Coral

Topic B: Ocean acidification and coral reefs Introduction • Ocean acidification is a reduction in the pH of the water in the ocean as a result of increased carbon dioxide uptake in the ocean due to humans burning fossil fuels at such a high rate. • Unless drastic changes are made in regards to CO2 emissions, the rate of ocean acidification is projected to significantly increase over the next century. It is currently estimated that without any changes the pH of the oceans will be 7.8 by 2100 (…

can be explored though Grief, as corals struggle to accept loss is manifested in her emotional detachment from the world, in an attempt to shield herself from grief Explain: This parallels the emotional storm that is happening within her, shown through the dark balls, symbolising the grief and suffering…

This park features 13,500 acres of land, 9,000 of those acres are land acres, and 4,000 acres are marine acres. There are three islands located inside of the national park. One of those islands is called Tafeu Cove. This park was to preserve the coral reefs, and many different species located in Tafue Cove (VR) (NPS). There are many different species in the Tafeu Cove. About 4,00 different species are known to be in the cove which include birds, and fish. Turtles, and humpback whales used to…

Rockes diet is strictly coral. It only eats certain types of coral because some can’t be digested and can kill it. It has an instinct that tells it what coral to eat and that is how it knows what coral to eat. If rocke didn’t have this instinct then it would most likely not be here at all. The rocke lives in warm water areas near coral. The main percentage of rockes is located by The Great Barrier Reef. The reef has a ton of coral for rockes to eat. It also is warm which rockes…

characters, Coral and Roy, is developed. Gow effectively makes use of stylistic and language techniques such as stage direction, music, allegory, metaphor, symbolism to bring the characters and story alive for the audience. Act Two Scene Three holds great significance in building the tension between Coral and Roy, it explores Reality verses Unreality as a driving force for tension. The resolution of this conflict occurs in Act Five Scene One, where both Coral and Roy…

the Scientific Method The scientists solved the Elkhorn Coral mystery using the scientific method by following each step of the method to come to a conclusion as to what is killing the coral. The followed the steps precisely so that would not make any errors during their trials. They started with the first step of the scientific method, making an observation. Paragraph 7, sentence 1 of “Underwater Whodunit: What’s Killing Florida’s Elkhorn Coral” states, “Hot on the trail of where the white pox…

carbonate minerals. This is known as ocean acidification and with the altering of saturation states coral reefs around the world have suffered a great impact because of this. The ocean is one of the largest natural reservoirs and absorbs one third of the excess CO2 that is directly created from human activities. Coral reefs take up a small percent of the oceans but harbors millions of different species. Coral reefs also provide ecosystem goods and services to 450 million people that live near…

The global average temperature has increased and is continuing to increase rapidly, which is affecting wildlife. Even though species have adapted to climate change in the past, a big concern now is the rapid rate at which the climate is getting warmer. The changing climate has affected wildlife, their populations, and their habitats. Many species are moving closer to the north in response to climate change. Migratory birds are arriving at their nesting grounds earlier and there is a decline in…

fixed. [I] recall when I was young, ginseng, coral and lapis lazuli were not expensive, [but] today [they are] increasingly so; turquoise and tourmaline were extremely expensive, [but] today [their prices are] increasingly reduce. From the mid-nineteenth century, Pacific corals, Corallium japonica and other species, began to be harvested in the Pacific Ocean off Japan in large quantity, leading to a broadening of uses for Pacific red, pink and white coral and to an apparent loosening of…

dying. Most under the sea ecosystems are severely affected by global warming which causes sea levels rising. For example, mangrove ecosystems require constant sea levels to survive. Sea levels are rising and affecting polar bears, sea turtles, and coral reefs. Polar bears are in jeopardy, becoming extinct because their frigid ecosystems are melting. Ice is breaking off of glaciers is melting. Parts of the glaciers are breaking off and dropping into the oceans. When ice melts and drops…