While researchers thought there were few species living on the deep ocean floor, how many were actually recorded in a 225 square foot area?

Q: How does disturbance effect the diversity of a marine community, particularly in intertidal…

A: Disturbances might get generated by abiotic forces such as weather or may be as a result of biotic…

Q: How would the appearance of organisms withjaws have altered ecological interactions?Provide…

A: Biological interaction is important to sustain the ecology. As organism live together in a community…

Q: What are the current conditions of the ecosystem, the Great Barrier Reef?

A: Great barrier reef is the world's largest coral reef system which is present in australia. It…

Q: Describe the biological environment of the sea.

A: Around 71% of the surface of the earth is covered by water. This area forms the marine/ sea/ salt…

Q: Which area in india is a hotspot of biodiversity?

A: The collection of Flora and Fauna of a place indicates the Biodiversity. The biodiversity hotspot is…

Q: Why should there be difference in sampling methods between an aquatic and a terrestrial community?

A: Sampling is a method of obtaining a numerical (quantitative) measurement that is an estimate of the…

Q: Suppose you were told that mining deep-oceanmineral resources would mean severely degradingocean…

A: Mining refers to process of extracting minerals by digging sea,land etc. Land resources are…

Q: Why are residence times much longer in forest ecosystems than in aquatic phytoplankton-based…

A: An ecosystem is a geographic area where all the plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as…

Q: If the rocky, sandy, or muddy intertidal zones represent such a challenging mix of environmental…

A: Different types of ecosystem has different types of fundamental keys to them. Each factor plays an…

Q: What factors influence the diversity of speciesthat interact at this African lake?

A: Community ecology is the study of the interactions between species in communities on many spatial…

Q: What abiotic conditions influence the distribution of species on landand in water?

A: A species is the fundamental unit of characterization and an ordered position of a life form, just…

Q: what animals and plants in the ocean do you think would be most affected by climate change?

A: The several ways by which the ocean is affected by climate change are: Bleaching migration…

Q: factors why life histories evolve differently in the sea?

A: Sea life histories differ from terrestrial life histories because seawater is denser and more…

Q: Why would it be important to consider the quality of the matrix that exists between habitat…

A: Habitat fragmentation may be defined as the factors responsible for causing the discontinuation of…

Q: Which region of the earth would show rich biodiversity?

A: Biological diversity is the presence of variability of life on Earth. It measures the genetic…

Q: Provide two reasons why marine habitat classification is useful to marine scientists.

A: Marine habitat:- it is usually an ecological space in salty water that provides living support to…

Q: What could be the effect of Isthmus of Panama to marine and terrestrial organisms in North and South…

A: Introduction The Isthmus of Panama also historically known as the Isthmus of Darien, separates the…

Q: Imagine that the ocean plankton suddenly disappeared. What effect would that have on the nekton and…

A: The effect that would have on the nekton and benthos following the sudden disappearance of ocean…

Q: Explain Briefly what is SDG 14 – Life below Water SDG 15 – Life on Land and its importance.

A: Sustainable development goals or SDGs  are collection of  17 goals which consists of total of 169…

Q: How could the Great Barrier Reef restore itself through natural processes?

A: Great barrier reef is the world's largest coral reef which comprises of around 2900 individual reefs…

Q: What are the 3 zones of the deepest ocean floor?

A: There are different zones of the deepest oceanic floor. The characteristics of the ocean floor…

Q: What kind of habitat do the alabama pearlshell inhabitat and plants and animals that live in this…

A: Alabama pearlshell  or Margaritifera marrianae is a freshwater pearl mussels. This species is…

Q: What would happened to the other species in the marine ecosystem if kelp was decreasing?

A: Kelp  Kelp belongs to the order laminariales. They are brown algae that grows in the ocean near the…

Q: What does biodiversity mean for human health & society?

A: Biodiversity is diversification of living organisms on surface of earth. There are three kinds of…

Q: What is the number of different species living in the area

A: Species are defined as a level of biological classification that will comprise related organisms…

Q: By what what percentage did the mean coral cover in the protected (unfished) reefs between 1997 and…

A: The coral reefs are underwater ecosystems which include the coral that forms reefs. The coral polyp…

Q: FRESHWATER ORGANISMS FOOD WEB Organism Freshwater Organisms crayfish fish frog insect phytoplankton…

A: Organisms   Crayfish Omnivore Fish Herbivore Frog Carnivore Insect Prey

Q: Why is productivity of coral reef maximum?

A: The coral reefs are a vast expanse of corals and microscopic organisms that live among the corals…

Q: Describe three kinds of benthic marine communities that use hard sub-strates and three that use soft…

A: Oceans cover about 71% of the earth’s surface and are regarded as the cradle of life. The variety of…

Q: Are Northern Sea otters a part of the polar region

A: Yes , Northern Sea otters are the part of the polar region .  They are found in the Aleutian…

Q: sea otter (predator) Low High sea urchin giant kelp (prey, grazer) (produce High Low

A: Marine ecosystems are salty water environments with substantial dissolved salt content. The open…

Q: What is an oxygen minimum zone and why is expansion ofthese zones a problem for marine and global…

A: Ecology is the study of the relationship between living organisms and their physical environment. It…

Q: Describe the different ocean zones and what kind of wildlife you would find in each.

A: Marine ecosystem is defined as the largest aquatic environment where the water contains high levels…

Q: Which part of the intertidal zone has the greatest biomass (amount of living organisms)?

A: The intertidal zone is the area where the ocean meets the land between high and low tides.…

Q: Describe what the environment of the Arctic was like 375 million years ago.

A: The environment is defined as the surroundings, conditions, or states in which an organism that…

Q: What is a predicted impact of global warming on marine life? increase in biodiversity caused by…

A: Global warming : It is a long-term heating of earth's climate framework because of human…

Q: Sampling macroinvertebrates is a common way for scientists to assess stream water quality. Can you…

A: Macroinvertebrates play an important role in the aquatic ecosystem by scavenging dead or rotting…

Q: What organisms can affect coastal configuration?

A: Coastal configuration:                 The coastal configuration relies on the representation by a…

Q: In some low tide zones, approximately how many burrowing clams might you find in one square meter?

A: Shell clams live in the intertidal zone. It is the zone present in the wet area exposed between high…

Q: When was the last time sea surface temperatures were below the 20th century average?

A: INTRODUCTION The average sea surface temperature in 20th century was 56.8F

Q: What species native to Oklahoma went from billions of animals to extinction in just 82 years ?

A: Extinction of Animals  Species on Earth-- The extinction of any species is an irreversible loss of…

Q: What major pattern do patterns of island diversity and continental diversity have in common?…

A: Oceanic islands are geologically dynamic in nature which are driven by volcanism and island cycle.…

Q: Animals that live in the upper tide zones have

A: The upper intertidal zone has least amount of time submerged in water. The organisms that inhabits…

Q: How does each step in the restoration of the Great Barrier Reef work?

A: Over the last decade, the quantity of coral reefs in Belize has decreased. Many local and global…