Some Reefs Extend Their Range under the Global Warming - summary response #2 -

Some Reefs Extend Their Range under the Global Warming


In Jennifer Marohasy’s (2007) article, “Reef may benefit from global warming,” she points out that some coral reefs took a benefit from global warming. Actually, most of our coral’s are in danger from global warming, but some reefs are not. The Great Barrier Reef, which is in Australia, was destroyed by global warming, but sea levels are raised, so it is good for reefs. The reefs are extending their area to the south. Many coral reefs are in tropical seas, because corals like warm water. So many of the coral species can be found on the Great Barrier Reef, and also found in much warmer water such as around Papua New Guinea. Australia and PNG include about 17 percent of the reefs of the world; Australian reefs are in the best condition of the coral reefs. Blast fishing and illegal capture of live fish for restaurants have made reefs sick. Some reefs such as north of Cairns are filled with dead corals, because of the sea level, but rising sea level with global warming will make them alive again.

This article has a different opinion about the effect of global warming. Actually, corals are very sensitive about temperature, but this article says that it is a different situation. Corals have died from global warming, but they are made alive by sea levels’ increasing. Sea levels are increasing due to global warming, so it means that global warming has both killed and made alive coral reefs; it is very interesting. Global warming has made reefs sick, and now it reduces coral reefs; people have to protect plentiful reefs in the area around Australia, area and give us hope for the future for our coral reefs.

First of all, in some reef places, global warming’s effects are good. According to the author, “The expected rise in sea level associated with global warming may benefit coral reefs and the Great Barrier Reef is likely to extend its range further south” (2007, para. 3). This is a very interesting effect because most of coral reefs are not like this. Great Barrier Reef’s area is going to increase with sea levels and suitable water temperature. It is one of the good benefits of global warming to coral reefs.

Second, Australia’s reefs are going to be plentiful and spread out into a new area. Great Barrier Reefs are one of the most well protected reefs in the world. The author says, “About 17 percent of the world’s reefs can be found around Australia and PNG” (2007, para. 8). Some articles have talked about coral reefs’ extinction from global warming; most experts have given up on coral reefs because many reefs are almost dead and cannot be reduced. People may be happy about that news, but if they are careless about coral reefs, coral reefs will go forever. We had better watch out.

Finally, this article will give us new hope for our future coral reefs. Many coral reefs are moving from the south side to the north side of the sea because global warming changes our climate, so many north side countries get a tropical climate. Northeast Asian areas such as China, Japan and Korea may have a new kind of corals in their own seas. So we don’t need to worry about coral reefs becoming extinct in tropical oceans, because coral reefs will find new places to adjust to them. So that is good news for us and for our future.

In conclusion, many article about global warming’s bad effect on coral reefs, but this article has a different opinion about global warming’s effect. Actually, in the near future, when all polar icebergs have melted down, that may causes\ some serious problem to people, but that happening may be good for coral reefs and other species in the water. So we don’t need to be too worried about coral reefs; we can just take care of them with less attention. We just need to keep viewing them for our posterity.


Reference:

Marohasy, J. (2007, January 31). Reef may benefit from global warming.
The Austrailian. Nationwide News Pty Limited. Retrieved October 25, 2007 from Lexis Nexis database.

The effect of global warming oo coral reefs - summary response #1 -

The Effect of Global Warming on Coral Reefs



In the article, “Global warming may have damaged coral reefs forever,” the author explains what the problem of global warming is to coral reefs and the effect of sea temperature changing on coral and fish communities. According to the author, global warming is destructive to coral reefs. Some terrible examples of global warming include the death of 90 percent of coral reefs near the Seychelles Islands, due to temperature increase. The long-term effect of high temperatures in the oceans is that they cause corals to be unable to reseed and recover. If global warming ruins the reefs, fishes will lose their food and shelter from the reefs, and fishes will suffer local extinction. Moreover, if herbivorous fishes are extinct, the ocean cannot control algae spread problems. After the awful incident, often reefs are recovered, but if structures of reefs fall down badly enough, recovery time will be delayed. Unluckily, many coral reefs are gone; we are too late to save them, but people should try to decrease greenhouse gas and global warming to save other wildlife.

