Hey Scholars!!!
For this weeks topic we are discussing Ecology and your online task for this week is post a summary of an on-going Scientific study on an ecological topic of your choice. Make sure to post the link of where you found your info. Have a great week!
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Prof. Dillman
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Wildlife Ecology!
ReplyDeleteThis study is for the purpose of studying animals, specifically in their interactions with humans and human activities. It also tries to maintain the numbers of each type of species to a number that is best suitable for society.
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/students/majors/wildlife_Ecology.php
A study at Tutia Reef in Mafia Island Marine Park, Tanzania presents evidence of severe and long-lasting ecological impacts of bleaching events. The ecologists are sutying and finding that coral reefs slowly die one bleaching starts.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.reefresilience.org/Toolkit_Coral/C2c1_Ecological.html Alex Pennington
"The Ecology of Barred Owls in the North Carolina Piedmont"
ReplyDeleteA group of three graduate students and a couple of undergrads have been conducting a study about Barred Owls in both suburban and rural habitats around Charlotte over the past 8 years. These people are studying the natural history, reproduction rate, comparison of the habitats, and role of the Barred Owls in the environment where they can be found.
http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/bierregaard/barred_owls.htm
http://www.lacsd.org/about/wastewater_facilities/jwpcp/bixbymarshland.asp
ReplyDeleteThis link is a new plan to preserve Bixby marshland which a 17-acre marshland in Carson, CA. They have seen that erosion and runoff has been destroying the marshland. the marshland destruction rate has increased due to near housing projects waste plants and a highway bridge. But now the city is enabling a plan with 4 different parts to preserve this beautiful marshland. 1. Hydrology: Improve the hydrologic (water flow) conditions to maintain and enhance the freshwater marsh and riparian habitats in the marshland;2. Vegetation: Maintain vegetation health and enhance the diversity and amount of native vegetation habitats in the marshland;3. Wildlife: Maintain and enhance wildlife habitat in the marshland;4. Public Use and Aesthetics: Continue to control public access to the marshland and maintain its aesthetic function. This plan will help preserve the marshland that provides many various habitats for many different species.
-Josh Morton 4th AP
Joeline Kane 4th
ReplyDeleteThe article i found was a study on butterfly populations and diversity in various locations over 35 years. some of their findings include,
" Butterfly diversity (the number of different species present) is falling fast at all the sites near sea level. It is declining more slowly or holding roughly constant in the mountains, except at tree line."
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/51638/Butterflies_Reeling_From_Impacts_of_Climate_and_Development.html
Kelsey Rupp
ReplyDelete3rd Period
There is a study that focuses on the increase in bat fatalities and how they are surpassing bird fatalities caused by collisions with wind farms. Developers are looking for ways to reduce the number of deaths among the bat population.
http://www.wind-watch.org/news/2009/01/10/bats-surpassing-birds-as-ecological-concern/
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ReplyDeletethis is the human genome project... it was completed in 2003 its purpose is to map the human genome thus letting us view our intire dna code.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/home.shtml
Dannielle H.
ReplyDelete3rd Period
Ecological Studies of Bison in the Greater Yellowstone Area: Development and Implementation
Throughout the past five decades, scientists within the Greater Yellowstone Area have been studying the movement and migration of bison herds. Their research and analysis show that herds of bison are pushing the boundaries of the park's central location. They are even going as far as to migrate towards the Montana state border line. A number of ecological factors contribute to their movements. Click the link to find out more!
http://www.georgewright.org/181gogan.pdf
Evolution Impacts Environment: Fundamental Shift in How Biologists Perceive Relationship Between Evolution and Ecology
ReplyDeleteMany ecologist have viewed the environment as the factor that determines the "template" for evolution of organisms. However, after studying guppies from two different communities, scientists saw that the guppies had a strong impact on their current environment(they lowered the plant production and oxygen levels). This in turn caused an ecological shift which caused the guppies having to adapt to the environment.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100201171639.htm
John Chavis 3rd period
Urban ecology study witnessing the birth of a “designer ecosystem”
ReplyDeleteThis unique study is trying to analyze cities as an ecosystem and a part of nature, rather as a separate entity. They are studying things as behavioral and trophic shifts and how they relate to the city's infrastructure and land it was built on. It is an interesting prospect and sure return intriguing results.
http://www.asu.edu/feature/includes/spring05/readmore/urbanecology.html
Shannon Cole
3rd Period.
"Share the Beach"
ReplyDeleteThis study is looking at the relationships between marine plants, animals, and people, and encouraging us a human beings to conserve and protect, because all of these organisms are linked in one way or another, whether we realize it or not.
http://www.ncaquariums.com/pine-knoll-shores/conservation-research-projects-at-pine-knoll-shores
Study of vegetation in the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina
ReplyDeleteThis is an ecological study of how rain acidity and soil quality affects the growth of a variety of plant life, as well as number of different species that make the Smokey Mountains their home.
http://www.jstor.org/pss/2471074
http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=14675
ReplyDeleteBhutan – The last bastion of the hornbill
This was an ecological study of the hornbills that inhabit Bhutan. Apparently the species has suffered an enormous population decline and is considered extinct in areas such as Nepal. Bhutan is considered a safe zone for the birds but a lot of locals hunt them for their beaks and meat which are used for rituals. They're already on the endangered species list and although there have been laws set up to try and predict the birds-- so far it has had little effect. At the rate they're depleting, I'd like to quote a magic 8 ball and say "outlook not so good".
