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  • Amazon River Dolphins
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    Dolphins Of The Amazon River: How Sotalia Fluviatilis And Inia Geoffrensis Coexist In Their Habitat Kristi Simpson Biosc 491-14/Tropical Biology April, 1999 Dr. E. Pivorun Dolphins of the Amazon River: How Sotalia fluviatilis and Inia geoffrensis coexist in their habitat The Amazon River and its lush, beautiful forest are surely among the most amazing ecosystems in the world. The ever-present, primordial cacophony that echoed in my ears as I stood breathlessly watching saddle-backed tamarins (Sa...
  • Pima Tribe And The Maricopa Tribe
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    The Southwest Region Native American tribe that is discussed in the following focuses on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The Pima-Maricopa Indians have struggled and endured a constant hardship of events in its background, history, and location. Thomas Dobyns, the author of The Pima and Maricopa stated, they have suffered through their worst years at the hands of ruthless investors and land grabbers, and the fight to undo the damage will never end. Descendants of the regions origi...
  • Trash In The River
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    It's Tough Being a Turtle Everyday, I go about my daily activities of slowly waking up, taking a walk with my family to the Mississippi River, bathing daily, and many other activities. Sometimes I just enjoy sitting on the shore with the water splashing up on me every once in a while. Occasionally, when we " re hungry my friends and I hunt for mussels or clams along the river bank. We basically go about doing our own thing. Sporadically something exciting happens, like when my mother laid her eg...
  • Avon Region
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    Salinity is the amount of salt (sodium chloride) in a solution. In this case it is the Avon River. The Avon provides a natural drainage system for the river basin. It affects the whole Avon catchment, as it starts from the soil in the first place. Salinity is a major environmental concern in Western Australia, especially the southwest. In fact out of the whole Australia region; Western Australia's southwest is the most affected area. Salinity has always been around, since Australia was settled. ...
  • Frank Dale's View Of The Delaware River
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    Frank Dale's view of the Delaware River is of change and challenge. The Delaware Diary is shown through tragedy and prosperity, hope and grief, but above all it is told through the stories of those who were there. As his subtitle suggests, episodes in the life of a river, he symbolically represents the river as having a life of its own through the stories and accounts of the people who had some particular impact by the river or to the river. There are many stories to be told of the river, but he...
  • Zebra Mussels
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    Populations of the zebra mussel, Dreissena polymorph a (Pallas), were first found in the Laurentian Great Lakes in 1988 (Hebert et al., 1989). This species is native to the Caspian, Aral, and Black Seas and the rivers that drain into them but has spread throughout Europe, principally during the 18th century. Since it is restricted to estuarine and freshwater habitats, it is presumed that it was introduced into North America by ballast waters of transoceanic vessels. Based on the substantial amou...
  • Water In Toms River
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    When I first saw Linda Gili k and I was told that I had to listen to her presentation I didn't fully realize how much it was going to move me. She is a woman who had a healthy baby boy, and then after loving this "normal" child for three months was told that he was diagnosed with cancer of the nervous system. She was very taken back by what she was told and knew that there was something wrong because it came out of no where. It is very rare for a baby to get cancer, this type of cancer occurs in...
  • Pcbs In Hudson River Water
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    The Hudson River and PCB Pollution The Hudson River is a body of water that stretches for 315 miles from the Adirondack Mountains to the Battery in Manhattan, reaching its deepest point of 216 feet in the Highlands near Constitution Island and West Point and reaches its widest point of 3 miles across at Have straw. This river is one of the most beautiful and scenic of the Tri-State area. Unfortunately, it happens to be New Yorks most polluted river. The river has been influenced upon since the e...
  • Water Lake Powell
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    Mother Natures "Time Share" Lake Powell is a family resort for many. Every year at least two million people enjoy its splendor. But I would assume they do not know the trouble that lies beneath. Lake Powell was voted in by a small margin in March, 1956. It was part of the Colorado River Storage Project, also known as CRSP. Ever since it's beginning, some of the people who helped build the dam have had regrets for what has been done to the canyon. Lake Powell has spurred controversy since its beg...
  • Namib Desert
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    The Namib Desert 5/13/96 Period 6 The Namib Desert is a parched and rippled desert, an endless expanse. It stretches along the coast of Africa from Angola in the north, through Namibia, into South Africa. The name Namib means "emptiness". About 1,700 km (1,060 mi long and 100 km (60 mi) wide, the desert is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. The Namib has an approximate area of 170,000 sq km (65,640 sq mi). It rises from sea level 914 m (3,000 ft). Temperatures average 16 deg C (60 deg F...
