Daphnia magna is a transparent water flea species found in rocky pools along the Atlantic Ocean. The Daphnia’s body is encased in a clear structure called carapace (Elenbaas, 2013). The exoskeleton, carapace, provides protection for the Daphnia magna, “The portion of the hard exoskeleton, or shell, that covers all or part of the body of many crustaceans…” (“Definition, n.d.). As John Clare says, “Generally the life span increases as temperature decreases, due to lowered metabolic activity” (2002)
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Devil Track Lake The four children Tommy, Jeff, Timmy, and Beff going to test out there wooden cart that they built. Jeff and Timmy put the cart on the railroad track that went all the way across the lake. The wheels on the cart were able the ride on the railing of the track. All four children got in the cart. Tommy then realized that they were missing something, the sail. since all four of them were in the cart, the cart was not going to move by itself. So then Timmy got out the cart and grabbed
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What colors was the sky? Answer: A swirl of fruity colors that contrasted dramatically with the evening skies. 2. Where were the car parked? Answer: In front of the Shrimp Shack 3. Since what year the Shrimp Shack had been weathering hurricanes? Answer: Since the 1940s 4. What did Savannah pointed when they stepped onto the sagging porch? Answer: She pointed to the rowboat. 5. What did the air smell like? Answer: Fried food and cigarette smoke. 6. Where does John usually hung out? Answer:
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Fisheries and Human Impact on Puget Sound The Puget Sound runs along the northeastern coast of Washington state. It is made up of a mixed estuarine environment and complex waterways (United States Environmental Protection Agency). Fishing is a main industry in the Puget Sound area. It accounts for more than $100 million in the state of Washington’s economy (Radtke, 2011). Fisheries are the study of the ecology of fish in a given environment. In oceanography it is defined as ecological organization
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The ocean is a wonderful place were a multitude of creatures roam and survive. Although much of it has been explored, there are many parts that are unknown to most people. Some things that are interesting about the ocean is the geology, the plant life, and the animals that dwell within. The geology of the ocean is a very interesting place with a multitude of landmarks. There are multiple undersea mountains and hills which have caverns and undersea caves. There are under sea volcanos
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Marine Life And My Love Of Sharks My tribute speech today is based on the study of, and appreciation of marine life. Especially sharks, and the misconception of them being human killers, a threat to swimmers, or notorious biters. There are many species of sharks, in fact, over one hundred and twenty known species. To Name A Few, the Great White, or known by it’s latin name Carcharodon Carcharias, the Tiger shark, the Pacific Epaulette
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more fish is captured at the amount which exceeds the rate they can reproduce; however, intensive overfishing causes threatens to aquatic ecology. In the past, fishing used to be more sustainable due to the lack of technology to tread into the deep ocean areas. The way people catch fish has changed over the past 60 years. Deep sea conservation
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Hi Ken! Do you know? I believe also here many people will need build houses on stilts if the weather and the government continue in this way, since several places of the country are under the water due to the rain, the rising of some rivers, and the lack of public works; for instance, much of the province of Buenos Aires is under water, with all the losses that represents. Certainly the melting of both Ends of the Earth is a reality but I hope English people haven't got the necessity to build their
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The victim is thrashing in the deep frigid water, and it's up to me to save him. Lifeguards don't actually run in slow motion Once I've got a hold of him, I grab the rescue line and hold it up above the water and the lifeguard on the beach begins to reel us in. We zoom toward the shore like a human water-ski. This is real-life lifeguard-drilling, a workout much more vigorous and far less bouncy than anything I've ever seen on Baywatch. This sturdy crew of guards on Saltaire, Fire Island, a beach
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This is the sound of the end of the world: a billion voices raised in song, a harmony twisting and ululating around the colossal vibrating bass of the core immolators, twelve shining lances of light from the Yattari ships that pierce the now-dying planet of Korthia at equidistant points and pin it in space like a dissected animal on a metal tray. Captain Jann Yo watches from her bridge. Doubt gnaws at her, and so she connects to the colonial beacons. She needs to hear the hate and violence of the
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