Essays on Turtles

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Introduction

After conducting an analysis and assessment of corresponding scientific literature and recent updates in the news, it is possible to make a statement that the concern of sustainability and environmental protection is a rather urgent one on the international scales. At the same time, insignificant attention has been paid to the effect, made by the planned events on both built and natural environment. For instance, such events usually involve creation of the new infrastructure in the locations, which may be referred as environmentally-sensitive ones. In such cases, there is a need of transporting ...

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Systems of writing have been cited as one of the earliest and greatest inventions of human beings. Kanji is a broad term used to refer to logographic characters widely used in the Japanese writing system. In Japanese, Kanji simply means “Han Characters.” Kanji is therefore inherently Chinese which was adopted by the Japanese due to their close interactions in trade in the early years dating back to around 57AD (Rodgers 25). As a result, therefore, some modifications and alterations have been done on the initial Japanese Kanji to fit it into the Japanese language. Japanese Kanji has undergone tremendous ...

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An ecosystem is defined as the interaction of the organism and other nonliving factors in a certain community. The living components of an ecosystem, such as plants, animals, and other organisms, can be classified as the biotic component of the ecosystem, whereas the environmental conditions such as water amount, humidity, soil nourishment, temperature, and the like are termed as the abiotic factors. In an ecosystem, both the existing biotic and abiotic factors determine what kind of species live there. For example, turtles, which require a large amount of water to live in cannot possibly hope to survive in arid ...

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Climate change is among the significant factors impacting ecological diversity on a worldwide scale. The growth of industries and the increasing human population globally have resulted in a rise in the volume of greenhouse gasses, which scientists have argued are the greatest contributors to the menace. The Florida Keys is one of the ecological treasures of the U.S. that continues to be impacted negatively by climate change and anthropogenic activities. This ecological treasure, which is located at the tip of the state of Florida, comprises about 1,700 islands that stretch for more than 200 miles to the west ...

Over a period of 400 million years, animals in the vertebrate category have evolved to a diverse array of life adaptations on earth. Vertebrates represent animals that are most familiar with people and are used for food, adopted as pets and deployed for labor. They include fish, reptiles, birds, amphibians and mammals. The classification system that groups vertebrates according to each of the classes that have been mentioned above utilizes genetics, anatomy, and the evolutionary relationships. Animals are classified starting with the kingdom which is a large body that encompasses animals that have similar characteristics and end up with ...

Between the main two philosophical currents in the book, which character is the utilitarian and who is the Taoist? Please give an example form the book. George Orr is definitely the Taoist. He has an ability to dominate and control the world through his dreams, but decides to set this ability aside. He seeks for harmony and balance that is why tries to stop Doctor Haber – the utilitarian. Haber thinks that the things he changes through George’s dreams will bring happiness not only to him, but to all other people. As the utilitarian he thinks that if the ...

The General Assembly of the United Nations has stated that “Changes to the climate, brought about by increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, will thus lead to changes in the oceans, including sea-level rise and ocean acidification, which will put marine ecosystems and coastal communities at risk. Most of these changes can be attributed to human activities and will negatively affect the animal inhabitants of the marine environment. Some effects of global warming on marine animals include changes in distribution, reduction of habitats and reductions in diversity and sex ratios. In the last hundred years, the rate ...

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Introduction

The state of the natural world is always hanging in a delicate balance. No other creature on the planet has a deeper effect on the balance than humans do. Endangered and threatened species is the effect of human activity. Humans have an innate ability to create chaos in the world around them. The more a civilization is destroying the natural world, the worse the natural world becomes. This is evident by the numbers of endangered species that rises. It is difficult to center on just one single species and ignore the rest. Each species deserves to be recognized ...

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Seagrass beds are amongst the most productive marine habitats and their wide-ranging distribution. They provide homes and food sources for many marine animals, prevent erosion and provide nurseries for many commercial and recreational fish species. Despite their importance to the environment, seagrass beds are increasingly being decimated by the results of human activities. The destruction of seagrass beds may have serious consequences on the biodiversity of coastal regions and as a consequence, may negatively impact on commercial and recreational fishing, and ultimately all marine species.

Description of Issue

Seagrasses are flowering plants that live in marine and estuarine habitats. They are rooted ...

The majority of scientists are in agreement that global warming is occurring and is caused by human activities over the last two hundred years or so. Global warming is caused by the build up in the atmosphere of gases such as methane, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide and others which have been created by the burning of fossil fuels in order to produce electricity, and for use in industries and motor vehicles. Another contribution to global is the removal of vast areas of natural forest from the planet. . The majority of carbon dioxide exchange between the atmosphere and the earth ...