^^^ bee tea dubs this is Jerry Perez from 3rd Period.
ReplyDeleteAustin Wood
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http://depts.washington.edu/uwren/current.html
Cotton Hill Park
Cotton Hill Park is a 2.6 acre public park in the Forbes Creek Watershed of Kirkland. The park sits within a single-family residential neighborhood and alongside a rail corridor that may include a regional trail and transit system in the future. Restoration is being undertaken to support an already active community effort to remove invasive species, create habitat, and facilitate succession to a low elevation coniferous forest-wetland mosaic.
Ricki
ReplyDeleteBird Conservation
Birds are essential to humans as they provide not just aesthetic enjoyment but also important ecological services (seed dispersal, pollination, predation, scavenging, nutrient deposition, ecosystem engineering), economic services (food, recreation), and cultural services (birds in art and religion). Interest in birds and their conservation remains high. Recent findings that a third of North America's bird populations declined during the last half of the 20th century, point to the continued need for bird conservation at local, state, regional, national and continental scales.
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Ecological_Topics/Bird_Conservation/
http://www.dri.edu/eco-engineering-ongoing-projects
ReplyDeletep3
Walker Lake, a monomictic terminal lake in Nevada, has been subjected to severe anthropogenic desiccation due to tributary diversions.The effect of desiccation on the limnology of the lake has been particularly severe. Currently there is an effort to improve Walker Lake water quality by increasing the annual inflow to equal losses due to evaporation.
Chimpanzees can be sold on the black market for up to 20,000 so even with all of the protection laws there are still smugglers trying to smuggle chimpanzees throughout the country. Through comparing DNA from rescued chimpanzees to wild counterparts in order to determine where the rescued chimps came from and to determine how bad the smuggling is in certain areas
ReplyDeleteMelissa Wooten
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100122002338.htm
Invasive Species
ReplyDeleteThe impacts of invasive species are second only to habitat destruction as a cause of global biodiversity loss. Examples of invasive species include: Zebra mussels, Africanized honeybees,
Yellow star thistle and Asian clams.
http://www.nbii.gov/portal/community/Communities/Ecological_Topics/Invasive_Species/
Many scientist have believed that the climate change has and will effect the hunger and food prices.
ReplyDeletehttp://ecological-problems.blogspot.com/
Hyrdolic Studies in the Upper Delaware River
ReplyDeleteUnderstanding how the development around the tributaries and main stem of the Delaware River in regards to the wild life surrounding it such as dwarf wedgemussel which is currently on the endangered species list.
http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/UpperDelstudies11mar05.pdf
-Chantel Reid 3rd.
deep ocean ecology
ReplyDeleteThe bottom of the ocean is full of biodiversity. Possibly more dioversity than the amazon rainforest. The marine animals are much more differen't than the ones closer to the top of the water. When a bunch of submi=arine doctors went to the bottom of the ocean they discovered many many new species.
http://www.onpointradio.org/2007/05/deep-ocean-ecology
http://global-warming.verticalnews.com/ARC_Centre_of_Excellence_in_Coral_Reef_Studies.html
ReplyDeletethis is about coral reefs and how human activity is impacting our oceans and reefs.
This is a study of how overpopulation can effect the environment
ReplyDeletehttp://www.helium.com/items/688078-the-effects-of-overpopulation-on-the-environment
My study was about the study of Forest trees at chalk river it has to deal with the kind of trees on the soil moisture in ontario canada
ReplyDeletehttp://www.jstor.org/pss/1930105
http://www.sunherald.com/2010/03/05/2004829/crews-use-noaa-ship-to-study-sperm.html
ReplyDeleteThis study was based on the feeding ecology of sperm whales...
PASCAGOULA — The new NOAA ship Pisces has been home to a crew of scientists and biologists who are studying the eating habits of sperm whales in the deep waters of the Gulf.
The Sperm Whale Acoustic Prey Study is a joint research project between the Minerals Management Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Service. MMS is providing $550,000 for the project
http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/mediterranenan-sharks217.html#cr
ReplyDeleteNew scientific study shows shark numbers in the Mediterranean have crashed by 99%
11/06/2008 10:34:10
June 2008. A new scientific study funded in part by the Lenfest Ocean Program has concluded that all shark species assessed in the Mediterranean Sea declined by more than 97 percent in abundance and "catch weight" over the last 200 years.
The findings of the study, Shark Declines in the Mediterranean Sea: A Summary of New Scientific Analysis, published in the journal Conservation Biology, suggest several Mediterranean shark species are at risk of extinction, especially if current levels of fishing pressure continue.
Lead author Francesco Ferretti and his co-authors are concerned that the declines in sharks may have implications for the broader Mediterranean marine ecosystem.
Ferretti said: "The loss of top predators such as sharks in other sectors of the Atlantic has resulted in changes to the ecosystem. These changes are unpredictable and poorly understood but given the decline in Mediterranean shark numbers, there is cause to be seriously concerned about the effects this could have."