Oyster

In “The City and the Sea,” Meera Subramanian also discusses something relatively similar to what Jacobsen argues in his article. Meera Subramanian, an award-winning journalist who has been published in the New York Times, Nature, discusses the effects that Hurricane Sandy had on New York City. She specifically talks about one section of New York called Rockaway beach. She goes there to find out how they are preparing for storms such as Hurricane Sandy. Richard George, a local artist that had no…

(r = 0.353 and 0.355, respectively). Additionally, Pb had a positive correlation with Cd in the examined crab (Fig. 3B) (r = 0.315). Furthermore, As had a slight positive correlation with Pb in the crayfish (r = 0.244) (Fig. 4A), and with Cd in the oyster and mussel (r = 0.380 and 0.524) (Fig. 5A, B). Nearly similar findings were reported before between Cd-Hg (Akoto et al., 2014), and Cd-Pb (Darwish et al., 2015). Although the mechanisms behind these interactions are not clear, these…

Since the beginning of the industrial era carbon dioxide or CO2, concentrations have been dramatically increasing. Today we are facing the highest amounts of CO2 in our atmosphere and in our oceans in over 650,000 years. There are a great deal of effects increased CO2 concentrations will have on this planet. When the ocean absorbs CO2 chemical reactions occur that eventually reduces their pH, carbonate ion concentration, and saturation states of important calcium carbonate minerals. This is…

Apalachicola River basin. This reduced flow is changing salinity levels, which in turn is having a negative impact on the health of the entire ecosystem of the river and river basin. Many species are dying off, and it is feared some to extinction. The oyster industry is particularly hard hit. An entire way of life…

The song Burnin For You is a hard rock song with a loud hard rock rhythm guitar. This is a great song in my opinion. The rock critic that wrote this song was Richard Meltzer. Meltzer was a rock critic who wrote books about rock and got a bad reputation at school. The song Burnin for you is a very difficult song to understand but from my understanding, it’s about a guy liking a girl. The guitarist was Donald Dharma who also helped write the song too. And the rest of the band members were…

and the effects of this gas are devastating to marine life and their ecosystems. The CO2 produces carbonic acid, which lowers the pH of saltwater, and this in turn creates a harmful environment for many calcifying species. These species, such as oysters and clams, can not survive in the acidic environment, which affects the food chain and the overall marine ecosystem. Ocean acidification also affects corals ability to produce their carbonate skeletons, and it is projected that as the amount of…

In the Philippines, I grew up around nature. My parents took care of gardens. My mother would plant vegetables as a hobby. I was raised to value nature, but I never saw myself taking a career in saving the environment or doing anything green related. That is until I attended the National Green School’s Alliance Conference. During my junior year, my favorite teacher and AP environmental science teacher, Mrs. Wood, invited me to go the conference for free. I’ve never been to a conference before so…

Bacteriophages are viruses that attack bacteria with the sole purpose of replication, as phages cannot do it on their own. The phage structure consists of a capsid, a protein head that houses nucleic acids, and a tail, which allows for nucleic acid transfer during the infection of bacteria. The first step in phage bacterial infection is attachment, in which the phage tails have the role of cell surface receptor localization (Rhakuba, et al., 2010). Next, the phage injects its genetic material…

Today we planted around 100 mangrove plants in tidal swamp. The area has been taken over by invasives recently, which outcompetes the mangroves that are so vital to the ecosystem. The mangroves provide habitat for many species of birds and fish, unlike the invasive plant. Destroying mangrove habitat for poorly planned rice farms allowed invasives to take over and seriously harm mangrove populations, which means there’s less habitat and more erosion. This is an example of how the placement of…

Humanity is driven by innumerable conflicting motives, hence the reason why people make the decisions they do, whether they be great or poor. With every different characteristic, each adds something new to society. Humanity is genuinely complex because society is a combination of all contrasting characteristics, so there is no clear way to fix society because everyone is so different with what drives them as human beings. People constantly find themselves arguing against their conflicting…