Paleontology Cnidaria and Nematocysts Cnidaria‚ also called Coelenterata‚ is a large phylum of marine organisms with around 10‚000 species. These species are corals‚ jellyfish‚ various plant-like organisms‚ as well as many others. These are all very different from each other‚ except for one similar attribute. They all have Nematocysts‚ which are stinging cells used by all Cnidaria for either defense or hunting. Nematocysts have a variety of functions to fulfill these tasks. The organism can use
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just as many negatives. Also‚ these species can be introduced accidentally or intentionally. The new organism may cause no obvious problems and eventually‚ it will be considered "native" to the area. For example‚ corals are "perhaps the oldest animals on the planet‚ and these long-lived corals have evolved in one of the Earth’s most stable environments" (Eichenberg‚ p.2). If a new type of fish were to be put into the
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displayed in the movie. Clownfish are vertebrates of the Pomacentridae or damselfish family that live in tropical marine waters throughout the world. They are home loving creatures and live amongst the tentacles of sea anemones in the shallow waters of coral reefs. Sea anemones are members of the phylum Cnidaria. They have stinging tentacles with specialized organelles called nematocysts
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They can be found living on the roots of mangrove trees‚ corals‚ and rocks (Kaplan‚ 1982). Aiptasia can live in a wide range of salinities‚ temperatures‚ and other water quality conditions. When kept in saltwater aquariums they need live rocks or other solid material to attach to. They can survive in any type
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surrounded by reefs. The best known island is Pirotan.[1] Among the fauna found here include: coral‚ dugong and the finless porpoise. There are 42 islands in the Arabian Sea with coral reefs and the park is situated in one of those.[2] Marine National Park of Gulf of Kutchh is a fragile ecosystem. In recent years‚ biodiversity of marine park has been under threat on several scores like extraction of corals and sands by cement industries‚ increased turbidity of water‚ oil refineries‚ chemical industries
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plankton ‚seaweed‚ or other aquatic grasses. Rising Temperatures Global warming is expected to raise temperatures between 4-10 degrees. These increase in temperatures will bring a host of changes to include retreating and eroding shorelines‚ dying coral reefs‚ salt water intrusion into the freshwater aquifer‚ increasing numbers of forest fires‚ and warmer air and sea surface temperatures. Increased salinity would occur from rising saltwater into the Everglades from the Florida Bay. The increase in
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Café de Coral: Being Happy Together Across the Globe? 1. Introduction As Mr. Michael Chan‚ Chairman and CEO of the Café de Coral group‚ thought about the directions his company should take‚ he felt a bit uncertain. The company‚ clearly the most popular Chinese Quick Serve Restaurant (QSR) in Hong Kong and a local success‚ had just celebrated twenty years as a public company. This success and longevity in the cut-throat world of fast food was remarkable‚ but Mr. Chan did not want the company to
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Foxface Rabbitfish B- Fish distribution : ( where is it found in the world ? ) * Western Pacific: western Philippines‚ Indonesia‚ New Guinea‚ Great Barrier Reef‚ Vanuatu‚ New Caledonia‚ Caroline Islands‚ Marshall Islands‚ Nauru and Kiribati. Recently recorded from Tonga. C- Description : * The Foxface Rabbitfish‚ also known as the Foxface Lo‚ has a very unique body color. It has a mottled yellow-brown body with a dark chest. The face is very light in color and speckled on the lower half
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Sea anemones are members of the Phylum Cnidarian. The cnidarians include the anemones‚ jellyfish‚ coral‚ Portuguese man-of-war and hydroids. Their characteristics include a soft body with two tissue layers arranged around a central gut cavity. A ring of tentacles surrounds a central mouth‚ and the tentacles endure stinging cells which contain nematocysts used to capture food and for defense. ("Marine Life Profile: Sea Anemones”) The two basic body forms among the cnidarians are the polyp‚ which looks
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Content 1. Introduction 1.1 Company background 1.2 Report objectives 1.2.1 Strategic position of Café de Coral 1.2.2 Choose of domain 1.2.3 Evaluate the strategy 1.3 Company Long-term objective 2. Strategic position 2.1 PESTEL 2.2 Capabilities 2.3 Summary 3. Domain 3.1 The domain of Café de Coral 3.2 The drivers for cost leadership 4. Evaluation 4.1 Suitability 4.2 Acceptability 4.2.1 The key players by the stakeholders mapping 4.2.2 3Rs 4.3 Feasibility 4.3.1 Funding 4.3.2 Skills and People 4.3.3
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