Basic Vocabulary
Aquifer
what is groundwater - the water which is stored in permeable rocks between layers of impermeable bedrock - often drilled down into to create wells
This case study highlights how unsustainable practices on crustaceans can lead to diseases and depleted ecosystems.
What is Shrimp Farming in Thailand case study?
Non-renewable water storages
What is oceans and icecaps - they would take 100s of years to replenish if used
Why is there growing demand for fresh water?
What is an increase in the human population (needed for consumption, bathing, and agriculture)
Why is shrimp farming considered unsustainable?
What is chemicals and antibiotics from shrimp farms can pollute groundwater? (Ex: Thailand)
Domestic water use
What is water used for drinking, washing, and cleaning at home
This case study in Spain displays how the usage of restorative ecology and recirculating systems forms a sustainable commercial aquatic food system.
What is Veta La Palma case study?
Discharges (a human effect on water systems)
What is the addition of pollutants to water
e.g. chemicals from agriculture, fertilizers, sewage.
Why is there a falling supply in fresh water?
What is climate change, leads to an increase in droughts as well as pollution making water unstable.
Is tuna farming considered sustainable?
What is, yes, bluefin tuna, lowers overfishing, helps maintain balance in the environment, a top predator and food source for other aquatic animals.
Water budget
what is a quantitative estimate of the amount of water in different storages
This case study focuses on the collapse of this fishery due to the unregulated overfishing of cod.
What is Atlantic Cod Fishery case study?/ What is Tragedy of the Commons?
Advection?
What is wind-blown movement
Example of ecocentric solution
What is would advocate for humans to reduce water use
Significance of plankton
What is they are the link in all marine food chains, they are producers and also provide oxygen
La Nina (ENSO)
what is an overdrive of the neutral phase - the trade winds blow harder - the temperature difference between east and west increases, more evaporation and therefore rain in the west
This case study showcases how the usage of technology (such as GPS) helps regulate and sustain this cod fishery.
What is Icelandic Cod fishery case study?
What is infiltration?
What is water sinking below the surface into the soil.
Example of anthropocentric strategy
What is fitting new homes with more water-efficient appliances (dishwaters and toilets)
Is crab farming sustainable
What is, yes, they are put in rice farms to create a self-sustaining ecosystem.
Turnover times
what is how long it takes for a molecule of water to enter and leave that part of the hydrological system
This case study highlights how the privatization of water in Bolivia concerns the limited availability of water as a natural resource.
What is Wealth of Water case study?
What are surface currents?
What is the movement of the ocean in the upper 400m - movement is due to wind.
Technocentric solution
What is would advocate for more dams and water treatment facilities being built
Significance of phytoplankton
What is, produces oxygen and nutrients for other organisms. (50% of Earth's oxygen)