Impact Of Oil On The Ecology Of Stradbroke Island

The lower shore, or low tide zone, is mostly submerged underwater. The most noticeable difference of this sub-region is the large diversity of different types of seaweeds. Organisms found in this zone are generally less adapted to periods of dryness. The creatures are generally the largest and most complex organisms on the shore as there are more sources of food as marine vegetation flourishes.

The Tidal zones consist of splash zone, high water neap tide, low water neap tide, high water spring tide, low water spring tide, mid tide level and the splash zone and sub littoral zone. All of these tidal zones can be determined by which indicator organisms/animals are living there. For an example the splash zone is the highest of all zones and the organisms that are generally living there are noddiwinkles. If you spot a lot of honeycomb barnacles and blue-grey periwinkle’s then you are most likely in the high water tide zone and water only covers this zone at high tide. White tube worms are indictor organism the mid tide level zone and is covered by water for half of the day. There’s also the low tide zone which is engulfed in water for the majority of the day expect at low tide, you can determine this zone by finding indicator organisms such as sea squirts. The final tidal zone is the sub literal zone and this is always under water the indictor organism’s living here are brown tubeworms and striped girdled chiton.

The sandy shores of beaches can be considered as a very harsh environment to live in (Ted Klenk, 1999). Survival in such a habitat requires an organism to withstand strong wave and current action, tidal rise and fall, unstable substrate, heavy predation and wide variations in salinity and temperature (The Otter Island Project). Any organism found in this type of harsh environment is specialized and highly adapted (The Otter Island Project).

Know the adaptations of organisms found in the tidal pool ecosystem – to do this, match up the following

Along the coasts of rocky beaches, an intricate ecological community inhabits the ‘rocky intertidal’ areas. The variety of rocks is home to an array of slimy, squishy, and colorful organisms. This intertidal community is comprised of nine species: three different algae, three stationary filter-feeders, and three mobile consumers. The three algae, Nori Seaweed, Black Pine, and Coral Weed, are the community’s producers and inhabit the bottom of the food chain. The next three species are stationary consumers. They are Mussel, Goose Neck Barnacle, and Acorn Barnacle. Because of their consumer status, they are more competitively dominant than algae. The last three components are the mobile consumers: Whelk, Chiton, and Starfish. They

The rocky shore is the intertidal zone, where the land meets the sea. It has a presence of large and small rocks, with the possibility of rock drop-offs or cliffs. There is a high presence of rock pools, containing an array of living and non-living organisms. The abiotic factors of the rocky shores

Imagine you are at the bottom of the ocean, and there are hydrothermal vents ejecting hot lava. Adding to your misery, there are huge amounts of hydrogen sulfide gas everywhere that are poisonous to your body. In reality, this is the giant tube worm’s ecosystem. Ecosystems are all of the living things (plants/animals) and the non-living things that live in a specific area and interact with each other. Ecosystems can be of any size. In an ecosystem, there are biotic and abiotic components that are all linked. The pelagic zone or “open ocean zone”, where the giant tube worm, an underwater animal that lives near hydrothermal vents, lives is located next to the continental slope/drop off. The water is much deeper here. At the surface, there is

In ocean studies, the neritic zone, also called coastal waters, the coastal ocean or the sublittoral zone, refers to that zone of the ocean where sunlight reaches the ocean floor, that is, where the water is never so deep as to take it out of the photic zone.

You’ve only seen the top layer or the intertidal zone of the bright blue ocean but have you seen the layers beneath it. The sea creatures you've seen are the ones that are close to the intertidal zone, so think in your mind, Imagine yourself down in the deep-sea Looking at all these weird creatures all around you down the coral reef. You are a bit nervous because you think that they might bite you. But, they're not going to hurt you at all.

The intertidal rocky shore of Caloundra Beach is inhabited by diverse range of biodiversity of animals and plants, many of which have developed high levels of adaptations throughout their existence. The very boundary of marine and terrestrial ecosystem, this environment is subjected to extremes of the physical environment such as temperature, desiccation, wave turbulence as well the ecological interactions that commonly occur in biotic communities (e.g. competition, predation). However Rocky intertidal shores are easily accessible by humans and provide an enjoyable opportunity for passive recreation and for science and environmental education as well.

One of the most efficient approaches to was found to be Bioremediation (1). Nearly 70 miles of ocean and the shorelines were treated nutrients to aid the microorganisms in degrading the large amount of oil (7). “Two fertilizers were selected for full-scale bioremediation: the oleophilic fertilizer Inipol EAP22, manufactured by Elf Aquitaine of France; and the slow release fertilizer Customblen 28-8-0, manufactured by Sierra Chemicals in California” (3). The fertilizer addition displayed considerable results as the sediment samples that within the first days of restoration and weeks following the spill, the hydrocarbon concentration of the oil spilled in Prince William Sound had been reduced by 25-30%. During the summer 1990, massive applications of fertilizer consisted of over 1400 individual site treatments at 378 shoreline segments. “Measurements in September of 1990 showed that the proportion of oil degrading bacteria had returned to background levels of under 1% of the total bacterial populations in pore waters” (2). Nearly 220 separate site treatments were applied in 1991. “By 1992 the length of shoreline still containing any significant amount of oil was 6.4 mi (10.2 km) or 1.3% of the shoreline oiled in 1989” (2). From the year 1989 to 1991, approximately 107,000 pounds of fertilizer was used to treat the pollution

and Vittor et al. [11]. As one of the most biodiverse biomes on the planet, conservation

In the sublittoral zone, pollution is a major factor that affects the organisms in the sublittoral zone. The types of pollution that affects these organisms can be point source or nonpoint

Earth, the third planet from the sun, the densest planet in the solar system, the largest terrestrial planet known to mankind, otherwise known as our home. The earth accommodates many species of plants and animals in a range of biomes. Today, I will be discussing Antarctica and its concerning oil spills. I selected this topic as it is one of the many conflicts that Antarctica is facing today and not many people are thoroughly aware about the issue. I also wanted to learn about the topic as it had a compelling factor that caused me to want to research it. My focus questions for this inquiry task are: how does an oil spill occur, why are oil spills a recurring problem and how is petroleum pollution affecting the Antarctic

Another abiotic factor that helps the formations of different zones would be the tidal movement (aerial exposure) effecting the sea life shore community. The tidal zones we found at Siren’s Rocks are the sublittoral zone, low tide, mid tide, high tide and supralittoral zone. These are all on the data recorded by us at the rocky shore we researched.