This article explains about the effect of global warming on coral reefs. Coral reefs are very sensitive, so if water temperatures are changing even little bit higher, most of them may die. If coral reefs disappear, the marine fish that lives in the coral reefs and find food in the coral reefs will lose their area. It is too late to restore coral reefs areas that are gone, but to save other animals, people should take care of the greenhouse gas problem, climate change and global warming. Therefore, people have to change their bad lifestyle. Global warming is destructive to coral reefs; some kinds of herbivorous fish are extinct and aquarists take fish and corals from ocean for their fish tank; those things are making oceans devastated.

First of all, coral reefs are gone because of global warming. Some reasons may hurt coral reefs but the biggest reason for ruined coral reefs is global warming. The author says, “global warming has had a more devastating effect on some of the world’s finest coral reefs than previously assumed” (2006, para. 1). That is a long-term effect; the ocean’s temperatures are slowly going up, and that is killing off many corals in the ocean. It is caused by global warming, so if people are aware of that problem, they should take care of our environment for the nature.

Second, herbivorous fish become extinct from the dead coral reefs and the effect of this spreads. Many herbivorous fish need a hiding place and take food from coral reefs, but if the reefs are gone, they cannot live anymore. So it will affect the carnivorous fish; it may make them die because carnivorous fish need herbivorous fish to live to eat for food. According to the author, “the collapse of the reefs removed food and shelter from predators for a large and diverse amount of marine life” (2006, para. 6). So global warming will cause ecological disorder; first it makes coral reefs go away, and takes herbivorous fish’s area, after this effect, the carnivorous fish die.

Finally, some saltwater aquarists also waste coral reefs and fish species from the ocean for their own fish tank. After the showing of the movie “Nemo”, many people have an interest to marine fish tanks and made it their hobby. Marine fish and corals are gorgeous to look at, so after that movie the demand for ocean species was increased by people. That also ruined coral reefs and marine fish; many people’s self-centered mind made them sick. I heard about marine fish from Korean experts. In my case, I had a fish tank in Korea. So I usually visited fish experts' house to have a piece of advice and talk about fish. One piece of his advice was very interesting to me. He said, “Marine fishes and coral’s are hard to breed” so the marine fish costs are expensive and unique. But freshwater fishes are not much like that. That is why fish demands are increasing, so marine fishes are in danger. For saving those species, the government which has popular fish in their country, should make a limit to protect their fishes or try to make a fish farm and breed fish system activity.

In conclusion, global warming wastes our living things in the ocean; for example, coral reefs are gone; fish species have changed and been devastated. The cause of global warming is people’s using fossil fuels, cutting trees and similar activities. Those things cause the greenhouse effect, so the earth becomes warmer. That is not just one country’s problem, it is every country’s problem; if people want to solve their problems with our natural species, they should get together and take care of them.


Reference:

Global warming may have damaged coral reefs forever. (2006, May 17).
Space Daily, Distributed United Press International. Retrieved October 22, 2007 from Lexis Nexis database.

Millions of Species are in Danger by Global Warming - Summary Response practice -

Millions of Species are in Danger by Global Warming

Shaoni Bhattacharya’s article, “Global warming threatens millions of species” explains why millions of species are in danger by global warming. According to the article, global warming will make extinct almost 25 percent of land animals and plants by 2050. So, all of the species are going to find new right places to live because of climate change. That means about one million animal species may ruin their life in recent days. Global warming changes may species’ habitats. Habitats are important to many species; if they loss their habitats, they will be endangered. According to Thomas and his colleagues, “Whole groups of plant and animal species confined to a particular region, for example, the Amazon, were evaluated” (2004, para. 11). Many species need certain conditions in their life such as temperature and rainfall. However, some of them may not move to find a new place; then they are going to live in the small area with many species, but a small area just can contain a few species, so they should watch out about that problem. In 2050, between 15 and 37 percent of species may be in a dangerous situation. People should invent new energy systems for other species.

She explains how affecting climate changes many species. Actually, climate change makes many species in danger. People cause climate change in many ways such as global warming and greenhouse gas. Many species will become extinct because of climate change. Climate change menaces their lives by making them lose their living area, lose habitat, and suffer from overexploitation by human.

First of all, many species will lose their living area. They cannot even live where they were from, because their original area is changing because of climate change. According to the author, “all of the species will be moving completely into new areas which become suitable for them” (2004, para. 4). They don’t want to move to find another suitable place, but they have to do that to live. In the case of Korea, our fish species are changing their seas; fishes are coming up from places in southern Asia such as Thailand. So some fisherman are bankrupt because the fish species are changed by global warming; they cannot catch the fish that they want. Our own fish species are going up to North Korea. Nowdays, it is big problems in Korea’s fisherman.

