ElamCoastalSeas

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Coastal Seas  __ Organisms living in the habitat __ 1) Heliozoan (autotroph, consumer) (8) 
 * Microscopic **

2) Clausocalanus pavo (autotroph, consumer) (1) 

1) Triggerfish (Carnivore/ heterotroph/ consumer) (7) (2)
 * Free swimming/floating **
 * 1.5 feet long, round body
 * has 2 spines that are used as a defense tool against predators
 * Atlantic coast of U.S.- 16 species
 * Pacific Coast of U.S.- 3 species
 * Hawaii State fish: Humuhumu-nukunuku-a-pua'a

2) Hammerhead Shark (Carnivore/ heterotroph/ consumer) (6)
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Flat head with one eye and one nostril located on either side
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Range from 5 feet to 20 feet long
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">May travel alone or in packs

<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) Blue Crab (Carnivore/ heterotroph/ consumer)
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Benthic (bottom dwelling) (1) **
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">max size: 9 inches
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">interesting fact: If the apron looks like the Washington Monument then it is a mature male. If the apron looks like the Dome of the capitol building then it is a female.
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">9 teeth behind each eye
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">paddle legs for swimming
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">colorful claws

<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) Hard Shell Clam (herbivore/ heterotroph/ consumer) <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) Thalassiosira Diatom (decomposer, autotroph, producer) <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) Chattonsella subslsa Raphidophyte (decomposers, autotroph, producer)
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">size: up to 4 inches
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Plants (1) **
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">cells are in a valve shaped linked together by a single filament to form a chain
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">first identifies in 1873
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">research going on as to whether or not it is toxic

__<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Abiotic (non- living) Factors (5) __ <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) light levels <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) temperature <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3) salinity <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4) density, water movement, and waves <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5) nutrients
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">shines up to 150 meters
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">amount of light is dependent on clouds, waves (reflect sunlight away), latitude (angle), season, time of day
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">closer to the shore, more particles
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">absorbed from sun
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">more absorbed equator than at poles
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">affects
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">chemical- precipitation of chemical carbonate (many living organisms use this to make their shells)
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">physiological functions- proteins can only function in some temperature
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">water density- cold water is more dense than warm water
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">measure of total dissolved solids in water (mostly salt)
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">decreases the freezing point of water so the texture of cold areas is more slushy
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">the saltier the water, the more dense it is
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">depends on salinity and temperature
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">change in tides- caused by gravity
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">controls circulation and stratification
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">keeps nutrients from sinking to the bottom
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">allows non living and living organisms to move far distances
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">dissolved substances that support growth
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">common nutrients: nitrogen, silicon, phosphorus, carbon, and sulfer

__<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Threats to the Environment __ <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) pollution <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) fishing <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3) oil spills

__<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Endangered Animals/Species (3) __ <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) mammals <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) amphibians <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3) fish <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4) clams <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5) plants __<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chart __ __<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Food Web __
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Stellar sea lion
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Beluga
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Deccan wrinkled frog
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Figi tree frog
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Black Rock Fish
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Devil Fish
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Seabass
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Tevoro Clam
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Giant Clam
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Boxwood
 * <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Juniper
 * Organism || What it eats ||
 * Heliozoan || Thalassiosira Diatom/ sun/ water ||
 * Clausocalanus pavo || Chattonsella subslsa Raphidophyte/ sun/ water ||
 * Chattonsella subslsa Raphidophyte || sun ||
 * Blue Crab || Hard shell clam ||
 * Hammerhead Shark || Triggerfish and humans ||
 * Humans || Triggerfish ||
 * triggerfish || Blue crab ||
 * Hard shell clam || Thalassiosira Diatom and Chattonsella subslsa Raphidophyte ||

__<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Geographic Locations __ <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> __<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">﻿ __ __<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Personal Reflection __ <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Coastal Seas are important to humans and animals alike. If they did not exist many essential nutrients would be left out of human's diet. We retrieve both water and animals that are crucial to our existence. The coastal seas were especially important before humans had access to modern day technology.

__<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Bibliography __

<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">1) "Benthos." Chesapeake and Coastal Bay Life. Maryland Dept. of Natural Recourses, <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 20 July 2009. Web. 29 Aug. 2010. <http://www.dnr.state.md.us/bay/cblife/ <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> benthos/index.html>.

<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">2) Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly. "Behavior." Triggerfish. Wikipedia, 1 Aug. <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 2010. Web. 29 Aug. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triggerfish>.

<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3) Glenn, C.R. "Endangered Mammals of the Oceans and Island Nations." Earth's <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Endangered Creatures. N.p., 2006. Web. 6 Sept. 2010. <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <http://earthsendangered.com>.

<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4) Grieve, Janet. "Zooplankton." Treasures of the Sea. WWF, n.d. Web. 30 Aug. 2010. <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <http://www.treasuresofthesea.org.nz/zooplankton>.

<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">5) Kayar. "Abiotic Factors of an Open Ocean Ecosystem." Bright Hub. Sarah Malburg, <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 9 Feb. 2010. Web. 6 Sept. 2010. <http://www.brighthub.com/environment/ <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> science-environmental/articles/63526.aspx>.

<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">6) McCosker, John E. "Hammerhead Shark." World Book Student. World Book, 2010. Web. <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 29 Aug. 2010. <http://worldbookonline.com/student/ <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> article?id=ar244210&st=coastal+seas>.

<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">7) "Triggerfish." World Book Student. World Book, 2010. Web. 29 Aug. 2010. <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <http://worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar566750&st=coastal+seas>.

<span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">8) "Microscopic Organisms." Australian Antarctic Division. Australian Government, <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> 12 Aug. 2010. Web. 30 Aug. 2010. <http://www.antarctica.gov.au/ <span style="color: #00b9ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> about-antarctica/fact-files/animals/microscopic-organisms?casid=740>.