Jellyfish Apocalypse: Problems, Causes and Opportunities
When does the future start with regards to the ocean? Rising sea levels, ocean acidification, and overfishing are problems that the ocean faces right now. An ocean full of jellyfish is a probable future. Jellyfish can be very beautiful with their movements and bioluminescence and have an interesting life cycle.
Maximizing Gibberellic Acid’s Efficiency to Increase Growth
Gibberellic acid (GA3) is a plant hormone that was first isolated from the fungus Gibberella in Japan in the 1930s. It was found to promote plant growth activity. Gibberellic acid has since been isolated from a variety of different plant types, ranging from beans to tobacco.
Melting Arctic Ice and its Possible Impacts on Humans
How does the reduction of Arctic Sea ice directly impact the habitat of human beings? In this paper, we discuss the myriad ways that the Arctic sea ice could potentially harm human beings by reducing certain animal habitats that are used for subsistence.
Bioremediation as a Tool for Resiliency in Oil Spills
With an increase in boating, offshore drilling, and transportation of oil, coastal communities are in need of a plan to clean up waterways in the event of an offshore oil spill. Manual removal of oil is a critical first step and when paired with bioremediation as a secondary method the highest possible success of oil breakdown at a spill site can be achieved.
Interactions of the Arctic Fox and Sea Ice in a Changing Arctic Ecosystem
Alopex lagopus is a mammal that lives above the Arctic Circle. It has a varied diet and will scavenge for food opportunistically. In the winter time it primarily scavenges polar bear kills on sea ice. One problem affecting Alopex lagopus is the Arctic sea ice has been decreasing extent, thickness, and length of season.
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