The other species I am focusing on are brown barnacles. Brown barnacles are marine crustaceans and have hexagon shaped shells with an animal living inside it. They are sessile organisms meaning they are fixed in one place on the rocky shore. They are usually found at high tide zones on rocks on rocky shores. According to the data collected from the field trip on the 9th of March 2016‚ 19% of the brown barnacles of the brown barnacles were found at high tide zones‚ 6% at mid tide zones and only 1%
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The two phyla Cnidaria and Ctentophora makeup the radiate animals. Most radiates have tentacles or oral extensible projections around the oral end that are armed with cells that may function in defense and capture prey. The cells found within the tentacles are structurally and functionally unique to each phylum‚ such as the cindocytes in Cnidarians and colloblasts in Ctenophores. Cnidarians capture prey with special stinging cells called cindocytes. These cells are found throughout the epidermis
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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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Barrier Reef is the largest biological organism in the world‚ the balanced ecology of the Great Barrier Reef is very vulnerable to even the smallest human influence. The range‚ frequency and the scale of human impacts on coral reefs are building to the extent that reefs are threatened globally. Pollution‚ global warming and over-fishing are the main factors that are tipping the stability of the ecosystems within the coral reefs. Pollution has made a huge impact on the Great Barrier Reef and its
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Foxface Rabbitfish B- Fish distribution : ( where is it found in the world ? ) * Western Pacific: western Philippines‚ Indonesia‚ New Guinea‚ Great Barrier Reef‚ Vanuatu‚ New Caledonia‚ Caroline Islands‚ Marshall Islands‚ Nauru and Kiribati. Recently recorded from Tonga. C- Description : * The Foxface Rabbitfish‚ also known as the Foxface Lo‚ has a very unique body color. It has a mottled yellow-brown body with a dark chest. The face is very light in color and speckled on the lower half
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Great Barrier Reef: a catastrophe laid bare “ by Michael Slezak talks about how global warming impacts The Great Barrier Reef. “Bleaching caused by climate change has killed almost a quarter of its coral this year and many scientists believe it could be too late for the rest.Bleaching caused by climate change has killed almost a quarter of its coral this year and many scientists believe it could be too late for the rest.” In 1929 thermal bleaching was recorded for the first time on the reef‚ throughout
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BATTLE OF CORAL SEA ARTICLE VIDEOS SPEECHES SHOP 6th June 1942: A wrecked Japanese war plane floating in the water after it had been shot down during the Battle of the Coral Sea. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) PRINT CITE This four-day World War II skirmish in May 1942 marked the first air-sea battle in history. The Japanese were seeking to control the Coral Sea with an invasion of Port Moresby in southeast New Guinea‚ but their plans were intercepted by Allied forces. When the Japanese
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The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought during May of 1942 between the allied American and Australian forces and the Japanese. Combat took place over thousands of kilometers in the Coral Sea‚ located off the east coast of New Guinea and Australia. Japan wanted to continue to expand their empire further into the Pacific Ocean. They hoped to establish a base in the Solomon Islands and take Port Moresby‚ New Guinea at the same time. By taking Port Moresby the Japanese would get safety from attacks‚ have
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largest and most biodiverse ecosystem in the world‚ spanning across 348 000 square kilometres of Australia’s Northeast coast. Starting from the top of Cape York (10 degrees 41’ S‚ 145 degrees E) 2300km down to just north of Bundaberg. Billions of coral polyps form the basis of this intricate biodiverse marine ecosystem‚ relying heavily on complex biophysical interactions resulting in its vulnerability. There a number of factors leading up to stresses placed upon this ecosystem in particular‚ human
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Ningaloo Marine Park (NMP) is the hidden treasure of the country and can be easily compared to the Great Barrier Reef. Listed UNESCO Word Heritage in 2011‚ it has one of the longest near-shore reefs in the world‚ stretching over 300 kilometers (UNESCO‚ 2015). The marine park has an unique bio diversity. It is the home of over 500 species of fish‚ manta rays‚ turtles and over 200 varieties of coral (CSIRO‚ 2016)‚ in addition of being a temporary home every year to a large population of whale’s sharks passing
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