‚ MPAs span a range of habitats including the open ocean‚ coastal areas‚ inter-tidal zones and estuaries;
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Dead Zones in the Baltic Sea Franki M Abstract Dead zones‚ also known as hypoxic zones‚ are areas in the ocean where oxygen levels have been depleted or are depleting. Hypoxia could be due to natural reasoning‚ but more commonly it is a result of careless and uninformed inhabitants of the coast near that ocean. Farming‚ sewage‚ factories and fishing are all major causes of dead zones. If our oceans continue to lose oxygen‚ we will eventually no longer have marine animals/marine
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Coastal Protection at Tongatapu Island‚ Tonga: A Report on Initiatives Nuku ’alofa beach seawall (Wikimedia.org) Prepared for Sylila Monteiro and Antoinette Wessels‚ 27 May 2011 By: Tattenai Katoanga (ID:1374937); Mahlon Bonga (ID:1388118); Pim Slagman (ID:1385439) Contents 1.0Introduction 3 1.1 Terms of reference 3 1.2 Procedures 3 1.3 Background 3 3.0 Findings 4 3.1 General environmental threats 4 3.2 Situation in Nuku’alofa 4 3.3 Situations in other
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Examine the possible consequences of global warming at international‚ national (UK‚ Bangladesh) and local (London) scales. Over recent years global warming has been causing climate change through rising sea levels and many extreme events such as floods‚ heat waves‚ and droughts and storms these events could have massive consequences economically‚ socially‚ environmentally and politically on a large scale‚ from international level down to local areas. One of the biggest concerns on an international
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Tools used to measure latitude (Lesson 02.01) (use the first resource in this lesson to help you) • Be able to list and describe the 3 main tools used to measure latitude in early navigation Tools used to measure longitude (Lesson 02.01) (use the first resource in this lesson to help you) • Be able to list and describe the 2 main tools used to measure longitude in early navigation Current Navigation Tools (Lesson 02.01) • What tool do we currently use to determine location (latitude and longitude)
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Malaysia owns among the gorgeous islands in the whole world‚ namely Langkawi‚ The Isles of Legends‚ situated in the state of Kedah‚which also consists of a cluster of 99 islands. Tourists from local and all over the world came to experience their best moment here. The population there is about 64‚792 people. The island is so popular with its captivating beaches‚ giving the tourists the best view from Pantai Cenang‚ Pantai Buray Bay and Pantai Kok. The waters around the island are crystal clear and
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Marine Ecosystems are the largest systems on the planet‚ covering over 70 percent of the Earth’s surface and constituting over 99 percent of the living space on the planet (area x depth). These vast ecosystems are composed of many different habitats which extend from the near shore regions to continental shelves and the deep ocean. They are home to millions of species and provide food‚ income‚ protection‚ and many other vital ecosystem services to billions of people around the world. ECOLOGICAL
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