WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR NEIGHBORS WORK, on the LEFT side of your notebook (page 30), draw what you think the bottom of the ocean looks like. You should only use the top half of the page to complete this assignment. Do not worry about coloring or being overly detailed. 3/6
3/6. WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR NEIGHBORS WORK, on the LEFT side of your notebook (page 30), draw what you think the bottom of the ocean looks like. You should only use the top half of the page to complete this assignment. Do not worry about coloring or being overly detailed. . 3/6. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR NEIGHBORS WORK, on the LEFT side of your notebook (page 30), draw what you think the bottom of the ocean looks like. You should only use the top half of the page to complete this assignment.
Do not worry about coloring or being overly detailed.
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Marine Ecosystems and the Oceans
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Types of Marine EcosystemsIntertidal AreasCoral ReefsEstuariesMangrove SwampsThe Sargasso SeaPolar Ice
Bioindicators-- are species used to monitor the health of an
environment or ecosystem
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Coral Reef BioindicatorsPercentage hard coral cover, diversity indices, and vitality indices Growth rate (measurement of coral growth rates as an indication of
water quality)Productivity and calcification profiles (measurement of productivity
and calcification profiles as an indication of water quality)Coral fecundity and recruitment Zooxanthellae loss (quantifying the occurence and extent of coral
bleaching as a general bioassay of environmental stress on corals)Coral diseases and cyanobacterial blooms (frequency and severity of
occurances of coral diseases and cyanobacterial blooms)Bioaccumulation of metals, phosphorus in coral skeletons Physical damage