Henry Kinder Ocean Dead Zones

Henry Kinder. 10/7/11

Dead Zones: Ocean’s Silent Killer

Purpose: to educate the class on the harm dead zones can cause on healthy, bio-diverse marine ecosystems. 

Discussion Questions:  

How are Climate Change and Dead Zones related?

What affect have humans had on Dead Zones?

How can algae farms be used as a carbon sink in a sustainable way?

Research:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4624359/ns/us_news-environment/t/dead-zones-counted-oceans/

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090417161506.htm

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/090128-ocean-dead-zones.html

Links:

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh5Ev8VEbZ0
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZgcQoXmu9Y
• http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/topics/deadzone/
• http://disc.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/oceancolor/additional/science-focus/ocean-color/dead_zones.shtml
• http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/deadzone.html
• http://toxics.usgs.gov/definitions/hypoxia.html