Category Archives: BIODIVERSITY

Algal Blooms: Not Caused by Global Warming

Posted on July 23, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

There were reports about the effects of  global warming on algal bloom . As a geographer both interests me , besides i have a life-science background so i have natural interest in these. I have found an interesting and somewhat … Continue reading →

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Biosphere Reserves

Posted on July 20, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

A biosphere reserve is an international conservation designation given by UNESCO under its Programme on Man and the Biosphere (MAB). The World Network of Biosphere Reserves is the collection of all 531 biosphere reserves in 105 countries (as of May, … Continue reading →

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Seafood

Posted on June 25, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Seafood is any sea animal or seaweed that is served as food or is suitable for eating, particularly seawater animals, such as fish and shellfish (including mollusks and crustaceans). By extension, in North America although not generally in the United … Continue reading →

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Red tide

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

“Red tide” is a common name for a phenomenon known as an algal bloom, an event in which estuarine, marine, or fresh water algae accumulate rapidly in the water column, or “bloom”. These algae, more specifically phytoplankton, are microscopic, single-celled … Continue reading →

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