Students can look at a globe or map and readily see that water dominates our planet. However, do students know that over 70 percent of the earth’s surface is covered by water? Do they realize the importance of the oceans?
Currently, 80 percent of all people live within 60 miles of a seacoast. Yet many adolescents still do not think […]
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We Are All Connected to the Oceans: A Lesson to Help Students Understand the Ways Humans Impact Marine Ecosystems
Monday, March 29th, 2010 1:15 pm
Written by: Jessica Fries-Gaither
Coral Reefs Faced With Extinction?
Friday, July 18th, 2008 4:04 pm
Written by: Kimberly Lightle
A third of reef-building corals around the world are threatened with extinction, according to the first-ever comprehensive global assessment to determine their conservation status. Corals produce reefs in shallow tropical and sub-tropical seas and have been shown to be highly sensitive to changes in their environment. The study findings were published July 11, 2008 by […]
Posted in Topics: Conservation, Coral Reefs, Ecology, Environment, Life Science, Marine Biology, Oceans
Posted in Topics: Climate, Coral Reefs, Earth Science, Environment, Life Science, Marine Biology, Oceans, Science, Social Perspectives
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