Mangrove

Throughout the history of humanity, there were many wars that rewrote the history books. Wars were fought for many reasons: conflicts, revolution, and coups. Usually, people start a war because of only one reason: to create a better life for themselves. A government wants more lands for their country, more people to work for them, and independence for their themselves. However, not every war is a good war. There are always terrible costs after the war. The Vietnam war was an awful war because…

Sea-Level Rise is a consequence of the global climate change causing a general shoreline retreat and an increased flooding (Mangor 2004). With a 1 m rise in Sea Level, affected populations will be 36.9 million in the East Asia and Pacific region, 7.9 million in the Middle East and North Africa, 6.4 million in South Asia, 2.7 million in Latin America and the Caribbean, and 2.3 million in Sub-Saharan Africa (Dasgupta et al. 2008). With tidal gauge instruments, it was measured that the sea…

An oil spill is a global challenge facing by oil producing countries in the world, it causes immediate and long-term effect on the environment. The effect of oil spill on the environment is very deleterious most especially in the oil producing communities and it is a big threat to the survival of the ecosystem which is the major cause of unrest between the oil producing companies and the host communities mostly in developing countries where there is no or little awareness of environmental…

In an advancing twenty first century, technology is playing a part in every sector of people’s lives. There are always positive and negative affects to everything, and new technologies are a prime example of this. People have always been interested in what the World’s oceans can provide, and people are using new technology to investigate these possibilities. However, technology can have a negative affect on different biodiversity in the ocean. Focusing specifically on the Atlantic Ocean,…

Introduction: The Tulsa Zoo is the only zoo located in Tulsa (there is an aquarium located in Jenks). It is located by Mohawk Park, in the northern area of Tulsa. The Zoo has many exhibits: Africa, Asia, Children’s Zoo, Chimpanzee Connection, Conservation Center, Life in the Cold, Life in the Desert, Life in the Forest, Life in the Water, Mary K. Chapman Rhino Reserve, Oceans and Islands, and The Rainforest. A new exhibit called the Lost Kingdom is scheduled to be opened in 2017. “Lost Kingdom…

Background Information In 1986, David H. Lucas paid $975,000 for two residential lots on the Isle of Palms in Charleston County, South Carolina barrier island, intending to build single family homes such as those on the immediately adjacent parcels. During that time, the lots weren’t subject to the State’s coastal zone building permit requirements. In 1988, the state legislature enacted the Beachfront Management Act. This act prohibited Lucas from building any permanent habitable structures in…

The word 'Holiday' is very favourite to all of us. That means a lot of pleasure and brings happiness to our regular life. We all are very busy in this earth with our daily works. There are many people all around who have even no time to spend a while with their friends and family because of their busyness. Those kinds of situation can bring a lot of stress and unhappiness to their life. To overcome that boring life, people need a long break from the works. Making holidays with friends or family…

Dolphins’ Methods of Hunting Many organisms have developed intriguing methods to hunt their prey. This report explains the hunting methods of several species of dolphins. Relevant background information is provided. Hunting strategies are broken into two categories: individual hunting methods, and group hunting methods. Not all hunting methods belong strictly in one category; several of the methods covered are exhibited in other marine organisms. One group hunting method is unique to dolphins.…

Visualize waking up every morning at four o’clock. Now visualize not going to school, but going collect small molluscs in the mangrove swamps on an island in El Salvador. Visualize bringing a dozen cigars and four pills to keep from falling asleep. Visualize working fourteen hours a week in the mud, have cuts, and scrapes all over your body. Visualize returning home covered in bug bites and only earning $1.40, the majority your paycheck being spent on pills and cigars. As unrealistic as this…

* The follow test answers are the result of my own work and did not involve discussion or assistance from others. ________________ [your signature] Oceanography 201 Spring 2016 [120 pts.] Name: Wainani Wetter Final Exam Complete the following sentences with the correct term [20 pts. / 1 pt. each] DEAD ZONE a). The lack of oxygen in ocean regions creates ____ conditions. ISOHALINE b). A ___ represent the vertical concentration of salt in the ocean. EKMAN SPIRAL c). The speed of a wave is…