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ENTER QUESTION: Page 134 Q 12
12. If you were to find yourself on a boat in the Chesapeake Bay, what aquatic ecosystem would you be in? What ecosystem would you be in if you were in the middle of Everglades National Park?
MAIN ANSWER: Answer the question without copying word for word from the book, this means discuss like in a rational conversation. Do NOT expect full credit for one word or phrase answers. Cover the Who, What, Where, When, Why How as much as possible.
Various ecosystems can take place where the ocean meets land; a sandy beach, intertidal mudflat, rocky shore or tidal estuary. An estuary is a body of water in coastal regions that is surrounded partly by land with access to open ocean and a large fresh water …show more content…
Salt marsh is an ecosystem flooded and drained by salt water as a result of tides. They are usually muddy due to the soil composed of deep peat and mud. Such lands have been deemed worthless by many hence being used as dumps by industrial and residential developers. This has hence resulted to the loss of many biological habits, pollution trapping, and storm buffering. Despite being highly polluted salt marshes protect the shorelines from erosion through trapping the sediments by buffering wave action (Raven, 2012).
YOUR OBSERVATION(s): In ADDITION FOR EACH QUESTION – what does this topic teach you or how have you seen something about this topic in the real world that pertains to home and work. Do NOT Split the answer just to fill space, you must add value to this.
This topic makes one gain a better understanding about the major ecosystems around the globe. Besides, there is detailed information regarding the nine main terrestrial biomes, which are tundra, tropical rain forest, boreal forest, temperate grassland, temperate rain forest, savanna, temperate deciduous forest, chaparral and desert, together with the human foods which grow well within the various biomes, which turns out to be crucial information for any
ENTER QUESTION: Page 134 Q 12
12. If you were to find yourself on a boat in the Chesapeake Bay, what aquatic ecosystem would you be in? What ecosystem would you be in if you were in the middle of Everglades National Park?
MAIN ANSWER: Answer the question without copying word for word from the book, this means discuss like in a rational conversation. Do NOT expect full credit for one word or phrase answers. Cover the Who, What, Where, When, Why How as much as possible.
Various ecosystems can take place where the ocean meets land; a sandy beach, intertidal mudflat, rocky shore or tidal estuary. An estuary is a body of water in coastal regions that is surrounded partly by land with access to open ocean and a large fresh water …show more content…
Salt marsh is an ecosystem flooded and drained by salt water as a result of tides. They are usually muddy due to the soil composed of deep peat and mud. Such lands have been deemed worthless by many hence being used as dumps by industrial and residential developers. This has hence resulted to the loss of many biological habits, pollution trapping, and storm buffering. Despite being highly polluted salt marshes protect the shorelines from erosion through trapping the sediments by buffering wave action (Raven, 2012).
YOUR OBSERVATION(s): In ADDITION FOR EACH QUESTION – what does this topic teach you or how have you seen something about this topic in the real world that pertains to home and work. Do NOT Split the answer just to fill space, you must add value to this.
This topic makes one gain a better understanding about the major ecosystems around the globe. Besides, there is detailed information regarding the nine main terrestrial biomes, which are tundra, tropical rain forest, boreal forest, temperate grassland, temperate rain forest, savanna, temperate deciduous forest, chaparral and desert, together with the human foods which grow well within the various biomes, which turns out to be crucial information for any