Shark Island
Shark Island is a small island located in Sydney Harbour, Australia. It lies between the Harbour Bridge and the harbour entrance, offshore of the suburbs of Vaucluse, Point Piper and Rose Bay. The Island, at 1.25 hectares, is said to have resembled a shark and the shallow waters around it presented a constant danger to shipping. This is how it got its name.
Physical Environment of Shark Island
Weather & Climate
The weather on Shark Island that day varied a lot. It was overcast with a temperature of 18.5°C and the humidity of 82%. Throughout the day, there were a few showers and most of the time, there were grey cumulus clouds covering the island completely. The wind, blowing westerly, was a soft wind, blowing at
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* ‘The Figs’ are plants with milky sap that are native to the tropics and to Australia. There are about 800 species. These species include trees, shrubs and vines. * ‘Moreton Bay Figs’ have roots that are gnarly and create very interesting illusions. The branches of the tree spread out wide which creates a lot of shade. These trees are found from Queensland down to the south of New South Wales. * ‘The Palms’ are found in tropical, sub-tropical and warm regions all over the world. There are over 2500 species and most grow food products like coconuts. * ‘The Wattles’ are mostly found in regions that are dry and tropical. There are about 800 species worldwide and about 600 species in Australia. Wattles have a short life span but grow rapidly.
There aren’t many animals on Shark Island. One of the very few are seagulls. In the waters there are marine creatures such as: anemones, limpets and sea urchins.
Water Quality The water at the southern end of the island had a temperature of 21°C. Healthy marine water should have a temperature between 15°C and 35°C therefore the water is neutral. The water turbidity was relatively clear with almost no matter and very little sediments. The pH level was 7 on the universal indicator.
Human Environment of Shark Island
Humans introduced lots of plants to Shark Island that weren’t native but they have all adapted to the climates and
Adapted for a wide range of aquatic habitats, various shark species inhabit shallow coastal habitats, deep-water ocean floor habitats, and the open ocean. With a wide selection to feed off of, as a whole the shark species feed on just about everything. Their diet consists of fish,
There would be too much damage to the nervous and muscle system to regain use of the arm fully; the muscle and nervous system would not be able to send messages to the brain in order to control the arm.
Sharks are one of the oceans top predators. They vary in size from the extremely small dwarf shark, to the colossal whale shark. Sharks can be found all across the world’s oceans, from the tropic waters of Hawaii to the sub zero temperatures in the Artic oceans. Of the hundreds of sharks a select few species have actually been recorded in the Artic. Of these few, only three of them spend the majority of their time in these harsh, freezing waters. These sharks are the Greenland, Pacific Sleeper, and Salmon sharks.
There are over 3,000 species of plants, and a huge diversity of aquatic life. Some
Shark culling is a practice that is used in some Australian beaches, mainly off the Western coast of Australia and also other Australian beaches across all states. The term 'Shark Culling' describes the capturing and killing of large sharks in the vicinity of swimming beaches, by the use of baited drum lines and shark nets across the coastlines of Australia. Shark culling is a human action, and is threatening the marine ecosystem and having a huge impact on resources and marine life. Marine ecosystems are among the largest of Earth's aquatic ecosystems. Examples include lagoons, salt marshes, coral reefs, intertidal zones, the deep sea, mangroves, estuaries, and the sea floor.
One specific species found most commonly is the Laminaria prominently found in the northern hemisphere except for the eastern pacific. Kelp themselves are not very diverse at the taxonomical level. However, the coast of California contains the most diverse flora, 20 species across 16 genera to be exact. Although their taxonomic diversity may be low, their diversity exists at the structural and functional levels. Kelp have specific characteristics such as their trumpet
Around the corner from the island is Oswald. His life is great. Oswald was the world's first talking shark until another talking shark came along. At first he hated that he wasn't the only talking shark alive, but then he found the other shark and they became friends. Oswald could watch TV, play under water sports, and just talk to Jeremy. Jeremy is the second talking shark ever. Oswald and Jeremy are smarter than ninety nine percent of the human fisherman. They have never been caught. The only two fish in the sea that have never been caught. They know that if they are caught then they will be kept up on land to be experimented on and or
This article talks about what sharks does in order to survive and what are they capable of doing. According to the article, sharks do not sleep; but rather, they have rest periods throughout their day. Sharks are capable of hearing anything below 1000 Hertz and can also swim up to 20 mph. Sharks skeleton is made up of cartilage rather than bone. According to the article, cartilages are lighter than bones. What keep them from floating are their large livers. Sharks can gather and keep the air into their stomach to keep them from floating.
Large variety of plants that the Daintree Rainforest is considered a jungle including 390 rare plants
There are very few native plants on the island. The only plants that are on the island are breadfruit trees, pandanus trees, pawpaw trees, coconut trees, babai(a type of taro root), mosses and mangrove trees. There are also yams lemons, and sugarcane as non tree plants. These seeds for plants probably got transported to the island by birds except for the coconuts because there aren't any land borders to any other island. Because there are no land boarders it gives us some evidence that the island got made by a volcano.
During the springtime, the plant can grow up to 2 feet tall and about 3 feet wide. Now if I hadn’t known that this was a plant grown on Earth, I would’ve told you it was from some extraterrestrial world just by how these look. The main feature of this plant are the white berries which look eyes poked through some sticks. Don’t get close though, because these berries are poisonous and can kill you pretty quickly.
Appendix 2, shows the distribution of mangroves in Australia, from 2000. Most of the area that’s coloured, indicating these regions have mangroves from 0.001 to 578km2 (Olr, 2016). Appendix 3, shows the richness of the distribution of mangroves around Australia from 0 to 32 different species (Olr, 2016). The richer and denser parts of Australia are above the Tropic of Capricorn, below are parts where there are fewer species and less areas that include mangroves.
Actually, a shark isn't really suitable for Ducie Island since, well, the Pitcairns aren't famous for sharks. Although they are of sex offenders... 1/3 of the island's population. Yikes.
Sharks have a very different breathing system than most animals that live in or on this earth. Sharks also receive oxygen from the water through gills, yet, unlike fish, sharks do
Three of the Figs that I will be discuss and giving background information on is Black Spanish, Blanquette, and Celeste. Figs are flowering plants in the mulberry family; figs are important crops in areas where it grow commercially. Figs are considered exotic around the world; some can be sweet and juicy when it is ripe. Figs can be all sorts of different colors such as red, yellow, purple-skinned or green-striped, and all of them have their own unique flavor (1). Figs have health benefits to them such as high fibers and they also have several essential minerals and vitamins (1). Figs have a unique antioxidant that can help fight cancer, phototoxic activity of melanoma cells, and dieting (1). Figs are a crop that should be continued to grow around the world.