Paul Hill is a geological oceanographer‚ this means that he studies the way that fine sediments move throughout the coastal ocean. He likes studying this field because it is relevant to our current lives‚ he also likes the international aspect that ocean studies provide. He is able to travel while studying the ocean‚ this gives him the ability to connect with other ocean scientists from around the globe. I really enjoyed this lecture and I found that the topic was relevant to my life. Growing up
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With a total area of about one thousand square kilometers‚ Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia’s Society Islands of the central southern Pacific Ocean. As the political and economic center of French Polynesia‚ it has four spring-like seasons and is rich in resources. The adequately fed and clothed people always contemplate at the sight of sea in the distance and wait for the sunset and dawn. The sunshine comes accompanied by the wind from the Pacific Ocean‚ and the color of the sea changed
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The effects of over fishing could have a every negative effect on multiple fish‚ business and getting caught illegally fishing. If people over fish then there will not be any fish left on lakes and rives people have over fished. The negative effects that will happen‚ is there will be other fish that die‚ that feed on the fish that is over fished because they will not have anything to eat. The population will increase‚ with fish that the fish that got over fished feed on. There will be no other fish
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Though the ocean seems like a very quiet place‚ but if listens carefully‚ one might just hear the sounds of the fish choir. Most of this undersea music comes from soloist fish‚ reiterating the same calls again and again. But when the calls of different fish ………………….co existed ‚ coincide ‚combine‚ mingle with this‚ they form an ensemble. Robert McCauley and his counterparts of Curtin University in Perth‚ Australia‚ discovered seven definite fish choruses‚ occurred mainly at dawn and at dusk ; by recording
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For this assessment‚ discuss a variety of techniques used to stabilize shorelines throughout the world. Then answer this question. “Are they temporary or permanent?” Then let’s discuss‚” Two ways in which the development/urbanization of coastal areas contribute to shoreline erosion‚ and what they contribute to our beaches?”‚ also‚ “What increases with the creation of roads and rooftops?” Shoreline erosion is a big expensive problem that is having a negative impact on our environment. Tarbuck (2014)
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Ale_____ Ram___ 30 de noviembre de 2012 _______________ BIOL 3503 Ecología Laboratory #1: Communities and Biomes 1. List the fish and invertebrates you selected after the nitrogen cycling process. I personally selected a maroon clownfish with two anemones. I also chose 5 sergeant majors‚ 2 bleenies and a yellow tang. 2. What changes did you make to your reef tank during the 12 weeks and why did you make them? After I selected my fish‚ I noticed that the tank
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The Orangespotted Sunfish (Lepomis humilis) is often confused with other sunfishes. This species is classified in the class Actinopterygii‚ order Perciformes‚ and family Centrarchidae. One characteristic that makes them stand out from other fishes are their black and orange spots. Also‚ their operculum is lined with a solid white band. Nine to ten bars can be identified on this fish. The bars on the female have a light center‚ which is a way of gender identification when the males are outside of
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The Panamanian Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki) The Panamanian Golden Frog is a small brightly-colored frog found in Panama. Its numbers are rapidly decreasing and the species has been listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Characteristics: The natural habitat of this species is thecrain forests located near freshwater streams. The frogs are insectivores‚ their diet mostly consisting of various small invertebrates of their habitat. The males
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Save the Sea Turtles Laura Jo Dethloff English/215 July 23‚ 2012 Donna Strong Traveling the seas by day and night are the ancient sea creatures known as sea turtles. The deep blue waters are full of them from leatherbacks to loggerheads‚ and many more. The 100- pound enormous creatures are threatened or endangered at the hand of humans every day. With the tragic problems the world face today it is a wonder that people consider saving these animals. Environmental conservatives
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The Mytilus californianus: The Larvae’s Ecological Niche a Trade-offs of becoming an Adult Marine organisms that have a larvae stage dependent on wind waves to move and settle in an environment‚ where they develop to adults and recruit. The Mytilus californianus has a larvae stage and as the waves break into the surface of the pier pilings in Santa Monica‚ the larvae stick to the hard substrate that the vertical columns provide. The random placement of the larvae on the pier piling is what determines
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