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**__ ECO ED RESEARCH __** __(eco ed research)__ __ BY: __ __ KORA E. __ __ FORTUN __
 * __ MEMO 1 __**

**__MARINE LIFE__**

There are many reasons to worry about marine life. For example, the boats we use cause sound pollution. This damages an animal’s sense of direction, and could cause them to wind up on beaches. Also, endangering marine animals can seriously mess-up the food web. Another thing, all the pollution that humans let off into the water or air can pollute the water to such a degree that nothing can use it. In conclusion, marine life is important and interesting.

__Sites__ __http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2011/01/big-idea/noisy-ocean__
 * o Marinebio.org/oceans/conservation
 * o Hardt, Marah and Carl Safina (2010) "Threatening Ocean Life from the Inside Out," //Scientific American.// Vol. 303, Issue 2: August.
 * o “Marine Pollution: Centuries of Abuse Have Taken a Heavy Toll,"
 * o __http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/critical-issues-marine-pollution/?source=A-to-Z__
 * o National Geographic, "The Big Idea: Noisy Ocean,"

__Exotic Invaders__ Non-indigenous life forms can be a problem. They are an immense threat to biodiversity. In some places 80% of the native species are at a risk, due to invasive foreign animals or plants. They also disturb balance in the environment. A lot of the times, the invasive species don’t have a natural predator, which leads to rapid population growth. Invasive flora and fauna can obviously cause unneeded trouble.

__Sites__
 * o Nbaquaticinvasives.ca “What’s the issue?”
 * o Nature.org Protecting Native Plants and Animals Taking on the Invaders
 * o Losin, Neil (2011) “Finding Florida’s Exotic Invaders” //National Geographic//

__Why Worry About Drinking Water__ In most places water is very contaminated. The rate of infection by waterborne pathogens is very amazing. 1.5 billion people in Asia and Africa were struck with an austere disease by drinking unhealthy drinking water. Many supplies of HOH are filled with dioxins, heavy metals, and pesticides. Yet, they’re drunken from anyway. Water is vital, and needs to be taken care of.

__ Sites __
 * o Backcountrywater.com
 * o pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/poisonedwaters/