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    animals that live in saltwater‚ i.e. in oceans‚ seas‚ etc. Aquatic animals (especially freshwater animals) are often of special concern to conservationists because of the fragility of their environments. Aquatic animals are subject to pressure from overfishing‚ destructive fishing‚ marine pollution and climate change. In addition to water breathing animals‚ e.g.‚ fishes‚ mollusks etc.‚ the term "aquatic animal" can be applied to air-breathing aquatic or sea mammals such as those in the order Cetacea

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    down. Tree is our main supplier of oxygen and they lessen the carbon dioxide in the environment that makes the earth cool. We are experiencing global warming because we are not a good steward of this earth. Cutting down trees irresponsibly and overfishing are some of the evidence that we abuse the earth. As a result‚ landslides‚ strong typhoons and abnormal weather condition are happening to us today. One of the evidence also of earth is the pollutants in the air and water that makes people sick

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    Background The mini case scenario this week asks the students to examine three cases in which policy analysts are put into situations where they must make professional and ethical decisions based on their respective situations. In the Metroville Urban renewal scenario‚ policy analyst Henry is tasked to do an evaluation of the urban development project that has been in progress for ten years. The Metroville City Planning Department has sponsored the project and has also received funding from the

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    One density dependent limiting factor is parasitism. This describes organisms that live off a host that can easily pass from one organism to another because they are close together. Parasites are more likely to spread through a population if the population density is high. 1. One density independent limiting factor is natural disasters‚ such as fires‚ floods‚ and tornadoes‚ each of which can wipe out a significant number of a population. 2. Another density dependent limiting factor is competition

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    Greenpeace is an organization which often collides with governments in countries all over the world in its attempt to stop things like global warming‚ deforestation‚ overfishing and more. Greenpeace tries to reach their goals by direct action and lobbying. This is the part where they often collide with the governments. My questions about this topic are: - What conflicts does Greenpeace have (or did they have) with the government and corporations in the Netherlands and governments and corporations

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    industrialization‚ agriculture and tourism playing leading roles in this success story. But today‚ despite a relatively positive environmental record‚ Malaysia faces problems of deforestation‚ pollution of inland and marine waters‚ soil and coastal erosion‚ overfishing and coral reef destruction‚ along with air pollution‚ water pollution and the problem of waste disposal. Deforestation refers to the loss or destruction of naturally occurring forests‚ primarily due to human activities such as logging‚ cutting trees

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    Paloma Castro October 2‚ 2012 ESS II Conversation Biology: * Conservation biology is the scientific study of the nature and status of Earth’s biodiversity with the aim of protecting species‚ their habitats‚ and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. * Using natural capital sustainably protecting biodiversity * Anthropocentric view—humans are there to preserve nature Preservation Biology: * Attempts to exclude human activities

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    Maine Lobster Assesment

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    1. How has the catch of lobsters changed over the past 15 years in the state of Maine? Lobstering has dominated the fishing industry in Maine over the last 20 years. However‚ lobster population in the state has diminished as a result of overfishing. 2. What does Walter Day suggest needs to be done to keep the industry flourishing? “Just let us do what we’ve been doing‚ and otherwise let us alone.” 3. What are shorts? Lobsters that are too small. 4. What are eggers? females carrying masses

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    Tanzania‚ there is a wide spread of drugs to the country and arms trading to Europe. However‚ the government doesn’t intervene. It attempts to make a quick profit overseas‚ while undermining the long term effects to Tanzania. They avoided the issue of overfishing‚ where the oxygen levels of the ocean were dramatically dropping. Also‚ they borrowed money from other country‚ causing Tanzania to be in debt to many other nations. This ignorance of the situation in Tanzania is driving its economy

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    it to improve their fields‚ prohibiting anyone from disturbing the birds and sending laborers to gather guano and carry it inland. In the 19th century‚ the bird poop was so valuable that countries went to war over it. Overharvesting of guano and overfishing of the anchoveta that is the staple of the guanay cormorant’s diet caused the population to drop from about 30 million birds in the 1950s to about 4 million today. The guano is still harvested for fertilizer. AgroRural‚ the Peruvian government

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