Barber, Sean 9/14/11 BIO 3314 – 101 Reaction Paper I: Rapid Range Shifts of Species Associated with High Levels of Climate Warming The article discussed how due to climate change the distributions of much of the worlds terrestrial organisms were moving in latitude or elevation. Two analysis were included in the article. One was a meta-analysis of available research of the elevation and latitudinal range shifts for different taxonomic groups. The other was based only on latitudinal shifts
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Oceans About seventy-one percent of the planet is covered with water bodies most of which consists of the five major oceans namely: the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian, the Arctic and the Antarctic. The word “sea” is sometimes wrongly for “ocean”, but “sea” represents the saline water body surrounded by land. In terms of hydrosphere, the oceans cover about ninety-seven percent of the earth’s water bodies. The ocean is so vast
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some aspects does not auger well with the current trends in the world. The Law of the Sea has caught the public attention due to certain activities such as fishing and the activities in the Arctic. There are arguments that with the continued shrinking of the polar ice cap, there countries that surround the Arctic Ocean have started positioning themselves to the anticipated biggest geographical brawls in the coming years. History & Ratification During the 17th century, the sea was governed by
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of oceanography. He became an oceanography instructor at the University of Kristina and on his two most successful artic expeditions most of the data was collected by Nansen himself (Sverdrup 2013). Before going on his famous expedition to the Arctic Ocean he had already began his work in oceanography by taking a group of five other men to Greenland’s icecaps to gain further knowledge on continental glaciers. Friftjof Nansen and his team of five men were successful in their expedition and became
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Protecting the Atlantic Ocean One of the most sensitive balances in the ecosystem is the water for the marine life. It is an environment where even the slightest interference can cause a dysfunctional ecosystem. To ensure that human interference does not cause damage to the ecosystem certain areas are protected by different laws and regulations. These protections are known as Marine Protected Areas or MPA’s and apply to certain areas to ensure that things can be changed to protect the marine life
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1610. After the end of the fourth voyage he was never heard of again. Henry Hudson went to his first and second voyage for the Muscovy Company but failed both. He traveled north to the coast of Greenland in 1601. ¨His first two voyages were though Arctic waters and proved to be unsuccessful due to ice¨(Edward R.). After the second voyage he hit ice which made him have to turn back. He had ten men including his son John. That is why the people were sad that he did not come back with a clear route to
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Although climate change will very likely be the greatest challenge our succeeding generation has to face, it remains today an extremely contentious issue, polarising opinion in countries and scientific communities worldwide. It is also a cause that has been hijacked by interest groups, journalists and politicians alike, with many claiming that its effects have been blown out of proportion. One thing, however, is certain; the divisiveness of the issue stems largely from our yet limited understanding
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A Decision of Uncertainty A Decision of Uncertainty Paper There are decisions that people make where the outcome is presumably known and, there are the decisions that people make where the results are unknown. The latter part of the aforementioned statement is also known as decisions of uncertainty. To make these choices with more confidence, we will explore concepts that will formulate these judgments. We also have to include appropriate probability concepts that will help limit
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The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at places north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun remains visible at the local midnight. Around the solstice (June 21 in the north and December 21 in the south) and given fair weather the sun is visible for the full 24 hours. The number of days per year with potential midnight sun increases the farther towards either pole one goes. Although approximately defined by the polar circles, in practice
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The Monkeys from the Arctic Nowadays succeeding in the music industry it’s very challenging. Moreover if you come from England and you have the pressure of big rock bands like The Beatles behind you. Arctic Monkeys have now four CD’s on the street, but as all the bands they have been trough many changes and difficulties. I personally encourage people and listen
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