Next, they lost their own habitat. It is very inappropriate for them. The reason they lost their habitat is climate change. Some species are endangered because they lost their habitat. The author says, “The World Conservation Union’s Red Book lists between 10 and 30 percent of species as endangered under due to habitat loss” (2004, para. 8). It shows us if the species are lose their habitat, they will be gone.

Finally, many species are overexploited by humans. For example, many people want to get sealskins for their fancy coats, so many seals are killed by people. Overexploitation is another big problem for many species besides climate change. People have to think about what they are doing just for people. When people kill some species, they use lots of fossil fuels and some other like that things. Moreover, people’s lifestyle is uses many bad things for nature, that may cause climate change. It promotes climate change some other ways. We are destroying nature for our own purpose, but we should remember, our life belongs to nature.

In conclusion, we should take care of climate change for other species. They lost their native area and habitat. If our lifestyle keeps going like this, people also won’t be able to on the earth. After the other species are gone, people may go. Climate changes do not directly affect our lives, but they will. So we should be aware of that problem in order to save ourselves and other species.


Reference;

Bhattacharya, S. (2004, January 07).
Global warming threatens millions of species.NewScientist.com. Retrieved October 16, 2007 from http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn4545&print=true

Reading Reaction Journal #5

Reference

Deffner, E. (2007, September 18). When is a fish not a fish? when it's a jelly! Christian Science Monitor, 99 (205), 18-19. Retrieved October 1, 2007, from Academic Search Primier


Summary

According to this article, Julianne Steers saw black jellyfish in the sea. Black jellyfish are extraordinary and live in the deep ocean. Lots of black jellyfish appeared off the coast of southern California once, but they did not appear on the outside frequently. When she saw black jellies, she gathered a few of them and took them to the laboratory. She wanted them to reproduce, but they did not, so she plans to catch them again. While she plans, she also has a lot of studies about moon jellyfish, which is the most ordinary kind of jellyfish. At that time, she found that jellyfish redeveloped its tissue so much. Anyway, is jellyfish a fish? It is not a fish. Jellies do not have skeletons, brains, or hearts. They look like a bell, and they have diverse tentacles. They live in every ocean, even in fresh water, and also their numbers grow quickly today. it is a problem that jellyfish break fishing nets.


Reaction

When I visited many large aquariums, such as the Chicago aquarium or the Korea aquarium, I saw many kinds of jellyfish. They have a variety of kinds of color and shapes, and it looks good. Most of them are tiny and not harmful, but others are big and have poison that may kill people. In nature, when some jellyfish come to the beach and sting people with their tentacles, people may die. Actually, I do not much like the beach, because salt water is sticky to the body, and some dangerous tings are in the water. I am scared of it. I want to be a zoologist in the future, and then I will study and work for aquatics. However, I cannot concentrate on jelly fish, because one of the most biggest reasons is that jellyfish is move like apparitions such as ghosts. I really do not like jellyfish.

Reading Reaction Journal #4

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Shim, J. (2007, September 24). Are you loving your pet into an early grave? CNN.
Retrieved September 27, 2007, from http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/wayflife/09/24/fat.pets/index.html.


Summary

This article is about pets. 60 percent of dogs and cats in the US are overweight according to pet-food marketer Purina's study, even though pet owners think their pets are in ideal body condition. Many people think their pets are like their children, so they feed the pet people's food or feed overloads. Actually, pets don't need people's food or too much food but owners keep feeding them. For example, pets need one cup of serving but owners gave them three cups. Overweight is not just only bad for looks but also pets will get countless health problems and their life will shorten. One of the big problems of pet's health problems is in the knee; if pets are overweight for a long time the knees need surgery. And pets need exercise like people, such as walking and active things. People should find out if their pets are overweight or not by web sites. If pets are overweight, owners have to control their pets.


