Phytoplankton

Not having enough sea ice production causes a downward domino effect on plants and animals that reside there. Phytoplankton grows and forms in the sea ice. Phytoplankton could possibly play the most important role in helping us understand the decline of the Adelie penguins in Antarctica. The Adeline penguins feed on Krill; these are small crustaceans that feed on Phytoplankton. Since Krill have become scarce because of the lapse of sea ice Adelie penguins have been on the move. These penguins…

A terrestrial ecosystem is an ecosystem found only on land. There were six primary terrestrial ecosystems which are tundra, taiga, temperate broadleaf forest, tropical rain forest, grassland and desert. Terrestrial environments are segmented into a subterranean portion from which most water and ions are obtained. An atmospheric portion from which gases are obtained and the physical energy of light is transformed into the organic energy of carbon-carbon bonds through the process of…

they increase their photosynthesis rate and their mass of blooms it would result in a larger region that would have a limitation of nutrients such as phosphate. This was shown by Ray et al.. through microcosm studies. They also showed that their phytoplankton had a tolerance to the fluctuation in pH, although, I feel a limitation to their study would be that the changes in pH were abrupt and the study was only done over five days. Another study was carried out on the impacts on coccolithophore,…

Ocean acidification can be defined as the change in ocean chemistry driven by the oceanic uptake of chemical inputs to the atmosphere, including carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur compounds (Guinotte and Fabry, p.320). Today, the overwhelming cause of ocean acidification is anthropogenic atmospheric carbon dioxide. Over the past two-hundred years, the rapid increase in anthropogenic atmospheric carbon dioxide has directly led to decreasing ocean pH through air-sea gas exchange, driven by the land-use…

Sabrina Copple Mrs. Doll Hon Bio 1 28 April 2017 Saltwater Biome The saltwater biome is the biggest biome in the world (“Marine” 1). Although there are many biomes on Earth, what makes this biome unique? The climate, flora, fauna, and location of the biome is what makes this biome special. There are other things that make this biome unique too. The saltwater biome is partially responsible for the invention of salt water taffy, along with a natural disaster that helped with the making of…

Jellyfish are really fascinating sea creatures. This can be proven by many things like their life and many others. So the reason they are fascinating is because of where they live and what they eat, how they function without their brains and what they do throughout their lives, and there is a species of jellyfish that can basically live forever. The first reason why jellyfish are fascinating is where they live and what they eat. Jellyfish usually live in the ocean and sometimes they will live…

Bats Bats, the blind and bloodthirsty monsters that live o ff of the blood of its prey are a very essential part in today's ecological system. Bats are found all around the world and although Hollywood and human folklore have portrayed these furry mammals as bloodthirsty monsters, of the 1200 di ff erent species only three are bloodsucking. Most bats on the other hand focus their diets on insects, fruits, and small animals i.e. frogs and lizards. Insectivores bats, who as the name…

Cancer, skin disease, plants and wildlife all around us dying, the ozone hole is dangerous and the threat is real. The hole in the ozone layer has the potential to cause mass damage to the Earth. The Antarctic region is devastated due to the exposure to ultraviolet light and the climate across the world has begun to shift. Due to the harmful impact humans have has on the environment, this even could cause a major catastrophe for the earth and its inhabitants. The ozone is a layer of gas in the…

I believe we need to observe this over two years. Not much is documented in regards to water samples in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. My hypothesis after checking water samples, oxygen level and phytoplankton levels, is: a decrease in oxygen, which creates dead zones and decreases in phytoplankton and nutrients, with an increase in bacteria and other toxins. Materials and Methods 1. Master Data Sheet 2. Plankton Counter 3. Hydro-lab 4. Niskin bottle 5. Water quality test kit 6. Ship with a…

other deep sea fish, such as the angler fish, use luminous barbel tips to attract prey. These animal grow up to 16 in, however males grow only up to 2 in. Plankton- Phytoplankton Found in the upper pelagic zone, these microalgae float near the surface of the ocean where light can penetrate through. Phytoplankton live off sunlight for photosynthesis. Whales, shrimp, snails, jellyfish and a wide range of pelagic fish feed off this plankton. Sargassum- Algae Genus Found in floating…