(par 4.2.5) The ecosystem engineers of the deep
http://www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/the-ecosystem-engineers-of-the-deep-1.1716323 July 8 2014 at 06:00pm By John Yeld A blue whale surfaces in the Bass Strait waters off Australia. Cape Town – It’s well established that large terrestrial animals like elephants are “ecosystem engineers”, influencing and altering their habitats both to the benefit and sometimes the cost of fellow creatures sharing these spaces with […]
(par 4.2.5) Overfishing & Antarctic ecosystem
http://en.mercopress.com/2006/11/24/new-technology-threatens-building-blocks-of-antarctic-ecosystem by John Fowler (Mercopress) Stanley Deputy Governor of the Falkland Islands, Miss Harriet Hall, returned to Stanley last week after attending the annual conference of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) in Hobart, Tasmania. CCAMLR has twenty-four member states and its activities, which include setting scientifically arrived at quotas […]
(par 4.2.5) Saltwater Animal & Plant Adaptations
https://wildtracks.wordpress.com/world-ecosystems/saltwater-ecosystem/saltwater-animal-plant-adaptations/Animal Adaptations There are 120 species of mammals including whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals and sea lions which have evolved to adapt to their aquatic environment by developing small appendages (ears and flippers), a generally large size, hydrodynamic (mechanical properties of liquid) body shapes and different methods to cope with extreme changes in temperature. The ocean […]