Reefs

Romesh Gunesekera’s Reef (1994) explores the coming to consciousness of Triton, the protagonist, who enters Mr Salgado’s household as a servant and experiences a range of self-realizations as he matures under Mr Salgado’s tutelage. Their master-servant relationship is initially clearly defined within this dichotomy, but begins to shift when Mr Salgado accords Triton with a sense of self-worth which he never possessed, complicating his position as a marginalised figure. When Miss Nili, Mr…

1) Survival is of the utmost importance on the reef. Explain how coloration benefits both predators and prey. Give examples of each. Survival on the reef is of the upmost importance. There are many ways that creatures on the reef attempt to achieve these means, one of these methods is called coloration. Coloration is important because it allows residents of the reef to communicate with each other in very simple terms, but also very effectively. These communications include mating or…

just something that is in our environment and that it's just gonna be there. We need to do something to lessen the amount of pollution going into the air and into the water. One of the biggest reefs, The Great Barrier Reef is dying because of pollution in the water and that reef is the biggest and prettiest reef in the world. People are just hear that it is dying…

Ningaloo Reef Marine Ecosystem 1. Identify ten organisms from your chosen ecosystem and draw a food web to show trophic interactions between them. Within this food web, you must include and label a decomposer. Ten organisms that live in the Ningaloo Reef include the bottlenose dolphin, loggerhead turtle, tiger shark, whale shark, Southern Calamari squid, jellyfish, zooplankton, dugong, phytoplankton and seagrass. The decomposer in this food web is bacteria, which works to further break down…

I took my body board without any finns. When we were out on the water it was going great. There was some big sets, but nothing to major. We kept going into the reef forcing us to keep swimming away, I told her to look for the two tents and stay in between the staying away from the reef, so I didn’t need to keep pulling her out of the reef. “ Can we switch?” Tiana asks “I want to try and catch some waves” When I heard…

the world’s biggest diseases. The reefs also provide income for countries all over the world. They provide millions of jobs, which bring in billions of dollars (Campbell, Cinner, Ardiwijaya, Pardede, Kartawijaya, Mukmunin, and Baird, 2012). Overall these coral reefs bring in billions of dollars and different resources all over the world and are one of the biggest pivot points for human populations. Lastly, with all the issue that come with the declining coral reefs, there are some possible…

The novel, “Reef” by Romesh Gunesekera is essentially a story of growth and right of passage. The story revolves around the young, naive protagonist Triton, who is employed by Mr. Salgodo as a housekeeper and eventual cook. Triton appears to have a sense of infatuation with Mr Salgado and has a very high regard of him to the point where Triton views him as a mentor of sorts. The extract above is the culmination of a series of events leading to the demise of Tritons naivety, and ultimately, his…

The Blacktip Reef Shark is native to the tropical coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. The Blacktip is listed under kingdom animalia, phylum chordata, class Chondrichthyes, order Carcharhiniformes, family Carcharhinidae, and genus Carcharhinus. This shark was given its name based off of the blacktip at the end of its dorsal fin. This fin appears very vivid in the shark’s youth, but fades with age. The Blacktip Reef Shark will most likely grow to be 4.9 feet and weigh roughly 40 pounds,…

ecosystem. One ongoing issue that faces the Bay is the harvesting of the oyster reefs. 1 Oysters are natural filters and one oyster can filter an average of 50 gallons of water a day. In this delicate ecosystem oysters offers habitat and food to other sea creatures. The oyster industry has played an important role in the economy of the region as well (Chesapeake Bay Program, 2016). The problem with oyster farming is that the reefs have become over harvested and are becoming depleted. Without the…

Coral reefs are diverse underwater ecosystems composed of small animals known as coral polyps, the skeletons of dead corals, and the various plants and animals that take refuge in the rich environment they produce. Sadly, the world 's coral reefs are dying. Ocean acidification, rising water temperatures, and disruption in the balance of sea life combine to form a lethal threat to these beautiful natural wonders. But what is really killing coral reefs? We are. Pollution, physical destruction, and…