(par 7.4.2.2.1.10) Great Pacific Garbage Patch – (taken from Wikipedia)
Great Pacific garbage patch http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_Garbage_Patch From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The area of increased plastic particles is located within the North Pacific Gyre, one of the five major oceanic gyres. The Great Pacific garbage patch, also described as the Pacific trash vortex, is a gyre of marine debris particles in the central North Pacific Ocean located roughly between 135°W to 155°W and 35°N and 42°N.[1] The patch extends over an indeterminate area, with […]
(par 7.4.2.2.1.10) Fish failing to adapt to rising carbon dioxide levels in ocean
ish failing to adapt to rising carbon dioxide levels in ocean http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/06/fish-failing-to-adapt-to-rising-carbon-dioxide-levels-in-ocean Spiny damselfish study suggests it would take at least several generations for fish to start coping with climate change theguardian.com Oliver Milman Rising carbon dioxide levels in oceans adversely change the behaviour of fish through generations, raising the possibility that marine species may […]
(par 7.4.2.2.1.10) Coral reefs harmed by eating plastic
Coral reefs harmed by eating plastic http://www.iol.co.za/capetimes/coral-reefs-harmed-by-eating-plastic-1.1823870 Melanie Gosling, Environment Writer THE scourge of plastic pollution in the ocean has been highlighted by a new study which reveals that corals eat plastic particles as if they were food. Researchers from Australia’s James Cook University published a paper in the journal Marine Biology which found that corals […]