Monterey Bay is one of the most well known ecosystems in the United States here’s a little about it. Monterey bay is home to 525 species of fish‚ 180 types of seabirds and shorebirds‚ and Monterey bay has a abundant amount of invertebrates and algae. Monterey bay also has a beautiful environment. Including the sandy dunes‚ rocky cliffs‚ rolling hills‚ steep mountains‚ and kelp forests. The total length of Monterey bay is over 5360 miles across. In that 5360 miles is the nation’s largest kelp forest
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The Ocean matters. The coral reef is a home to more than 3‚000 species of fish‚ 700 species of hard coral and around 100 other species. Scientists say that there could be 1-8 million undercovered species. If not protected all these species have nowhere to go and the undiscovered species will likely not be discovered. We cannot let these species die a whole ecosystem will be lost. Ocean Conservancy was created in 1972‚ they offer 2‚300‚000 jobs to people. Over the 25 years the organization was
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The marine biome is one of the largest biomes on the earth. It spans three fourths of the earths surface. It includes all five oceans the Arctic‚ Indian‚ Southern‚ Atlantic‚ and Pacific. In it There are many many types of fish and also some mammals. The oceans span wide and deep. There are also plants in the ocean. The ocean is a vast and mysterious place where we are still discovering many things about it everyday. The physical attributes of the ocean depend on which ocean you explore‚for example
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While the name Aiptasia may mean “Beautiful”‚ Aiptasia pallida are an invasive sea anemone when it comes to saltwater fish tanks‚ but in the ocean‚ they are an important biological factor. Aiptasia come from the Class Anthozoa‚ and are commonly known as Glass‚ Rock‚ Tube‚ or Glass Rose anemones. They received their common name because they are semi-transparent (translucent) (Aiptasia Anemone). While much of this species of anemone are translucent‚ others are light brown or tan due to their symbiotic
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This is a piece of expository writing about coral reefs. I taught it fitting to write on coral reefs because they are so important and are getting destroyed every day. Coral reefs are underwater structures made from calcium carbonate secreted by corals. Coral reefs are colonies of tiny animals found in marine waters that contain few nutrients. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals‚ which in turn consist of polyps that cluster in groups. Living coral reefs are the foundation for many marine
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Off the Caribbean coast of Belize‚ between Mexico and Guatemala‚ lies the Belize Barrier Reef‚ the largest reef in the northern and western hemispheres. The reef is home to many species of coral reefs‚ coastal lagoons‚ seagrass meadows‚ and mangrove forests. It provides a habitat for a large number of fish species and many endangered animals. With global warming issues‚ local activities‚ and mass tourism threatening the very existence of the reef‚ the United Nations Educational‚ Scientific and Cultural
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MY BEST VACATION. Dear all‚ Today‚ I would like to tell you about my best vacation. A few summers ago‚ my sister‚ her colleagues and me took a vacation to Nha Trang for 5 days. As you know‚ vacation was special days! We visitted many well-known places such as: Vinpeal Land‚ Hon Tam Island‚ Diamond Bay‚ Thap Ba Pagoda‚...and so on. On the way riding in the cable car to go to Vinpeal Land‚ we saw several jelly fish in the very blue water. It is the first time I have ever seen an extremely beautiful
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The Great Barrier Reef‚ located off the coast of Queensland‚ Australia‚ is the “world’s largest coral reef ecosystem”‚ according to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA). It is home to about 2‚900 individual coral reefs‚ but unfortunately‚ as of 1990 and continuing until today‚ this number is rapidly declining. This active downturn is primarily due to the catastrophic coral bleaching event being held in their ecosystem. Coral reefs have an optimal water temperature of (20-27 celsius)
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Sex Drugs and Sea Slime Chapter 1: The Invisible Crowd One member of the zooplankton family is the foraminifera. It lives within the photic zone because some have dinoflagellates that perform photosynthesis. The foraminifera is found floating through the ocean‚ and there are actually many different species of foraminifera‚ some even reside on the sea floor. The foraminifera grows by creating more space in their limestone shells. They’re only about the size of one grain of sand. The foraminifera
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Pacific Green Turtle In my paper I will write about characteristics of the Pacific Green Turtle‚ along with where they are located‚ lifecycle‚ what they eat and predators of the species. The Pacific Green Turtle gets the name from their “Subdermal”. Have flippers that provide them with the ability to move quickly under the ocean water. Shell of the turtle is called the “Carapace”‚ which happens to be the largest part of the animal. The shell isn’t always green‚ infact it can be a variety blend of
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