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12 Cards in this Set
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what are 2 causes of coral bleaching
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high temperatures, sediment deposition
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what happens to a coral reef if too many nutrients are added to it
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it is replaced by another ecosystem
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how are alien species usually spread around the oceans
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ships' ballast water
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what is the government doing to reduce the spread of alien species by ships
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requires dumping ballast water on open ocean, future ships must have filtration
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invasive bivalve species in the Great Lakes
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zebra mussel
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venomous fish sometimes used in aquariums that has moved from tropical to temperate waters
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lionfish
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parasitic invasive fish in the Great Lakes
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lamprey
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Asian fish that has invaded many southeastern rivers in the US
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snakehead fish
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what marine resource could be harvested and used for biodiesel
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kelp
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what might cause Europe to experience a new ice age
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shutdown of thermohaline circulation
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current prediction by the IPCC of how much sea level will rise by the end of the century
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110-880 mm
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group of small, low-lying Pacific islands threatened by sea level rise
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Tuvalu
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