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    The Susquehanna River is home for many: animals, fish and people alike. It is also a key contributor to the Chesapeake Bay, being the largest tributary within the watershed. The pollution of the Susquehanna directly impacts the health of the bay. To understand the importance of the river to the bay, it is necessary to understand what is causing pollution and what solutions can be introduced to lessen the negative impacts. Pennsylvania is a large participant in rural farming as well as urban…

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    shouldn’t appear due to the fact the impacts have a huge risk of being damaging to the chesapeake bay. economically, culturally, and ecologically the chesapeake will suffer because of introducing the suminoe. for the subsequent reasons, i'm towards the creation of the suminoe oyster. Ecologically, introducing a completely new species leaves too large a possibility of bad influences that we will’t expect. the chesapeake bay software federal corporations committee concurs, pointing out that,…

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    Introduction Western Port Bay is a coastal region located in the south of Victoria which opens up into the Bass Strait. It is one of the most biologically diverse areas in the state, being home to x amount of species of flora and fauna. Westernport Bay has a coastal climate, with high rainfall and mild temperatures when compared with the rest of Victoria. The purpose of this fieldwork investigation was to explore the social, economic and environmental impacts of climate change on Westernport…

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    company. The idea was to create a colony that would generate profit and become an attribution to the British economy. This was a high expectation and the outposts experienced a considerable amount of challenges before becoming great colonies. Jamestown was the first colony to establish in the Virginia Company; it is well known for being a controversial colony with great prospects but had a lack of knowledge of its surroundings. British men were sent to the colony longing for a new start in life,…

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    The Jamestown Colony, Widespread with Deaths and Sicknesses Jamestown, a colony hanging by the strand of flesh, guns. Bows are shooting, and the smell of rotting bodies fill the air, why are so many colonists dying? In the spring of 1607 Jamestown the colony is not ready for the 15,000 native lurking in the woods behind them. The 104 colonists that departed are looking for a good spot to put the fort there. Many colonists are dying, because of three reasons, bad relations with the Native…

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    importance of communication not only between the armies but between the Navy as well. In doing so, we were able to pin down our adversaries with nowhere to run or sail to. Keeping in communications with the French Navy and having then blockade the Chesapeake Bay, shut down the British logistics, which enabled them to receive food, supplies, or more Soldiers. In doing this, we gained land control, and worn down our opponents who became weak from no food and under strength due to their…

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    The Chesapeake Bay is a marine aquatic life zone biome. This estuary is a mixture of salt water and fresh water. This is a sub biome of the Aquatic. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States and third largest in the world. An estuary is a body of water where the salt water of the ocean mixes with the fresh water of rivers and streams. The Bay is 200 miles long and flows through the states of Virginia and Maryland. More than 150 rivers, creeks, and streams flow into the…

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    The recruitment, growth, and mortality rates of the eastern oyster in different water variables was being researched to determine the differences in the extreme low salinity effects on the oysters. Population success was a main concern of the article. The research took place in the Breton Sound in LA over a two year period. Understanding the concepts of the population dynamics is important for researchers and scientists so they can further predict the oyster population. They were able to test…

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    INTRODUCTION The naval battle of Valcour Island took place on Lake Champlain in the fall of 1776. The battle was fought between Benedict Arnold’s small fleet against Sir Guy Carleton’s superior British naval force. After gaining British naval superiority on the Lake Champlain, Carleton halted the British invasion and returned to Canada. Carleton himself cited in a letter to Lord Germain on October 14, 1776, “The season is so far advanced…whether any thing further can be done this year” as a…

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    Wouldn't it be awesome if there was an amazing neighborhood with futuristic qualities we couldn’t even think of! Well, in approximately 5 years a neighborhood called ocean paradise is coming to the earth! Ocean paradise isn't going to be a high costing resort t is going to be a low costing neighborhood! Ocean paradise is going to be a great neighborhood with many things to do, Futuristic qualities to keep you safe, and low costs. (4) Ocean paradise will have many things for kids and adults…

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