Aquatic

RESEARCH TASK 2016 Jordan Soares   INTRODUCTION A wetland can be described as the place where land meets water. Wetlands can be permanent or seasonal (Reddam’s wetland is seasonal). Wetlands are different to other ecosystems because they support aquatic flora and fauna. There are different types of wetlands including marshes, swamps, bogs and fens. Ecological status refers to the state in which a specific ecosystem is. The testing of a wetland’s ecological status refers to determining the health

acquire an understanding of this phenomenon. In addition, preventative and control methods will be looked at in order to devise a plan of action against eutrophication. In an aquatic ecosystem most of the nutrients are well balanced with the biodiversity of organisms. [FIND DISCOURSE MARKER TO ADD TWO SENTENCES] These aquatic ecosystems become disrupted when eutrophication (the presence of excessive and unwanted nutrients), occurs. Nutrients from agricultural, industrial and urban areas enter a drainage

Network was created to assess the quality of aquatic environments and ecosystems using benthos organisms as biomarkers (Ontario Ministry of the Environment, 2007). Exclusively used in Ontario, this biomonitoring program assesses ecological function and condition of streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands across the province (The Dorset Environmental Science Centre, 2017). The OBBN protocol is ideal for assessing water quality because of the use of aquatic macroinvertebrates (Borisko, et al. 2007). Since

Abstract Pollutants are impacting aquatic organisms disposed by daily human activities and natural occurrences. An extensive amount of pollutants such as pesticides, heavy metals, and hydrocarbons can result in direct significant damage, e.g. death. However lower levels of these harmful substances can be stored in an organism and increase as it continues and follows up the food chain, a process called biomagnification or bioaccumulation, having the greatest effect on the top predator of that food

without fish, if shark finning continues. Sharks are constantly being hunted which makes them endangered, which causes a chain of events that will ultimately lead to the extinction of the aquatic ecosystem. Shark finning is something that should stop because it is inhumane, endangering sharks, destroying the aquatic ecosystem. As humans we rely on so many things to keep us going. So, with that, wouldn't you think that we should respect the animals in any ecosystem? The way sharks are treated, shows

This lab investigates the question, What is the water quality of the U-High stream based on water invertebrates found? Water quality can be determined by multiple factors such as clarity, pH, dissolved oxygen, and levels of pollution. Clarity is the amount of sediment in the stream, higher amounts of sediment is unhealthy for water quality. pH measures the acidity or basicness of the stream, a healthy stream has a pH between 6.0-9.0. Dissolved oxygen is the level of oxygen in the water, this is

East Turkey Creek is located in southeast Arizona in the Chiricahua Mountains along the New Mexico border. The Chiricahua Mountain Range is one of the largest Sky Islands in the Sky Island region of the United States with a total area greater than 140,000 ha and elevations ranging from approximately 1,100 to 2975 m. East Turkey Creek is located on the eastern side of the Chiricahua Mountain Range and flows northeast from its spring source in Rustler Park towards the town of Paradise, AZ before fully

of their neck that are about the same size that go all the way to their head. They are cold blooded animals so they cannot control their body temperature. They have to go under the mud or sand to keep themselves warm. Western Painted Turtles are aquatic reptiles so

Introduction: Aquatic therapy is a type of physical therapy that is done on water instead of land. Aquatic therapy can include water weights, exercises in the water, and water aerobics. Some programs will combine both land and water exercises, and others will be just aquatic exercises. Aquatic therapy takes the weight off people so people are not bearing all their body weight like they are on land which is called buoyancy.1 Aquatic therapy can be used for many different types of illness, diseases

the river system, whether it be by wind, direct fall, or strong rains. This annual event also serves as an important annual influx of energy for the river ecosystem. In Bear Brook, New Hampshire, 99% of the annual input energy into the freshwater aquatic system is allochthonous from the forested watershed or upstream areas (Fisher and Likens, 1973). Of this 99%, 44% is provided by leaf and