PRACTICAL 3 ECOLOGICAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSES IN MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS II PROBLEM SET 1. BIOLOGICAL INTERACTION During our Field Trip to the Cairns Airport Mangrove Boardwalk on 7th August‚ 2013‚ I observed a distinct distribution pattern in the locations of the Orange-Clawed Fiddler Crabs (Uca coarctata). Upon further investigation‚ I noticed that the larger males of the species (easily identifiable as those with one large claw) colonised the open areas located beside the Middle Creek viewing
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Woodlice - Porcellio Scaber Research: Introduction: [The following is summarised from: http://soilbugs.massey.ac.nz/isopoda.php] Common Names: Slaters‚ pill bugs‚ sow bugs‚ woodlice‚ Maori papapa Scientific Name: Arthropoda (Phylum) Crustacea (Class) Isopoda (Order) Oniscoidea (Suborder). Description: Slaters are apart of the Isopoda order‚ meaning they have an equal number of legs. They are also a crustacean‚ but unlike most crustaceans they are terrestrial opposed to marine dwellers
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31. Molds and mushrooms are similar in the process of reproduction. They both reproduce asexually through the process of sporulation. Why these organisms reproduced anywhere? a. because the spores are lighted directly by the sun. b. because the spores are transported by air and wind. c. because the spores are very small and heavy. d. because the spores are grafted to another plant. 32. In flowering plants‚ there are two events that lead to reproduction. What are these two events? a. Fertilization
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In my opinion‚ the killer bee was created by scientists in brazil to help decrease the population of humans. From the moment they were created‚ killer bees induced around one thousand deaths every year..After escaping the lab the killer bee began taking over mexican and american honey bee hives. Our descendants of southern african bees brought to america by brazilian scientist trying to breed a regular honey bee to an african bee and created the one and only Killer Bee. Killer bees have been in the
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The Great Hammerhead Shark Sphyrna mokarran Table of Contents Introduction …………………… pg 3-4 Biology of the species ………….pg 4-5 Ecology of the species ………… pg 5-6 SocioCultural values ………….. pg 6-7 Economic Importance ………… pg 7-8 Conservation ……………………pg 8-9 Index …………………………...pg 10-11 Bibliography……………………pg 12-14 Life on earth is greatly influenced by oceanic habitat. All species are directly and indirectly impacted by the choices made by today’s existing generations
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Mayes‚ P.J.; Thompson‚ G. G. and Withers P.C. (2005). "Diet and foraging behaviour of the semi-aquatic Varanus mertensi (Reptilia: Varanidae)" (PDF). Wildlife Research 32: 67–74. doi:10.1071/WR04040. ^ Mitchell‚ D.; Jones‚ A. Hero‚ J.-M. (1995). "Predation on the Cane Toad (Bufo marinus) by the black kite (Milvus migrans)". Memoirs - Wueensland Museum 38: 512–531. ^ Phillips‚ Ben L.; and Shine‚ Richard (December 2004). "Adapting to an invasive species: Toxic cane toads induce morphological change
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freedom of animals. Regan believes that confining an animal is permissible if it is in the animal’s best interest to do so. For example‚ if an animal is endangered confining it is justifiable as long as it is returned to the wild after the threat of predation is gone. However‚ this is not why zoos exist and operate today. Zoos are not being used to house animals that need to be protected but rather to serve a purpose to others. Since these animals are being treated as tools‚ models‚ and commodities their
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Terrence Des Pres thinks human moral sense is an evolutionary survival strategy‚ and I agree with him. Indeed‚ in his story he mentioned that “alone one could not possibly survive. It was necessary therefore to form little families of two or three. In this way we looked after one another" (Hart‚ 63). He also said that “The survivor is the figure who emerges from all those who fought for life in the concentration camps‚ and the most significant fact about their struggle is that it depended on fixed
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Nile Perch in Lake Victoria By Andrew .m Introduction Lake Victoria is largest lake in Africa‚ seventh largest in the world by volume. And second largest freshwater lake in the world. The lake is surrounded by three different country’s Tanzania‚ Uganda and Kenya. Figure 1 depicts Lake Victoria and the surrounding countries. All three countries share the lake and its resources‚ but one of the biggest issues is that the governing laws involving the resources and the lake regulations
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There are negative effects on behavioral development‚ due to their removal from a habitat in which predation occurs naturally and the animals can establish their own social orders. The zoo environment does not give animals adequate space or stimulation‚ which causes problems when reintroduction is attempted. These behavioral changes doesn’t necessarily
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