Coral reefs

inundation risks for French Polynesia islands depending on their height above sea level, or the presence fringing reef.” (Davies, 1). Sea level rise has been taking place over the course of Earth’s history. For example, the formation of the Antarctic ice sheet, tectonic alterations to ocean basins, solar radiation…

to being unstable. After about an hour and a half every group brought their findings to the table where we got the chance to talk and take pictures of the organisms. The six organisms that we collectively found that interested me the most were the corals, sea slugs, sponges, starfish, plants, and fish. Each one of the organisms have different characteristics, and behavior that make them important to the marine…

to view the oceans as an indestructible force simply because they are so vast. This mentality is what is destroying the oceans. Marine pollution is causing failure in the reproductive systems of aquatic animals. Marine pollution is causing the coral reefs to shrink. Oxygen levels in the ocean are decreasing on a daily basis. Ocean temperatures are rising. Animals are ingesting large numbers of plastic and toxic waste. All because of…

avoided. If this fish enter these waterways it would potentially end most life in the oceans and make it difficult for family and friends to go into beach waters. The Red Lionfish is a threat because they have the power to wipe out an entire local reef community due to their aggressiveness, wide range of prey, also with their ability to survive throughout the year in right…

dreamlike. I’m so used to murky or exceptionally cloudy water, shocking me even more by how beautiful it was. My family had the luxury of basically doing whatever we wanted to in the ocean. This was reinforced by the second largest coral reef in the world, the Grand Mayan Reef. It was right off the shore of the resort. Seeing this, we often went snorkeling, cruising across the waves in a boat, or for some, even scuba dive. I was too young to go scuba diving, but even if I was of age, I wouldn’t…

As a result of global warming, there is not a corner of the worlds’ oceans left unaffected by anthropogenic disturbances. The heating of Earth’s surface occurs through a life supporting process known as the greenhouse effect. This is a natural process where heat from solar radiation passing through the atmosphere is absorbed by gases and radiated back to the surface (Bradford A 2014). However, human activities, such as deforestation, industrial processes, and fossil fuel combustion are polluting…

spread throughout the southeast area of the United States, Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea. Lionfish are members of the scorpionfish family. Lionfish are invasive and predatory and can disrupt the ecosystem and have a negative effect on the coral reefs and…

valuation done, but since his equity in the business is low, he would not have much left over to start another business venture. Greywell has built a lifestyle around the Coral Divers Resort business and enjoys it. At this time, I recommend that he focus on his other options and keep the…

Being one the most beautiful natural heritage site on Earth, the GBRMP makes a great place for ecotourism. In fact, tourism activity is the most economically valuable activity in the GBRMP, with approximately 1.6 million visitors per year across all over the world. Since the GBRMP is a marine protected area, all human related activity in the park is strictly regulated to minimize the disturbance to the native ecosystem. As the result of the active “zoning” by the park management team and the…

aquatic species are thriving. With the chemicals in Naled and other pesticides killing lower life aquatic species, this impacts the fish population and all the predators of the fish population. Marine life is also negatively impacted, including costal reefs, because the chemical compounds in pesticides impact water quality for marine life. Finally produce such as citrus fruit, fruit producing plants and sugar cane are all impacted by the lack of bees to pollinate. This will lead to export…