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climate-sensitive and is apart of a tourist’s decision especially those from temperate and polar zones in which are going to the tropical zones and vice versa. Tourist is one of the various reasons for climate change because tourist travel and the emission of fuels used to transport them to the destination can destroys the natural resources such as our sea, land and air which which leads to the depletes of the ozone causing drastic changes to the earth temperature such as global warming which…

Horseshoe crabs are an important part of the ecology of coastal communities. During the nesting season, especially in the Mid-Atlantic States, horseshoe crab eggs become the major food source for migrating birds. Over 50% of the diet of many shorebird species consists of horseshoe crab eggs. Many bird species in Florida have been observed feeding on horseshoe crab eggs. In addition, many fish species rely on horseshoe crab eggs for food. Horseshoe crabs are currently exploited in three…

Hi, today I am going to talk about Bioluminescent Plankton. What are they? Well they are small organisms that float in large numbers in either salt or fresh water. They belong to three groups called phytoplankton, zooplankton, and bacterioplankton. Plankton are a significant food source for blue whales, shrimp and jelly fish. Bioluminescent plankton belong to phytoplankton which use sunlight to make its own food, and zooplankton which feeds on phytoplankton and other small organisms.…

The oceans are explored by people,robots and machines you can either dive in yourself and go for it but you won't get very far doing it that way. Deep sea exploration is a difficult process even with today’s technology I predict that even in the next 10 years we won't learn very much about the oceans deep and dark secrets of the great depths it will be quite a long time until we even discover 90 percent of the ocean and then there will be so much about it that we still don't understand…

Located ten kilometers off the coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, the diminutive Cozumel, also known as the Island of Swallows, is an underwater marine park that protects the delicate balance of its spectacular coral reefs and its diverse marine life. Whether urban legend, historical fact, or still contested “truth”, many believe that a Frenchman and undersea explorer by the name of Jacques Cousteau put Cozumel on the map when he declared the region the most beautiful scuba diving area in the…

In the Baja California coast of Mexico, shrimp ponds were reported to be affected by algal blooms and the responsible algae were the prasinophyte Nephroselmis sp., Cochlodinium polykrikoides, Prorocentrum rhathymum, P. minimum, and Heterocapsa triquetra (dinoflagellates) and Nitzschia sigma (diatom) (Gárate-Lizárraga et al., 1999; 2004; 2006; Sierra-Beltrán et al., 2005; Gárate- Lizárraga and Muñetón-Gómez, 2008). Severe losses in shrimp farming in Mexico caused by toxic dinoflagellates and…

By finishing up talking about the environmental effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the destruction of coral reefs was another crucial part. The oil not only floated on the surface of the ocean, but also precipitated down to the deep-sea area. The coral reefs, the important deep ocean habitats, were covered by the sediment of oil, and they were seriously damaged. By analyzing the flocculent precipitate covered on the corals, it was proofed that the sediment was consistent with the petroleum…

2. Two areas that are experiencing coral bleaching are Hawaii, and Jamaica. Coral bleaching occurs as a result in increased water temperatures that cause the coral to release the algae that they need for food. The reason it is called bleaching is because when this happens, the coral loses all of its color. In Hawaii, the coral reef plays a significant role in protecting the beaches form erosion. If there is beach erosion, it will cost from 250 million to as much as 6 billion dollars to repair…

modes of transportation, such as walking or riding a bike. On the Environmental Protection Agency’s website has estimated that a whopping thirty-two percent of all carbon dioxide emitted in the United States in 2015 came from the combustion of fossil fuels for transportation (EPA). It cannot be stressed enough of how great of an impact it would make if the entire population of the US were to decrease the amount of driving done daily. The amount of CO2 being released into the air would decrease…

Okinawa is the Japanese Prefecture located at 26o 30'N, 128o 00'E. The main island sits in the Pacific Ocean and the East China sea, virtually isolated from major land masses; it is the largest of the 72- island chain. Okinawa is home to over one million people, the most densely populated island of the Ryukyu archipelago, with a vast majority residing in Naha city. Okinawa's islands are comprised of limestone and coral rocks; the limestone formation has resulted in many caves and, because of the…