Reaction

when I am walking around in Carbondale, I can see many kinds of dogs. Some dogs are a little tiny and many of those are so big. Actually, when big dogs come to me or bark I'm almost frozen I'm so scared. In case of Korea, many people breed tiny dogs because they are small, cute, and easy to handle: many koreans do not much like taking out their dogs because Korea does not have enough parks of places to rest. So we have few chances to see big or small dogs walking around outside. Anyway, when I look at American dogs, they are so big and fat. I think that is what makes me scared. When I am looking at fat dogs, they look very tired even though they are just breathing. Many people said they love their pet, so they feed them too much for their health, but too much feed is not good for health; that just hurts pets' health condition. Pet owners have to find other ways to love dogs, not feed them too much.

Reading Reaction Journal #3

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Sharpe, S. (2007). Health benefits of aquarium fish. The New York Times Company. Retrieved september 17, 2007, from http://freshaquarium.about.com/od/termsandtables/a/Aquariumhealth.htm


Summary

The article is about benefits of aquarium fish. It gives advantages to people who have stressful lives, high blood pressure and insomnia for therapy. Some research said looking at the aquarium fish is good for relieving stress and for high blood pressure. Researchers got results by comparing the effects of aquariums with many other things, and aquarium effects reduced blood pressure. Also watching a video tape or DVD about an aquarium will cure symptoms effectively. Seniors who have an aquarium filled with fish get a less blood pressure, and it is good to calm down children who have a hyperactivity disorder. In other studies, if people who have Alzheimer's get an aquarium, they eat more and just need a little supply.


Reaction

In Korea, I had an aquarium from when I was young. My grandfather was a surgeon; his hospital's waiting had a large aquarium such as a 130 gallon aquarium with plentiful plants and small fishes, and he also had a big pond in the garden. I think that's why I like fish, because I saw that every day and annually. I really like aquatic amimals more than many other amimals in the world. I also have a big fish tank in my Carbondale home, such as a 75 gallon aquarium. It is so nice to me to relieve my stress, and also when I watch fish in my tank, my eyes and my feeling are comfortable. I really want to recommend it to my friends or some other people such as American friends or other international friends.

Reading Reaction Journal #2

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9/11 attack victims honored six years later. (2007, September 11). New York. Retrieved September 11, 2007, from http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/11/911.anniversary.ap/index.html


Summary

There are silent relatives of September 11 victims in the memorial ceremony. Six years earlier the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field were broken by seized planes. At that time, people suffered from the events. Around the World Trade Center, it is decorated with footprints and victims’ photos. They are not only for September 11 victims but for firefighters and rescuers who helped people at that time. Most of them are sick because they inhaled poisonous air when they helped people. That event took out 2,974 people’s lives: 2750 people in World Trade Center, 40 people in Pennsylvania and 184 people at the Pentagon. Those statistics 19 terrorists.


Reaction

Actually, that event is very amazing to me. When that happened in 2001, I was a junior high school student. I was going back home from an academy. When I reached home, my parents were watching the TV with very serious faces. Well, I don’t care because I think some kind of serious TV news and I was hungry, but I realized that was happening was a really serious problem in the United States by terrorists, and I was very shocked. That event took many capable ability people’s lives, the building and normal people’s lives. And another side of news spoke about the handling of the event by the Bush administration of lawfully going to war with Afghanistan for oil. That is so crazy; the government has to take care about that event but they make event for their profit. Whatever it has its own purpose, or is a real event related to terrorism, doesn’t concern me, because it is not a normal event. I’m still young, so I’m not sure what is going on in the world and America but we have to think about terror and each country’s unreasonableness.

Reading Reacion Journal #1

Reference

Cocoa may improve brain blood flow. (2007, February 19). San Francisco, California. Retrieved September 4, 2007, from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17226572/


Summary

In this article, "Cocoa may improve brain blood flow," the author explains that flavanols including cocoa may help people to increase blood flow to the brain. Cocoa sold in markets is low in flavanols. They almost are removed because they have a bitter favor. So Mars, the candy company, has produced Cocoa via including high flavanols. Other chocolate companies have begun pressing for the flavanols of their dark chocolate.


Reaction

In the world, there are few bad foods. For example, coffee has caffeine, chocolate is high calories. They have bad things that cause caffeine-toxic symptoms and obesity to people. But they cause this when people eat too much of them. If people eat the proper amount of them, they bring about good results to people's body. Coffee, the black coffee, is drunk by people once per day. A cup of coffee per day easily does lipolysis, promoting the circulation of the blood. And eating a little chocolate causes good things such as a cup of coffee. Foods that have no poison are so good for people. But! We have to eat properly. And then we can earn a healthy body!!