Ecosystems

learn through trial and error, they will be able to grasp why something is the way it is or why that happens. 2. An example of a guided inquiry project I could facilitate with 5th grade students would be “How do abiotic and biotic factors in an ecosystem interact and help each other?” This would be excellent in stimulating their minds because they would have to take into question of how non-living things and living things…

An invasive species is a species not native from a particular ecosystem that is most likely to cause harm to that species. An invasive species can be plants, animals, or even pathogens. A very remarkable invasive species is the European Rabbit, otherwise its scientific name known as the Oryctolagus cuniculus. The European Rabbit is near threatened and native to southwestern Europe and Northwest Africa. In the 19th century Australia introduced multiple invasive species all at once purposely. Ever…

destroying the living, for this specific rainforest to live. Here we have in our proposal why you should choose our biome for the zoo. The proposal is to allow you to save this type of ecosystem to flow within the biome to share with others. Meteorologist/Geographer: In the rainforest, the climate is around 80o Fahrenheit. It’s always hot in the rainforest. The way the…

Their main predators are humans. Humans have been damaging beaver areas for hundreds of years. In the early 20th century, humans used to trap beavers for their pelts. They were hunted to near extinction. They have been slowly being reintroduced in ecosystems across the world such as in Europe, Canada, and America. It has been very successful to the point where they now are interacting with the human population. Humans trap them because they flood roads and properties and damage forests. They…

There are six different types of biomes on Earth. The taiga biome is one of these six biomes on Earth and it has distinct, different characteristics than the others. For instance, the taiga biome is only in specific areas. Some of those include North America, Asia, Europe, Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, and Russia. The taiga biome is unique in its own way. Some of the taiga biomes characteristics are that it is mountainous. There is also lots of trees there. The land in the taiga biomes are…

would be no living organisms on the Earth. Biodiversity is the variety in all living organisms in certain ecosystems or habitats. Sustainability can be defined as meeting the needs of the current generation without risking the needs that the future generations will need. Without biodiversity, sustainability would not be possible whatsoever. If there were to be no biodiversity in today’s ecosystems, it is quite possible that every species would die off and go extinct. This is because due to…

The Earth is considered a biosphere because other life that it sustains. However, what characteristics makes a biome and how do those characteristics shape what a biome is? Researcher claim things like climate and landforms make up areas like biomes. Through research and studies, one can accumulate ideas as to how earth’s characteristics make up its biomes. There are many different types of biomes but three are seven main types that can be split up into sub biomes. Two biomes, like the…

negative impacts on the ecosystem and environment. While some well-intentioned people believe that the environment would not be affected by biodiversity (biological diversity) problems, I hold onto the view that biodiversity issues strongly influence ecosystems in that they not only effect on the land, but also will create significant challenges for the air and the water resources. Biodiversity is commonly defined as the variety of all life. It includes genetic, species and ecosystem…

A Local Ecosystem Investigation- The Disappearing Micro-Bats Of Scheyville National Park Habitats Habitats that exist in Longneck Lagoon for the micro-bats are terrestrial and aquatic. The forest is classified as a Cumberland Plain Woodland. A healthy ecosystem has 15% to 20% herbivory, in the terrestrial ecosystem it had an average of 33.5% herbivory. In the terrestrial ecosystem, to illustrate the distribution a transect and a transect study was used. From the 160m transect study. Four…

Fort Stewart Georgia has 278,000 acres of manageable timber lands which consists of most the major species found in the southeast. Everything from Longleaf, Slash, Loblolly, and Pond pine to hardwood species such as Sweetgum, Blackgum, and multiple species of Oaks. But what most people don’t know is that some of these species were not native to this particular area. At Ft. Stewart Forestry we have two main goals. Support the military and provide the best habitat possible for wildlife. In…