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    use more organically made household product, and recycle more we could slowly curve the global warming issue. Natural v. Anthropogenic Climate Changes For years, global warming has been occurring but, with the help of humans it is increasing. There are two types of climate change that is credit to global warming. They are Anthropogenic and Natural climate change. Anthropogenic

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    Anthropogenic Effects on Coral Reefs Essay

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    Abstract: Humans have a very large effect on the ecosystems of coral reefs. Sensitivity of coral reefs causes them to be more susceptible to harmful anthropogenic practices. Some of these are sedimentation, global warming, recreational activities, poison fishing, blast fishing practices, water pollution, and coral mining. All of these very different practices can effectively end up with the same results; the mortality of coral reefs around the world. Coral reefs are an important ecosystem

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    Environment is complex of natural and anthropogenic factors and components that are in a state of mutual dependence and affect the ecological balance and quality of life, health, cultural, and historical heritage. The environment is everything that surround us. We are in contact with the environment all the time. My favorite part of the environment is natural environment. The natural environment is the set of living and non-living things on Earth which occur in a state substantially not influenced

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    impact of anthropogenic noise on marine mammals, specifically cetaceans, can be seen in various experiments and observations concerning the sounds produced by shipping, construction, and sonars. All of which reveal potential and consequential behavioral and physiological effects, which include acoustic masking, change in foraging behavior, and mass strandings. Species studied include harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena),

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    Wendy Erb has been completing her research since 2005. Her research project had the aim of looking at flexible responses to seasonal and anthropomorphic changes in primates. She focuses on the environment of the Southeast Asian rainforests. This is due to the presence of dramatic supra-annual masting cycles with peaks in fruit 2-5 times the normal abundance. The forest experiences severe El niño effects meaning irregular global climates. The impact is also due to the severe drought resulting in widespread

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    The global assessment of biodiversity and the anthropogenic impacts on them should be an urgent priority for conservation biologists. Though overhunting, introduced species, habitat destruction, trophic cascades and climate change (evil quintet) are known to be the potential anthropogenic threats that are likely to drive extinctions in the future (Diamond 1984, Brook et al. 2008), more frequently, conservation biologists have focused their attention on visible threats like habitat destruction, in

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    Anthropogenic Pollution Bioindicators in and Around Bamfield British-Columbia Introduction Dating back hundreds and hundreds of years ago, the act of dumping into waters has been practiced without any thought into the possible damages this could inflict on the ecology of the marine life present. The dumping of garbage and sewage in these waters is detrimental to the species that inhabit it, it can destroy their habitat, and it can destroy themselves as organisms (Chenery AM. et al. 2005). Since

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    Sources of Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Out of the top ten GHG producing countries in the world, China, by far, produces the most GHG emissions yearly, with production reaching approximately 10,684 MMT CO2 Eq. (Figure 3) (World Resources Institute, 2015). Although the United States produces 5,823 MMT CO2 Eq. per year, it ranks second for total GHG emission production, followed by the European Union (4,123 MMT CO2 Eq.), India (2,887 MMT CO2 Eq.), the Russian Federation (2,254 MMT CO2

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    The social problem I chose to research is anthropogenic climate change, primarily focusing on how it will effect children. The reason I chose this topic is because it’s a great concern to me and the future of our planet. It’s almost unbelievable how large industries can be so neglectful to the effects climate change is having on Earth. I often think about how the generations of the future will deal with the damage our generation and previous generations have caused to our atmosphere. There is also

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    CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Impact of Anthropogenic activities on marine environment 3. Degradation of marine environment 4. Pollution of the Marine Environment 5. Classification of marine pollution 6. Effects of Marine pollution 7. International Instruments designed for the protection and preservation of marine environment 8. Possible Mitigative Measures 9. Conclusion 10. References Introduction An extreme range of environmental problems is now the subject of serious international

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