major aquatic life zones are saltwater (marine) and freshwater life zones. 3. Phytoplankton (plank plankton) are multiple types of algae; Zooplankton (animal plankton) are primary and secondary consumers which feed off phytoplankton (primary consumers) or other zooplankton (secondary consumers); these range from protozoa to large invertebrates such as jellyfish. Ultraplankton are much smaller plankton that may be responsible for 70% of the primary productivity near the ocean surface. Nektons are strongly
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Ryan Yates Oceanography 11-12-11 Homework #5 Lesson 17 1) Dredging is digging up mud/sand and transporting it out of the channel. Dredging needs to be done in Ventura Marina because of the shoaling problem. With this problem there is sediment rising under water where the ships are parked. If the sediment gets too high‚ the boats will get stuck and not be able to get in and out of the marina. 2) The problem with Devil’s Slide in San Mateo County is that it has a lock of landslides
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Introduction to Environmental Science 12:008/159:008 Spring 2002 Water Pollution July 22‚ 2005 Water Pollution Pollutant Any substance that does not belong in the natural system and disrupts the natural balance Water Pollution Degradation of water quality in a manner that disrupts/prevents its intended or original use. Surface Water Groundwater MCL and secondary MCL MCL=Maximum Contaminant Level The highest concentration of a pollutant allowed in drinking water by law
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Species: | Blue Grey Periwinkle | Noddiwinkle | Stripe Gridled Chiton | White Tube Worm | Sea Squirt | Honeycomb Barnacle | Brown Tube Worm | Tidal Zones: | High Water Spring Tide | Splash Zone | Sub Littoral | Mid Tide Level | Low Water Tide | High Water Neap Tide | Sub Littoral | Wave Battering | Blue Grey Periwinkles have a muscular foot used to stick onto surfaces to prevent them from falling off rocks. | Noddiwinkles live in the splash zone‚ meaning they are excluded from any form of wave
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“The Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC) provides state-of-the-art laboratories to support research on a broad array of topics. Faculty members from many departments across Michigan Technological University’s campus collaborate on interdisciplinary research‚ ranging from air–water interactions to biogeochemistry to food web relationships.” Its main purpose is to educate students‚ faculty‚ teachers‚ and others about the Great Lakes water basin. The Great Lakes Research Center has many education and
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The Causes: Effects of Ozone Depletion Cody Tate Buena Vista University Author Note “Prepared for Laura Brauhn’s Globalism Seminar” Abstract This paper will explore what exactly ozone depletion is. It will talk about the definition of ozone depletion and what some of the things are that causes it. This paper will connect global warming with ozone depletion. This paper will give you examples of both biological and environmental. The main thing this paper will talk about is verification
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Ozone Depletion: An Introduction Planet Earth has its own natural sunscreen that shields us from the sun’s damaging ultraviolet radiation. It’s called the ozone layer: a fragile band of gases beginning 15 kilometres above our planet‚ and reaching up to the 40-kilometre level. Human activities have caused a substantial thinning of this protective covering — not only over the North and South Poles‚ but right over our heads. Stopping ozone layer depletion is one of the major challenges facing the
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pond near Donnelly‚ Idaho; a Great Blue Heron; Paranagat Lake‚ southeastern Nevada. | The near-surface open water surrounded by the littoral zone is the limnetic zone. The limnetic zone is well-lighted (like the littoral zone) and is dominated by plankton‚ both phytoplankton and
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enough sunlight to support life. There are tiny forms of life called as phytoplankton‚ which are tiny plant forms‚ and zooplankton‚ which are tiny animal forms. Those tiny forms of life lead to bigger animals’ life such as fish‚ which feed from those planktons. The profundal zone is beneath the limnetic zone‚ where it doesn’t receive light to sustain plants’ life. The organisms that die from above this zone settle down and are being eaten by decomposers. Because ponds and lakes are isolated from other
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Coral & Coral Reefs Introduction Coral needs light to thrive and grow‚ but they grow faster in clean water. The largest coral reef in the world is the Great Barrier Reef located off north western Australia. This reef covers 135‚000 square miles. There are a wide variety of coral. They all have unbelievable fun facts‚ unusual habitats‚ unique characteristics‚ and interesting behaviors. Fun Facts There are many unbelievable fun facts about coral. Coral are small creatures‚ that often
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