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National Geographic news article Title: Starfish Are Still Dying, But Here’s Reason for Hope Author: Jane J. Lee PUBLISHED Tue Sep 15 10:00:00 EDT 2015 • Summary Paragraph (Who, what, where, when, why?) A deadly pathogen, the adenovirus, is massacring millions of star fish along the West Coast. The pace of the continuous star fish die-off has slowed down because so many have already died. Scientists are now monitoring sea star populations and their communities. They are investigating why the adenovirus

Hawaiian bobtail squid, also known as Euprymna scolopes is a species of bobtail squid in the family-sepiolidae. Native to the Pacific Ocean and can found in the shallow coastal water of Hawaii-island and Midway island. It has a relatively short life span (3 – 10 months). However, it grows quickly and hatching, reproduce can be undergo after 2 months. Female which lay egg on the underside of coral ledges in shallow will die shortly since they can breed only once. Hawaiian monk seal, common predator

ESYS 101 Report #2 All animals rely on their senses for survival, sensory receptors dictate the life of the organism controlling everything from reproduction, to feeding, migrations and defensive strategies. For lower level organisms many of their senses function quite poorly if at all, such as vision and hearing, these organisms must rely highly on chemoreception. Chemoreceptors are particularly vital to an organism’s survival because it prompts feeding, defense mechanisms, and reproduction. Olfaction

From 1979 to 2006 there were at least six mass coral bleaching events, each of which were triggered by warming conditions, including higher water temperatures (Goldberg & Wilkinson, 2004). In 2005 the United States lost half of their Caribbean reefs due to one such bleaching event (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2016). The color of corals typically comes from the zooxanthellae living within the coral tissues, and the white color that is associated with coral bleaching is due to

The series predominantly takes place in the benthic underwater city of Bikini Bottom which, according to some third-party sources, is located in the Pacific Ocean beneath the real-life coral reef known as Bikini Atoll.[14][15] In 2015, Tom Kenny confirmed that the fictitious city was named after Bikini Atoll, but denied an Internet fan theory that connected the series' characters to actual nuclear testing that occurred in the atoll.[importance?][16] The citizens live in mostly aquatic-themed buildings

have come across a plethora of times in Science classes, is that everything has a balance. However, that delicate balance can be grossly disrupted by the smallest change. An organization I am proud to be affiliated with is the coral reef restoration foundation (CRRF). While I was in the Florida Keys my elder sister and I took a course to get scuba certified. The instructor was a member of the CRRF so we had the opportunity to learn what the foundation was trying to achieve. We learned

Alivia Lee 02/12/2016 Mr.Reaman Micro-biology The paramecium, swims by beating the cilia. It's a small one felled organism, it digest food, reproduce, and , moves. They are about .2 inches long. They are known for their avoidance behavior. It can be found in ponds with scum on them. It has more of a shape than an ameba, looking like the bottom of a shoe. It is covered with tiny hairs that help it move. These hairs are called cilia. The paramecium is able to move in all directions with its

The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) distributed in all of the world’s tropical and temperate oceans, consists of 10 subpopulations based on biological and geographical traits. In 2013, 6 of 10 subpopulations have been assessed to estimate global population trend based on 3-generation change (approximately 10-50 years) of nest number as proxies of abundance. The result revealed that 5 of 6 subpopulations show a positive trend (North West Atlantic, Mediterranian, South West Atlantic, South West

For twice a day, the tides near the coast rises and falls. The tide lets distinctive ecosystems to exist in one particular environment, such as the salt marshes. Salt marshes are formed in shallow areas between islands joined to the mainlands. The marsh is a strict environment for wildlife to survive in. The temperature can rapidly alter with the fluctuating tides in the day (Boesch et al. 1984). The varying influx of salt water yields the land to have constant changing exposure to salt water and

The roots help to create land by holding the soil that runs into the ponds when it rains. Red mangroves also helps to protect the coral reefs. Fish sometimes use the mangrove roots as shelter and protection as it provides a barrier from the ponds to the reefs. The mangroves roots harbor many marine wildlife and the animals have formed a small ecosystem from it. In volatile ocean movement, waves and hurricanes, the red mangrove as well as other mangrove trees become a protection shield and barrier