Mangroves

ARE OCELOTS AT A RISK OF EXTINCTION? The ocelot, a nocturnal wildcat is one of many species to be on the endangered species list. Endangered species are living organisms that are at risk of extinction since their population is low. Depending on the region the ocelots fur ranges from a golden yellow to a dark brown with irregular patches and stripes. These wild cats are much larger than domestic cats, but are considerably smaller than other wild cats such as jaguars and tigers. Their tail can…

threatened species list because of global warming and sea levels rising. Millions of species aquatic and land animals are 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…

Aleksei Ananin 9 October, 2017 EDGE Final Reflection The idea of hiking in a tropical rain forest has peaked my interest since I was a child. Having never traveled in the southern hemisphere, I had a craving to see what this side of the world had to offer. Nicaragua exploration demanded peak physical fitness, a swift learning of basic Spanish skills, and working knowledge of what not to eat. It took quite a few steps to complete my project. First was choosing a destination, then researching…

mostly in North America. The Everglades is a wonderful place to explore and see creatures, that you don't see on a regular basis. This river flows from the Lake of Lake Okeechobee. This flows into the Florida Bay. The Everglades also has the biggest mangrove ecosystem and…

to the west, but there is some ecosystem diversity between the shallow lagoons and fringing reefs of high islands in the south group, and the deep lagoon encircled by coral reef at the atolls of the southern group. Surprisingly (to me at least), mangroves and sea-grass beds which are often recognises as important ecosystems do not exist in the Cook Islands although they did in prehistoric times (Morat, 1993 from…

I will admit before reading Chapter 3 and 4 of our textbook, I never would have linked biodiversity with biological evolution and definitely not with natural selection or what I always thought of as survival of the fittest. However, it does make sense. Biological evolution is the genetic change in a given species over time that leads to modifications in appearance, functioning, or behavior that enable the species to thrive in its natural ecosystem. Such evolution is usually brought on through…

The field team, visit Escudo twice a year to monitor the pygmy sloth population. Transects are walked through the mangroves and forest, where the group record the number of sloths and other important data on their activity and habitat use. They also put radio collars and GPS backpacks on the sloths to help find out how large an area each individual needs and which parts…

for vibrant corals since they aren’t used to the nutrients in dirt and soil, which causes viruses thaten kills them (Heyman, Kjerve, et. al.). The amount of sedimentation in the water could be prevented if there was a smaller amount of upturned Mangroves. Their roots are directly in the water, which causes a different current and breakage of the corals in addition to sediment in the open water. The large amount of new infrastructure on the coasts also brings sediment into the water because of…

The Anthropocene is an era characterized by humans’ intercontinental impact on ecological systems and processes (Steffen et al. 2011). Monitoring ecosystem function and fluctuation is the primary interest of Dr. David Lewis, who examines variables associated with the Anthropocene, including: land modification, nutrient cycling, hydrologic perturbations, and climate change. Many anthropogenic activities result in heightened nutrient inputs into the environment (Foley et al. 2005), including land…

class and gender still prevalent and are receiving backlash from the public because of it. For example, H&M has received backlash for racism after featuring a photo of a black boy wearing a “Coolest monkey in the jungle” hoodie and white boy wearing “Mangrove Jungle Survival Expert” on their online website. It was offensive that the colored boy was compared to a monkey because of his skin tone and it was seen as prejudiced jab. Eventually, this H&M online ad got removed. For example, Kendall…