LAB #3 TITLE: SPECIES DIVERSITY AIM: To determine how moisture content of sand influences the distribution of fauna along a sandy beach. MATERIALS: 100m transect‚1m x 1m quadrat‚shovel‚30cm ruler‚40cm x40cm sieve‚ digital probe‚ sweep net PROCEDURE: 1. The area was selected for the 100m transect to be laid. 2. The transect was carefully placed ensuring that the end of the transect was in the moist part of sand. 3. The quadrat was placed along the transect on either sides. 4
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of Terrigal and Wamberal. Some people have caused more pressure on these areas as they have built housing such as at Stop 7‚ “The Ruins” Wamberal South. Many of the people that lived on the beach have tried to find ways to stop most of the erosion from waves and wind affecting their land and housing. On the beach we saw many strategies that are effective in their own ways but not permanent. One way was to plant vegetation on the sand dune‚ this has effect as the roots try to uphold the sand from being
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Katie Paez Marine Science Salt Marsh Essay Salt marshes play vital roles in coastal areas‚ such as Westhampton‚ Southampton‚ Hampton Bays‚ and many other locations. Let’s look at the global effects of salt marshes. A study from September of this year published in UVAToday shows that the carbon stored in salt marshes may help in slowing global climate change. Carbon dioxide is the predominant so-called “greenhouse gas” that acts as sort of an atmospheric blanket‚ trapping the Earth’s heat. Over
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When standing on the sand on the beach you can feel the sand being washed out from under your feet. The sand being washed out from under your feet as the waves wash over your feet is an example of wave erosion. Waves cause a type of erosion. This type of erosion is most often seen at the coast or along the edges of rivers and waterways. The velocity of waves are affected by slope‚ discharge‚ and shape of the channel of the waterway. Erosion is found on all coastlines in the world. The effect
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I never realized how lucky I was to be granted such a stupendous life until I saw the poverty some people live in. Over the summer‚ I was fortunate enough to be able to take an ephemeral trip to Nassau‚ Bahamas. It was much different than I imagined it would be. I remember walking around and almost being frighten to leave my parents sides. There were natives on every street corner trying to con their way into you spending money on their fake product; there were people going through the trash looking
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Then at lunch time we would go out and get the best lunch in the town because it would be A long time before we come back if we even do come back. After eating lunch and whatnot we can get Our tackle to fish one last time. Then we would head to the beach and catch some fish. Once were done Fishing we can eat dinner and then go back to the hotel. That would be it for the day and we would just Go to sleep until the next day to come back to Houston. The Bahamas is where I would choose to
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city. For the first time visitors who would like to explore San Jose and its surrounding environs‚ I highly recommend renting a car for transportation. Nonetheless‚ the city is highly serviced by light rail and Cal train. You can drive south on the beach if swimming is your thing as you pass through Los Gatos town with its quaint restaurants and shops. If you like running trails or hiking
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84% black‚ 6% white‚ and 10% mixed. The culture is very nice and everyone is very polite and get along very well. The Virgin Islands has many different interesting facts that are pretty cool. Coki Point Beach is the best snorkeling spot on the Virgin Islands. The best beach is Magens Bay Beach. There is over 100 islands‚ 15 main islands and about 75 ‘islets’. There is one holiday they celebrate called Hurricane Thanksgiving‚ it marks the last day of hurricane season. They celebrate because they
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this can be explained by clarifying what a typical transect is‚ starting with low embryo dunes near the shoreline and much taller mature dunes several hundred meters back from the shore (as indicated in Figure 1). As you follow the transect from the beach‚ the dunes get older and the vegetation changes‚ gradually coving more and more bare sand and increasing in height. A graph to show % vegetation cover on Studland Dunes A graph to show % vegetation cover on Studland Dunes The data suggests
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on sand dunes‚ they leave weak spots. The wind picks up the sand and carries it out to sea. A solution to this problem is to build sand bridges. People of communities have helped build these bridges to preserve the sand dunes. People also can plant beach grass and sea oats. They can also install sand fencing‚ to tap the sand. Many sand dunes have been bulldozed for development of houses and condominiums. Many people drive trucks through the sand dunes‚ which also is damaging. South Carolina has
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