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Biota!
Artists representation of Biota!
Artists representation of Biota!
Date opening 2011[1]
Location Silvertown Quays, Docklands, London
Land area 14,000 square metres (150,000 sq ft)[2]
Coordinates 51°30′11″N 0°1′55.2″E / 51.50306, 0.032
Number of Species 550[2]
Total volume of tanks 3 million litres (670,000 British gallons)[2]
Accreditations/
Memberships		 WAZA, EAZA, BIAZA
Major exhibits Amazon, British Isles, Atlantic & Indo-Pacific biomes[3]
Website

Biota! is a planned aquarium in the Silvertown Quays redevelopment project adjacent to the Royal Victoria Dock. Docklands can refer to Dublin Docklands, area around the city of Dublin Ireland near the docks London Docklands, area in the east London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA is the "umbrella" organisation for the world zoo and aquarium community The European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA is an organisation for the European zoo and aquarium community The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA (formerly the Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland is a conservation education An aquarium (plural aquariums or aquaria) is a Vivarium consisting of at least one transparent side in which Water -dwelling Plants [4] Forming the main feature of this 60-acre (0. The acre is a unit of Area in a number of different systems including the imperial and U 24 km²), £1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 5 billion development,[5] the building, designed by Terry Farrell & Partners, will cost £60 million. Sir Terry Farrell (born 1939 is a leading English Architect. His typical style is a combination of high tech and Post-modernism. [6]

This new iconic, world-class visitor attraction will further enhance London's status as a tourist destination.

—Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London, [7]

It will be operated by the Zoological Society of London and will be the world's first aquarium entirely based on the principles of conservation. Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945 is a British Socialist Politician. The Mayor of London is an elected politician who along with the London Assembly of 25 members is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London (see The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a Learned society founded in London in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford "Conservation Biology" redirects here For the Scientific journal, see Conservation Biology (journal. [8] The planned opening date was 2008 at one time, but it has now slipped to not earlier than 2011.

The aquarium is based around four biomes, each representing an entire ecosystem including trees, other plants, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds as well as fish. A biome is a climatically and geographically defined area of ecologically similar climatic conditions such as communities of Plants Animals and An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants animals and micro-organisms( Biotic factors in an area functioning together with all of the non-living physical ( A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. An invertebrate is an Animal lacking a Vertebral column. The group includes 98% of all animal Species — all animals except those in the Chordate Prehistoric amphibian Amphibians (class Amphibia such as Frogs Toads Salamanders Newts Gymnophiona, Sirens and Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands Birds ( class Aves) are bipedal endothermic ( Warm-blooded) Vertebrate animals that lay eggs. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two [9]

References

  1. ^ Biota!. ZSL (2008-03-11). The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a Learned society founded in London in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Retrieved on 11 March 2008. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  2. ^ a b c Biota! The Facts. ZSL. The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a Learned society founded in London in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Retrieved on 11 March 2008. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  3. ^ The Biota! experience. ZSL. The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a Learned society founded in London in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Retrieved on 11 March 2008. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  4. ^ Silvertown Quays London. Silvertown Quays. Retrieved on 11 March 2008. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  5. ^ The wider context. ZSL. The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a Learned society founded in London in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Retrieved on 11 March 2008. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  6. ^ Silvertown Aquarium, London. Terry Farrell and Partners. Retrieved on 11 March 2008. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  7. ^ The Biota Concept. ZSL. The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a Learned society founded in London in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Retrieved on 11 March 2008. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  8. ^ Biota! a world-class aquarium. Silvertown Quays. Retrieved on 9 March 2008. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
  9. ^ The project. ZSL. The Zoological Society of London (sometimes known by the abbreviation ZSL) is a Learned society founded in London in April 1826 by Sir Thomas Stamford Retrieved on 11 March 2008. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

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