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EC4. Changes in the Global System
Chapter 4 { Ecosystem Change Contents } Dr. Steven Schneider, climatologist with the National Center for Atmospheric Research, has been very vocal in alerting the public to the impending dangers of global climate change. In an interview for the TV documentary, “Race to Save the Planet,” he shares his sense of urgency…. “Fifteen thousand years […]
EC3. Studying Desert Ecosystems
Chapter 3 { Ecosystem Change Contents } I. An Interview with Dr. Samira Omar Desert ecosystems are very vulnerable to overgrazing by domestic animals. Herds people living at the edges of desert ecosystems have often triggered positive feedback mechanisms that have further reduced the productivity of the land both for wildlife and people. Nature’s time […]
EC2. Energy Through the System
Chapter 2 { Ecosystem Change Contents } Picture the following chain of events: hundreds of oak caterpillars munching holes in the leaves of an old oak tree while squirrels and jays collect acorns and gobble caterpillars too. The squirrel stops to scratch a flea. A pair of chickadees hop through the branches collecting caterpillars for […]
EC1.1. Make A Model Ecosystem
{ Ecosystem Change Contents } { All GSS Books } Design your own miniature ecosystem in a clear plastic or glass container and observe it for at least one month. In the following laboratory investigation, you will design a small model ecosystem in a terrarium and follow the changes in the living and non-living components […]
EC1. Earth Alive!
Chapter 1 { Ecosystem Change Contents } Imagine you are an astronaut viewing planet earth from a space shuttle 160 miles above the surface. Changing patterns of clouds and reflections from water and snow fields create the illusion of a colossal spherical organism. Many human cultures have believed that Earth is alive; many have attributed […]
Bibliography for Ecosystem Change
{ Ecosystem Change Contents } { All GSS Books } Bryant, Jeannette, ed. Conservation Directory: A list of Organizations, Agencies, and Officials Concerned with Natural Resource Use and Management. National Wildlife Federation, 1995. Carson, Rachel. Silent Spring. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1962. Chadwick, Douglas H. “Dead or Alive: The Endangered Species Act.” National Geographic. Vol. […]
Ecosystem Change
ECOSYSTEM CHANGE is about the interdependence of all living things and the nonliving environment. It is also about how human activities are changing ecosystems around the world. See Overview. Contents Chapters Investigations Stay Current 1. Earth Alive! 1.1 Make a Model Ecosystem Chapter 1 2. Energy Through the System Chapter 2 3. Studying Desert Ecosystems […]
LB8C. Stay Current—Champions of a Sustainable World
Staying current for Chapter 8 See Non-chronological resources for this chapter { Losing Biodiversity Contents } 2023-12-21. A landmark environmental law looks ahead. [https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adn3245] By ROBERT L. FISCHMAN , J. B. RUHL, BRENNA R. FORESTER , TANYA M. LAMA, MARTY KARDOS, GRETHEL AGUILAR ROJAS, NICHOLAS A. ROBINSON , PATRICK D. SHIREY , GARY A. LAMBERTI, […], AND YING ZHAO, Science. Excerpt: Late in the winter of 1973, President Richard Nixon signed into law what the Supreme Court would later […]
LB7C. Stay Current—One Global Ocean
Staying current for Chapter 7 See Non-chronological resources for this chapter { Losing Biodiversity Contents } 2024-12-12. Evidence of spillover benefits from large-scale marine protected areas to purse seine fisheries. By John Lynham et al, Science. Editor’s Summary: Marine protected areas (MPAs) have been repeatedly shown to protect species within their boundaries. This is even true […]
LB6C. Stay Current—Field Trip: Predatory Bird Research Group
Staying current for Chapter 6 { Losing Biodiversity Contents } 2025-01-07. The Fleet-Winged Ghosts of Greenland. By Caroline Van Hemert, bioGraphic. Excerpt: …Peregrine falcons hold near-mythical appeal in our collective imagination, and for good reason. Topping out at speeds of more than 320 kilometers (200 miles) per hour, they’re the fastest species on Earth, plummeting […]