  • Manatees In Africa And South America
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    Manatee, common name for each of three species of a large water mammal, popularly called a sea cow because it grazes on marine grasses and other water plants. The Amazonian manatee ranges throughout the Amazon River basin in South America; the West African manatee occurs in rivers and coastal waters of tropical West Africa; and the West Indian, or Caribbean, manatee is found in rivers and coastal waters from the southeastern United States and the Gulf of Mexico to the Caribbean Sea and northeast...
  • Waters Of Life
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    Water, the median of life. Growing up in a small town nestled tightly in the arms of the wasatch front, I learned early the importance of nature. There was a fine line drawn between religion and the outdoors, and the quest of my life was to determine an appropriate balance. Water, signifying the line between the spiritual and physical, played an important role in my secular teachings. Cutting through the center of town it was the very phenomenon that had grown to love, the river. Soul restored a...
  • Adult Pacific Salmon Species
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    The upriver salmon migration is one of nature's most exciting dramas. But to the five species of Pacific salmon (Chinook, chum, coho, pink, and sockeye), it is a long, strenuous, desperate race against time, with every obstacle taking its toll. Pacific salmon belong to a group called anadromous fish that includes Atlantic salmon, sturgeon, lampreys, shad, herring, sea- run cutthroat trout, and steelhead trout. These species hatch and live the first part of their lives in fresh water, then migrat...
  • China's Three Gorges Dam
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    China's Three Gorges: Before the Flood China's Three Gorges Dam is the largest project in history since The Great Wall. When the dam is completed twelve years from now, it will be the most powerful dam ever built. The dam will stand 607 feet high and more than a mile wide., equivalent to 18 nuclear power plants. At peak load, 26 turbines will generate 18,200 megawatts of electricity It will create a reservoir 370 miles long, with a system of locks designed to bring prosperity through maritime co...
  • Mountains And Rivers
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    ! ^0 The mountain fades away as the plain emerges, the river empties into the vast unknown water.! +/- The million-li huanghe River rushes ahead over one pass after another, drops down vigorously from the Heaven, and finally cut through the last obstruction, the Mang shan hills, flows eastward in force, and the surface of the river suddenly becomes wider, and gradually make a wonder of the hanging river. Thus, here, mountains and rivers gather, and lofty mountains are contiguous to plains. The g...
  • River St Lawrence
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    The St. Lawrence is the only outflow to the sea from the Great Lakes. For about 115 miles after leaving the lake, the St. Lawrence forms the boundary between the U. S and Canada, making it the second longest river in Canada and 700 miles long. The Saint Lawrence Seaway includes the Great Lakes, which make up about half of the total length. It is very important economically, its system of canals, locks, deepened channels and waterways are the most important in North America, large sea-going ships...
  • Alternatives For The Narmada Damming Project
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    The Narmada Valley Project is the largest single river project in India to date. 'The idea of tapping or damming the Narmada waters was debated way back in 1946 by the concerned provincial governments over issues like the sharing of water between the states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. ' However for many years the damming project was put on hold, due to political and legal wrangling that culminated with the Narmada Waters Dispute. In the late 1980's the construction of the dams wa...
  • Destruction Of The Columbia Basin
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    Ryan Stabonis Our Enviroment After reading the requires material for the week regarding the natural resource of water and watching Dr. Bob Beschta's lecture I was amazed at what I had learned. I have come to realize that I personally have an impact on the water supply and habitat of the Columbia Basin. It is clear that my actions can be linked to the destruction of natural habitats and the destruction of naturally occurring water supplies. I have chosen to analyze this week's topic with regards ...
  • Human Activity Along The Amazon River
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    INTRODUCTION TO THE AMAZON RIVER Physical Characteristics The Amazon is the second longest river on earth, measuring 6,280 kilometres in length. The flow volume is the largest of any river on earth (My references do not give the actual flow). The area of the drainage basin is 6.2 million square kilometres. At the main mouth, the river is 150 kilometres wide. The Amazon has many sources, mainly in mountains surrounding the basin. The Andes, to the east (see map), are the highest and most signific...
  • Raft And Head Down Stream
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    "This could be your last meal", my mother jokingly said before we left that day. The day was bright, and the sun gleaming. The group packed into the muggy van, it was stifling hot, and downright uncomfortable. On a hot summer Missouri day, in the middle of July, your shirt clung to your damp skin. The mission: White Water Rafting. The drive to the river, where we would begin our incredible journey, seemed to last endless miles. The humidity was almost unbearable; the van had absolutely no ventil...

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