B。解析:文中提到“Oil spills can have a devastating impact on marine life, coating the feathers of seabirds and the fur of marine mammals, making it difficult for them to move and survive.”,所以石油泄漏会覆盖海鸟的羽毛和海洋哺乳动物的皮毛并影响它们的行动,而不是让它们长得更快、更漂亮或者...
There would be increased wind and storms for one, but it would also probably have affected how life evolved on our planet. With only a few short hours of daylight and darkness, who knows what plants and animals could have developed — or lost out. And then there's the matter of our ...
Even the prey they are able to catch may have already been poisoned by oil spills and all those toxic chemicals, which, in turn, poisons the bear. With all of this going on, a polar bear’s reproductive system is also affected, which inhibits its ability to reproduce. It’s an all-ar...
geological processes, weather, and physics, such as matter and energy. The term is often refers to the "natural environment" or wilderness—wild animals, rocks, forest, beaches, and in general areas that have not been substantially altered by humans, or which persist despite human intervention....
Crude oil is a naturally occurring liquid petroleum product composed of hydrocarbon deposits and other organic materials formed from the remains of animals and plants that lived millions of years ago. These organisms were covered by layers of sand, silt, and rock, subject to heat and pressure, ...
nonreleasable seals from the wild. Like many accredited zoos and aquariums, we help lead rescue work in the wild following human-caused disasters like oil spills. Although the animals saved in these efforts do not live on our campus, the importance of this type of rescue work cannot be overs...
An oil spill is a form of pollution due to the release of a fluid especially the marine ecosystem, especially the marine ecosystem. The term is generally applied to marine oil spills, which release oil to the ocean or to the coastal waters, but also to land spills....
Why are dominant primary producers not considered keystone species? How does biodiversity affect the environment? How does industrial growth affect the biosphere? Why are wolves a keystone species in the Yellowstone ecosystem? How do oil spills affect the biosphere?
In addition to any crew fatalities and injuries, human health is affected in some receiving environments. Impacts of some spills are well-documented, and we do not cover them here in detail. This section examines lessons from case studies of spilled oil fate, behaviour and effects, how they ...
spills, lost by the consumer as litter with no inherent value, and lost at collection and disposal as waste is transported. In the circular system these are mitigated when systems to focus on material control and capture are implemented. Zero waste is the ideal of the circular economy, where...