Hamburg Area HsSCIENCE 108

Marine Bio Lab

1)Explain how Palumbi says ecologists view the pyramid of ocean life?

2. Explain why the pyramid of ocean life directly affects human health.
3. Explain what happened with whale meat in Tokyo. How and why did Palumbi help rectify the situation?
4. Discuss some of the possible side effects that occur when the pyramid becomes blocked.
5. What are some ways the disrupted flow of the ocean pyramid (caused by pollutants jamming it up) was rectified in the case of Monterey Bay?

Solutions to human impact

1. What is an “invasive species,” and how do invasive species get to the new marine ecosystems that they invade?
2. What impacts can invasive species have on marine ecosystems?
3. What is a “Marine Protected Area,” or MPA? What is its purpose? How can MPAs differ?
4. What is nutrient pollution, and how does it get into the ocean? Where does it come from?
5. What do you think is meant by the saying “think globally, act locally”? How does it apply to the issues you learned about in this video?