The Sea Otter Enhydra lutris
... back to diet) Predator- Orcas, Sea Lions, Bald Eagles, Great White Sharks, Polar Bear It takes 3-6 years to be sexually mature (Pregnancy lasts for 6-8 months) They usually have 1 pup but can have twins They reproduce year round, but mainly in May and June Otters are “Pack” animals ...
... back to diet) Predator- Orcas, Sea Lions, Bald Eagles, Great White Sharks, Polar Bear It takes 3-6 years to be sexually mature (Pregnancy lasts for 6-8 months) They usually have 1 pup but can have twins They reproduce year round, but mainly in May and June Otters are “Pack” animals ...
Marine Mammals
... • Teeth are used to catch and hold prey, not to chew it. • The largest of the toothed Whales is the Sperm Whale, made famous by the novel “Moby Dick”. • Killer Whales, or Orcas, are predators, eating seal, penguins, sea otters, and fish. • They are more common in cold water, but are found round the ...
... • Teeth are used to catch and hold prey, not to chew it. • The largest of the toothed Whales is the Sperm Whale, made famous by the novel “Moby Dick”. • Killer Whales, or Orcas, are predators, eating seal, penguins, sea otters, and fish. • They are more common in cold water, but are found round the ...
Terrestrial Biomes Part 2
... temperature ranges, occurring in both temperate and tropical climates where rainfall ranges from 25 to 75 cm per year and temperature ranges from (0°C – 34°C/Year). Grasslands occur at about the same latitude as deciduous forests but do not receive enough rainfall to support a deciduous forest, and ...
... temperature ranges, occurring in both temperate and tropical climates where rainfall ranges from 25 to 75 cm per year and temperature ranges from (0°C – 34°C/Year). Grasslands occur at about the same latitude as deciduous forests but do not receive enough rainfall to support a deciduous forest, and ...
v semester zoology zoogeography module vii animal distribution
... studies on plant geography. Plants have a tendency to enlarge their range of distribution slowly in all directions and hence the age of a species must be proportional to the area occupied by it at present. This means that widely distributed species are older as they should have taken long time to sp ...
... studies on plant geography. Plants have a tendency to enlarge their range of distribution slowly in all directions and hence the age of a species must be proportional to the area occupied by it at present. This means that widely distributed species are older as they should have taken long time to sp ...
Cod predation on polar cod under warming conditions in the Barents
... Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) •Boreal • Distributed in the North-Atlantic • Generalist/piscivorous •Dominant predator in boreal shelf seas • Max size: 169 cm ...
... Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) •Boreal • Distributed in the North-Atlantic • Generalist/piscivorous •Dominant predator in boreal shelf seas • Max size: 169 cm ...
Physical properties of the atmosphere: Pressure
... Predicted changes with increased greenhouse warming Higher than normal sea surface temperatures that could affect world climate More severe droughts or increased precipitation Water contamination and outbreaks of water-borne diseases Longer and more intense heat waves Shifts in the distribution of ...
... Predicted changes with increased greenhouse warming Higher than normal sea surface temperatures that could affect world climate More severe droughts or increased precipitation Water contamination and outbreaks of water-borne diseases Longer and more intense heat waves Shifts in the distribution of ...
ch4BioRoche14
... ◦ The polar regions are cold all year round. ◦ In the north polar region, the Artic Ocean is covered with sea ice and a thick ice cap. ◦ Dominant organisms include mosses, lichens, polar bears, seals, insects, and mites. ...
... ◦ The polar regions are cold all year round. ◦ In the north polar region, the Artic Ocean is covered with sea ice and a thick ice cap. ◦ Dominant organisms include mosses, lichens, polar bears, seals, insects, and mites. ...
Terrestrial Biomes
... Life-form Spectra: Traits that vary with climate such as perennating organ or tissues that give rise to new growth the following season ...
... Life-form Spectra: Traits that vary with climate such as perennating organ or tissues that give rise to new growth the following season ...
Marine Biomes
... living organisms. • Autotrophs make their own food using energy from the sun (plants, algae, bacteria) • Heterotrophs need to eat other organisms to get energy herbivores (eat plants, algae, bacteria) omnivores (eat plants and animals) carnivores (eat animals primarily) ...
... living organisms. • Autotrophs make their own food using energy from the sun (plants, algae, bacteria) • Heterotrophs need to eat other organisms to get energy herbivores (eat plants, algae, bacteria) omnivores (eat plants and animals) carnivores (eat animals primarily) ...
750 K
... Environmental Arctic Change Identify critical research, modeling, and synthesis activities: – Species attributes that are expected to be sensitive indicators of predicted habitat change. – Areas of uncertainty in physical and chemical process models that most impede our ability to predict the respon ...
... Environmental Arctic Change Identify critical research, modeling, and synthesis activities: – Species attributes that are expected to be sensitive indicators of predicted habitat change. – Areas of uncertainty in physical and chemical process models that most impede our ability to predict the respon ...
Chapter 18: The Biosphere and Human Effects
... These conditions result in the anaerobic gradual decay of remains, leading to a build-up of decaying remains. ...
... These conditions result in the anaerobic gradual decay of remains, leading to a build-up of decaying remains. ...
Interdependence and adaptation
... moss surface temperatures of up to 70 °F Very short growing season each year for the plants that provide food for small organisms Intense ultraviolet light due to the hole in the ozone layer High winds on small islands Extreme dryness Exposure to high acidity, due to immersion in penguin g ...
... moss surface temperatures of up to 70 °F Very short growing season each year for the plants that provide food for small organisms Intense ultraviolet light due to the hole in the ozone layer High winds on small islands Extreme dryness Exposure to high acidity, due to immersion in penguin g ...
