Patrick is growing!!!

We all know the star fish of the popular series SpongeBob square pants but do u ever wonder what is happening to real star fish, well Rising stars of the sea: Will global warming benefit starfish? by Lynne Peeples explains the human impact of increasing carbon dioxide and climate change. The article states while other invertebrates are suffering the humble star fish starting to rise. Hard shelled invertebrates are suffering because of waters because the growing production of carbon dioxide is making a sea more acidic which in turn is starting to erode and dissolve the shell of most invertebrates in the ocean. The star fish, however, has shown in studies to benefit from the increasing carbon dioxide and climate change. The article points out a very important problem also because the star fish populous will most likely grow, more of their prey must grow as well problem being that some of the organisms that star fish gain sustenance from are negatively affected by the very variables that make the star fish thrive.

Zoology teaches us about our various neighbors and how they are react to our various innovations such as industry and cities. This article also holds ecology for the ecosystem in which the starfish and other star fish are inhabiting and is changing. The article shows an understanding that it takes both hard facts and countless experiments to confirm a hypothesis and knows that there are two sides to every event in science.

This article was published because it raises awareness to the ecological damage the human species does. Plus, the article bring into view of how marine life is affected and how it reacts to changes that are affecting land organisms as well. The article is a good example of the ramifications of carbon dioxide but also its advantages to only a few species but leads to the inevitability that it harms the environment and changes it over time.