In the article titled, ‘An explanation of a mini-guide programme: training local children in sea turtle conservation and ecotourism in Brazil,’ in vol. 11, no. 1, pp.48-55 of the Journal of Ecotourism in 2012, Pegas, Coghlan and Rocha explore a mini-guide program that was designed to train local children in Brazil in the conservation of turtles as well as ecotourism. The purpose of the study upon which the authors based the article was to elaborate on the features of the mini-guide program and explore how the community members in the locality where the program was implemented perceived the program. ...

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On the shores of the Gulf of Omen lies an almost dying city called Sur. Sur was the capital city of Ash Sharqiya Region before it was split into two. The primary activity in the city today seems like prayer and religion in general as most of the very few buildings in the city are mosques. The city only looks like what it used to be that what it is currently. The sea which is said to have been once the most active as a means of transport to East Africa looks deserted with only a few boats lying ...

Do we need that Endangered Species Act?

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 was an innovative measure for the future of nature and continues to protect the diversity of the animal and plant kingdom of the United States. This law is important to the survival of all living things because every living organism depends on the life of another living thing to survive, including humans. Aquatic species in Florida are essential for the health of the environment in which it lives. For example, because all creatures and plants depend on each other for survival, when one species is allowed to become extinct, all other species in ...

Biodiversity hotspots refers to a geographic region within a reservoir or biodiversity that is receiving threats from humans. It is described in terms of the number of species inhabiting the region, the number of species exclusive to the region and with the kind of threat faced. Australia has 15 biodiversity hotspots, of which 10 are located in South-Western Australia. These hot spots are discussed below:

Fitzgerald River Ravensthorpe:

Uniqueness: It has a diverse landscape that is made of rugged hills, coastal land, plains, cliffs and ranges. Species present: It is home to 1800 species of flowering plants. More than 70 varieties of ...

Question 1: Determine the types of ecotourism activities carried out in your country, state or area.

Answer: Australia houses nineteen World Heritage Sites varying from Greater Blue Mountains, to the magnificent Great Barrier Reef, to the fossil mammal sites in Riversleigh/ Naracoorte, to the Gondwana rain forests, to the Wet Tropics of Queensland. Though the nature of ecotourism activities depend on the features of the ecosystem in some cases, in others, the activities are same, the place changes. Mountain biking is an example of the former, and, exploring the flora and fauna, of the latter.

The activities offered by ecotour operators include mystery tours to explore the legends, culture, myths, ghost stories and history of a ...

The paper addresses dive behavior of loggerhead turtles which are threatened species, and are distributed in temperate ocean basins. Within Pacific, loggerheads commonly comprises of two different genetic stocks; a South Pacific stock mainly originating from breeding sites within New Caledonia and Australia, and a North Pacific stock mainly originating from breeding sites within Japan.

Advances within satellite transmitter technologies have enabled researchers to gather geospatial data on loggerheads within different oceanic and coastal regions. This information have offered more understanding on turtle ecology, which have provided a way to explain migration trends during their life stages. Previous findings within the North ...

Today, one of the global issues people face to is different types of pollution. With human development, pollution is becoming worse, and as a result, other issues appear. Among them are global warming, new diseases, deforestation and many others. But, it was not like this all the time, as at the beginning the level of pollution was not so high. Otherwise, it would have been an apocalypse already. That was the industry development that caused global pollution. Even in the late 13th century, people knew about air pollution. For instance, King of England Edward I punished every Londoner, who ...

In this project we are going to discuss a topic about Green Sea Turtles. Their population decline, the main reason for this decline. Different effects on Green Sea Turtles that may vary from human f to environmental problem. Current conversation efforts that are done for species. The Green Sea Tuttle well-known as green turtle or Pacific green turtle is a huge species of turtles that come from the Cheloniidae family. The name was given because of its green fatness that can be found underneath turtle’s carapace. Green Sea Turtles is the only one type of species that have Chelonia ...

Have we ever contemplated of how our society would be like without litter? We tend to throw any piece of trash at our disposal on the ground not thinking that, that small piece of trash finds other trash which later on builds up into piles of junk. Littering has become common in many cities around the world and if not stopped, our environment will be negatively affected by our own actions. I choose to write an argument on littering in public places, especially in our school because, it has become an environmental hazard and it is affecting our environment. ...

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Marine pollution is a major problem affecting coastal regions of the world. Approximately 6.4 million tons of waste find its way into oceans annually (Polythene Pam, 2014). Marine pollution results from the effects of both environmental factors and human activities. Environmental factors such as rainfall cause run-offs, which carry pollutants from the land and deposit them in oceans. Human activities are the major cause of marine pollution, accounting for over 80% (Gunther). Such activities include the dumping of plastic garbage, oil spills, sewerage discharge and discharge of toxic chemicals from industries. Statistics indicates that plastic garbage is the dominant marine ...