Biomes - Teacher Pages
... centimeters in summer • Biotic becoming soggy & wet. – Ground hugging plants – Musk ox, arctic fox, • Geographic Dist. caribou, lemmings, small rodents, – Northern North America migratory waterfowl, – Asia shore birds – Europe ...
... centimeters in summer • Biotic becoming soggy & wet. – Ground hugging plants – Musk ox, arctic fox, • Geographic Dist. caribou, lemmings, small rodents, – Northern North America migratory waterfowl, – Asia shore birds – Europe ...
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
... Write your name and student number as directed at the top of the IBM sheet. There are 50 questions. For each there are 5 possible answers, lettered A, B, C, D, and E to choose from. Choose the BEST answer and then against the relevant question number place a pencil mark within the bubble at the appr ...
... Write your name and student number as directed at the top of the IBM sheet. There are 50 questions. For each there are 5 possible answers, lettered A, B, C, D, and E to choose from. Choose the BEST answer and then against the relevant question number place a pencil mark within the bubble at the appr ...
COMMENTARY Why might they be giants? Towards an
... observed that organisms there can reach remarkably large sizes. Early explorers from the Antarctic, such as Laserson from the Australasian expedition, wrote in their populist travel journals about the giant animals obtained from nearshore marine dredging (Laserson, 1947); the organisms collected by ...
... observed that organisms there can reach remarkably large sizes. Early explorers from the Antarctic, such as Laserson from the Australasian expedition, wrote in their populist travel journals about the giant animals obtained from nearshore marine dredging (Laserson, 1947); the organisms collected by ...
- Polar Bears International
... polar bears and grizzly bears to imagine what a grolar bear might look like, eat, act like, etc. You can brainstorm with a friend or group. Draw a picture if it helps. Up to teacher whether to draw a picture or just discuss in groups or class- any combination of the traits mentioned so far would be ...
... polar bears and grizzly bears to imagine what a grolar bear might look like, eat, act like, etc. You can brainstorm with a friend or group. Draw a picture if it helps. Up to teacher whether to draw a picture or just discuss in groups or class- any combination of the traits mentioned so far would be ...
Ch. 4: Ecosystem and Communties
... (the shallow border that surrounds the continents). – Most of the coastal oceans fall in the photic zone so it is rich in many organisms – In tropical coastal oceans, coral reefs exist ...
... (the shallow border that surrounds the continents). – Most of the coastal oceans fall in the photic zone so it is rich in many organisms – In tropical coastal oceans, coral reefs exist ...
The Decline and Fall of the Emperor Penguin?
... of the Penguins” and “Happy Feet,” it’s also one of the “Long-term data are required, if you really want to study continent’s most iconic. If global temperatures continue the impact of climate variability on populations,” she said. to rise, however, the large colony of emperor penguins in “Antarctic ...
... of the Penguins” and “Happy Feet,” it’s also one of the “Long-term data are required, if you really want to study continent’s most iconic. If global temperatures continue the impact of climate variability on populations,” she said. to rise, however, the large colony of emperor penguins in “Antarctic ...
Climate
... Snow cover possesses certain thermal properties which compete with air temperature on the ground thermal regime. It has high reflectivity and emissivity that cool the snow’s surface; snow cover is a good insulator that insulates the ground; and melting snow is a heat sink, owing to its latent heat o ...
... Snow cover possesses certain thermal properties which compete with air temperature on the ground thermal regime. It has high reflectivity and emissivity that cool the snow’s surface; snow cover is a good insulator that insulates the ground; and melting snow is a heat sink, owing to its latent heat o ...
Guide 36
... 5. a ground layer of lichens, clubmosses, and true mosses. Lichens and mosses also grow on the trunks of trees. ...
... 5. a ground layer of lichens, clubmosses, and true mosses. Lichens and mosses also grow on the trunks of trees. ...
Chapter 31
... Arctic Tundra • “Tundra" is a Finnish words which means "treeless". • Found across northern Alaska, Canada, and Siberia • Long cold winters and short cool summers. • Low precipitation (less than 10 inches per year) and dry winds • These conditions make the Arctic tundra a desert-like climate ...
... Arctic Tundra • “Tundra" is a Finnish words which means "treeless". • Found across northern Alaska, Canada, and Siberia • Long cold winters and short cool summers. • Low precipitation (less than 10 inches per year) and dry winds • These conditions make the Arctic tundra a desert-like climate ...
Climate and life zones
... north tend to be cooler (P = Polar), those originating in south tend to be warmer (T = Tropical). Those originating over land tend to be dry (c = continental), those over water tend to be wet (m = marine). ...
... north tend to be cooler (P = Polar), those originating in south tend to be warmer (T = Tropical). Those originating over land tend to be dry (c = continental), those over water tend to be wet (m = marine). ...
Case Study
... dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and methane are known as greenhouse gases and this natural process is called the greenhouse effect. Naturally occurring levels of these greenhouse gases are essential to life on earth. With a decrease or absence of these greenhouse gases, the Earth’s atmospheric ...
... dioxide, water vapor, nitrous oxide, and methane are known as greenhouse gases and this natural process is called the greenhouse effect. Naturally occurring levels of these greenhouse gases are essential to life on earth. With a decrease or absence of these greenhouse gases, the Earth’s atmospheric ...
Arctic Frontiers 2017 Call for Papers
... undisclosed areas of the Arctic Ocean become accessible resulting in increased attention from scientists, businesses and various states. Arctic Frontiers 2017 delivers a platform to present, discuss, and fill these knowledge gaps and the role they might play in the future. The key questions this yea ...
... undisclosed areas of the Arctic Ocean become accessible resulting in increased attention from scientists, businesses and various states. Arctic Frontiers 2017 delivers a platform to present, discuss, and fill these knowledge gaps and the role they might play in the future. The key questions this yea ...