Ocean

into the ocean resulting in a process called ocean acidification. It is a process where the carbon dioxide released dissolves into the ocean changing the chemistry of the ocean and leads to decrease in the pH of the ocean making the ocean more acidic. Ocean acidification is considered to be one of the most significant effects of climate change as 228 studies have been conducted to examine biological responses of marine organisms to ocean acidification and the results revealed that ocean…

Widder, “Our biggest challenges for the ocean and for the planet are problems of perception. People need to understand that species extinctions, habitat destruction, ocean acidification, and pollution are all chipping away at the resilience of the thin layer of life that sustains us on Spaceship Earth.” I will be discussing what ocean acidification is, how do the CO2 get into oceans, and what are biological impacts. Ocean Acidification is a reduction in ocean pH due to the uptake of…

How much oil has been spilled into the ocean? The U.S department of energy has estimated that about 1.3 million gallons of oil has been spilt into the ocean in a year. Since the year 1971 and to 2000, the coast guard has found more than 250,000 oil spills in u.s waters. 1.7 billion gallons of oil have been split into the ocean waters because of tank accidents from 1970 to 2009. How are oil spills affecting the wildlife? Oil can affect wild life in two ways, the oil itself and the cleanup of…

The Earth’s surface is filled with around 71% of water, and of that, 96.5% is of ocean waters. With the Earth oceans water supply making up about 321,000,000 cubic miles. Ocean acidification is the harmful consequence of excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. When carbon dioxide dissolves into sea water the pH levels of the water become much lower, therefore, making the water more acidic. Subsequently, this reaction diminishes the calcium carbonate minerals making them less abundant. Carbonate…

cares about it. The Ocean is the largest ecosystem on earth and also one of the less explored ecosystems. The Ocean should be explored by all means, Exploring the ocean will lead to the answer of many worldwide problems. As just stated the ocean is one of the lesser explored ecosystem, so much that we know more about the moon than the ocean. Don't believe me? 3 people have been to the bottom of the ocean while 12 people…

In a recent ABC Science article (2016) the author, Rachel Sullivan, references a study in the journal Biology Letters (Connel, Gillanders, Nagelkerken, Russel, 2015), to draw a conclusion that ocean acidification will negatively affect the soundscape that fish larvae rely on to navigate through the ocean. Rachel Sullivan uses a captivating title and misleading photo, a recently popular topic such as the effects of climate change, while omitting key study information to ultimately capture the…

for this assignment was the film, “Disneynature: Oceans.” I chose to watch this film simply because of the love and curiosity I have for sea creatures. While watching this documentary, I had many mixed emotions about all the events that took place. “Disneynature: Oceans” is a movie-length documentary about life within the ocean. This ocean documentary has informative, yet intriguing information about different animals that live within the deep ocean waters. When I was watching the footage, I…

Coral reefs are decaying at an alarming rate, the acidity of the ocean is increasing rapidly and devastating local economies, and the polar ice caps are melting causing a frightening increase to ocean levels, but Clay Kelly still has hope. By analyzing microscopic organisms, associate professor Daniel Clay Kelly in UW-Madison’s Department of Geoscience, studies the history of the earths’ climate that, explains how ocean acidification and rising carbon dioxide levels are causing catastrophic…

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, biodiversity is experiencing the positive and negative affects of technology. This paper will explain these new types of technology and the positive and negative affects of those technologies on biodiversity in the Atlantic Ocean. The method…

differences in marine pollution is done globally through satellite imaging. Goal 14.2 is a broadly defined commitment to “protect coastal ecosystems,” achieving “productive oceans” by 2020. CITATION Uni15 l 1033 (United Nations, 2015) This goal can only be measured qualitatively. Goal 14.3 deals with ocean acidification. The effects of ocean acidification can be experimentally measured using pH testing. Goal 14.4 seeks to “restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible” to produce “maximum…