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Statistics.3 Offshore oil drilling4 Effects on the environment.7 Recommended solutions10 Conclusion.13

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Abstract Today, the United States has over 5600 offshore gas and oil platforms; there are also over 27,000 miles of pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico area alone. This shows the extent to which offshore oil drilling occurs in the United States. In other developed parts of the world, the situation is the same. Oil is a product on high demand; this facilitates efforts in extracting it form its deposits deep in the sea floor. The retrieval requires the use of sophisticated equipment ...

The Life of Pi is a fiction novel by Yann Martel that narrates the adventure experienced by the main character, Pi Patel, who survived in a shipwreck and found himself stranded in a lifeboat with a tiger named Richard Parker. I found this story unbelievable when I read of how Pi survived for a period that seemed like eternity with a wild tiger in a small lifeboat. What struck me most however is the main character`s ability to adapt to the harsh environmental conditions that were in existence at sea. For instance, Pi, who was a strict vegetarian had to adapt to a different kind of lifestyle ...

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Senegal is a western African country located 14 degree north of the equator and 17 degree west of the meridian. Senegal owes its name to the Senegal River flowing across the east and north borders of the country. The capital of the country is Dakar. As it was a French colony for a long time the official language of the country is French. Apart from that Wolof, Fula and Serer are the most spoken languages in the country. Senegal has a population of around 12 million. The GDP of the country is $26 billion with a per capita income of $2026 (CIA, 2013). The ...

Climate change effects on wild life

Introduction In the times of the climate change being the top question on world’s agenda, we really need to start considering the consequences of these shifts not only for ourselves, but also for those, who might not be able to adapt to such changes. Various results of climate change will affect the wild life in different and maybe unexpected ways. Even before our society was concerned about the issue of global warming, animals had already been reacting by behaving differently, changing their life style, moving away to new areas, or simply perishing due to their inability survive ...

Ecosystem refers to an area where living things such as plants and animals live and interact with each other as well as with the non living components (example: soil and water) of the environment. Each facet of the ecosystem plays an important part which affects other members of the ecosystem. For instance, while the light and heat of the sun is essential for the growth of plants, animals and other microorganisms in turn depend on these. In this way, all the components of an ecosystem interact and are related to each other. Some examples of an ecosystem include lakes ...

- Fitzroy River Turtle (R Leukops) - The Biology Fitzroy River Turtle, Rheodytes leukops is also called the white eyed river diver referring to its Latin name. Locally, it is sometimes called the “bum breathing turtle referring to its ability to utilize cloacal ventilating. This method of breathing improves its breath-holding capacity and enabling it to colonize riffle zones and take advantage of the associated greater densities of food resources during the wet season and early dry season. . “R. leukops was first described as a new genus and species in 1980 (Legler and Cann,1980) and most publications ...

The human race has seen significant technological advancement in the last two centuries. It is only in this century that scientist have managed to go to space and even land on the moon. There have been for instance significant advances in electricity. Due to advances in electricity, nights have been converted to artificial days significantly affecting the natural course of the ecosystem. This article highlights the various negative effects to the ecosystem that have accompanied this otherwise positive development. Human beings are naturally diurnal creatures (Klinkenborg 234). This means that humans are designed to only be active during ...

Environmental Issue

Climate Changes and Ozone Depletion

The weather is changing but where and when is very unpredictable. Sometimes it is changing in slow ways but sometimes weather events are very extreme and dangerous. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2001 reported on the “probability of the world being three degrees Celsius hotter by the end of the century and of a distinct possibility of it being almost six degrees hotter” (Lovelock, 2008, p. vii). This is a very scary prediction Ozone depletion is a different type of problem although Henson (2008) has said that the ozone depletion problem does have some ...

Research Question

Polystyrene is a very commonly-used material in the food and consumer electronic packaging industries. This paper will revolve around the research question “can polystyrene have other uses aside from its common uses?” The HIPS will be of particular importance here because much of the paper will revolve around the use of HIPS, how it is used, and how it differs from typical polystyrene. HIPS, which stands for High Impact Polystyrene is used in the research and development and manufacture of mechanical prototypes and other tools that are often subjected to high impact environments, stress, and tension. It is one of ...

The temperate climate of South Florida provides a suitable environment for a large variety of plants and animals in the area (Kras, 2009). Its unique water habitat provides a home for many reptiles and other endangered species such as the manatee, the Florida panther and the wood stork. In addition, most of the wading birds are endangered and need to be preserved.

Birds

According to Kras (2009), more than 360 species of birds exist or visit the Everglades. Some of this includes wading birds, of which currently about 90 to 95 percent have disappeared. This is because of construction of dikes and poor ...