Essays on Coral reef

‘Define Biodiversity and using examples, explain why it is important’ Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth. A fuller definition is given in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) from the 1992 Earth summit: ‘Biodiversity is the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological…

The effects caused by natural influences on the climate of the earth over the years have been augmented by human activities to tremendously change the earth’s climate. Thus, the rapid rise in temperatures in the lower atmosphere and near-earth surface has contributed to greater impact on both the dry land and ocean (AGU, 2003). Such…

Freshwater is defined as having a low salt concentrationusually less than 1%. Plants and animals in freshwater regions are adjusted to the low salt content and would not be able to survive in areas of high salt concentration (i.e, ocean). There are different types of freshwater regions: ponds and lakes, streams and rivers, and wetlands….

It involved planting a measuring tape from the high tide mark and pulling it mm towards the sea. The same measuring tape used for the transect was used for the beach profiling. C. Measuring poles were laid out at every mm interval and an inclinometer was used to measure the angle of depression or elevation….

“In order to manage the Earth’s resources sustainably, their current usage needs to be re-evaluated” – With reference to what you know about global use of coral reefs, explain why such changes in management may be necessary.Sustainable development can be defined as “the development of a society where the costs of development are not transferred…

By any measure coral reefs are considered to be among the most diverse and valuable ecosystems on the earth. They are ecosystem that inhabit depths of the sea and oceans and consists of different types of plant species. According to the article by McGinley, Coral reefs face many threats which are associated on their location…

‘Compare the nature and rate of change that affect the functioning of TWO different ecosystems at risk. ’ An ecosystem is the dynamic complex of plant, animal and micro-organism communities and their non-living environment as a functional unit. Ecosystems are systems through which incoming solar energy is captured and channelled through a hierarchy of life…

To understand this huge array of species, a simple classification system is used to produce some order out of chaos. Example: this class has persons Of all sorts Of shapes, sizes, color, eye color, finger shape & size, etc…. What criteria would you use to separate us all out? HISTORY Historically, we group things according…

The mystery of the deep blue sea. Such a marvelous place, with incredible species, and ones yet to be discovered. It’s like a puzzle waiting to be solved, trying to uncover what’s hidden beneath the deep unknown waters. So many fish, and species in the ocean, its so hard not to be fascinated by this…