Reflective Critical Report In a one and a half hour PowerPoint lecture titled “Loss of biodiversity and ecosystem balance” by Professor Dale F. Webber the importance of biodiversity in our ecosystem was explained and an even more detailed observation of the major threats to the biodiversity were highlighted. Of the twenty four top causes‚ climate change‚ environmental degradation‚ conservation issues and exploitation of energy reserves were deemed the most contributing. With the exception
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References: The physical oceanography of the Gulf of Thailand‚ NAGA(Robinson‚ 1974) The use of Landsat-5 (TM) satellite images for tracing the changes of mangrove forest areas of Thailand. (Charuppat‚ T. Charuppat‚ J.‚ 1997) Overview of shrimp farming and mangrove loss in Thailand. (Aksornkoae‚ S.‚ Tokrisna. R.‚ 2004) Shrimp farming and mangrove loss in Thailand. ( Edward Elgar) Health of fringing reefs of Asia through a decade of change: a case history from Phuket Island‚ Thailand. (Chansang‚ H.
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food chains and food webs Explain trophic interactions between organisms in an ecosystem using food chains and food webs Describe the role of decomposers in ecosystems Measure a number of Abiotic factors to compare the mangrove and Saltmarsh environments Use quadrats to estimate the size of a population in an ecosystem Collect‚ analyse and present data to describe the distribution of species whose abundance has been estimated Consider the accuracy
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tuna‚ dolphins‚ and certain sharks. The barracuda can protect themselves by their speed‚ size‚ and the size of their mouth. They also have camouflage ability for protection against predators. Young barracudas often hide themselves behind seagrass or mangrove habitat. Barracudas welfare to humans are pretty low. There has been some attacks‚ mostly on swimmers in murky conditions. Some abiotic factors to the barracuda are temperature‚ rainfall‚ and too salty of water. The barracuda is one of about 20
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Hard engineering refers to the construction of physical structures to defend against erosive power of waves To protect a coast from erosion‚ people have built seawalls in front of a cliff or along the coast. A seawall is usually made of concrete. It acts as a buffer and absorbs energy of breaking waves especially during storms where the waves are strong‚ thus protecting the coast. A seawall shields and protects the coast from the direct impact of the incoming waves‚ thus reducing erosion. However
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Homework 6 – Siovhan Tan Referring to examples‚ discuss the threats to biodiversity hotspots and why these threats could prove critical (15 marks) Biodiversity hotspots are areas in the natural environment that contain some of the biggest concentration of flora and fauna in the world‚ often containing many rare and endangered species. However many of these ecosystems are threatened by the likes of climate change‚ increased urbanisation/land use and tourism developments which can prove critical
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lies in the waters south of Florida. The park is made up of four ecosystems that include the mangroves‚ the Florida Keys‚ the coral reef‚ and Biscayne Bay. Biscayne National Park is home to large numbers of threatened and endangered species of plants and animals both above and below the water’s surface. Biscayne National Park also protects one of the world’s longest coral reefs and the longest mangrove forest. Biscayne National Park‚the largest marine park in the National Park Service‚ is important
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tested as potential substitute for the Commercialized Flour that we usually need‚ it will very beneficial. Now‚ all the crab shell that goes into the trash will not just be wasted but will be used in a purposeful way. Background of the Study Mangrove Crabs
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with the Salt water in the Gulf of Mexico to create conditions that allow an amazing variety of life to flourish in features such as oyster bars‚ mangrove islands‚ tidal mud flats‚ and seagrass beds. While tidal mud flats and sea grass beds are important features the most prominent are the Oyster bars and Mangrove Islands. The Oyster bars and Mangroves are crucial in creating and continuing to develop the islands and characteristics that make up this region. Oyster Bars are formed by quartz sand
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Progress in Human Geography http://phg.sagepub.com/ Social and ecological resilience: are they related? W. Neil Adger Prog Hum Geogr 2000 24: 347 DOI: 10.1191/030913200701540465 The online version of this article can be found at: http://phg.sagepub.com/content/24/3/347 Published by: http://www.sagepublications.com Additional services and information for Progress in Human Geography can be found at: Email Alerts: http://phg.sagepub.com/cgi/alerts Subscriptions: http://phg.sagepub.com/subscriptions
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