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Staying current for Chapter 1 See Non-chronological resources for this chapter { Ecosystem Change Contents } 2025-03-06. Butterfly populations are plummeting across the United States. By Erik Stokstad, Science. Excerpt: The American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is one of the most common and widespread butterflies across the United States. But over the past 2 decades, this […]

{ 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 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 […]

Staying current for Chapter 8 See Non-chronological resources for this chapter { Losing Biodiversity Contents } 2025-06-30. Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off. By Joanna Thompson, Science. Excerpt: U.S. beekeepers had a disastrous winter. Between June 2024 and January 2025, a full 62% of commercial honey bee colonies in the United States died, […]

Staying current for Chapter 7 See Non-chronological resources for this chapter { Losing Biodiversity Contents } 2025-07-24. A catch in ocean conservation. By Boris Worm, Science. Excerpt: In the ocean…historical overexploitation has compromised marine biodiversity and associated services (2). Fortunately, many nations are now changing course by investing in the ocean’s future. Recently, a United Nations […]

Staying current for Chapter 6 { Losing Biodiversity Contents } 2025-07-21. Raptors A to Z – an eclectic introduction to birds of prey – https://raptorsarethesolution.org/raptors-a-to-z/ 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 […]

Staying current for Chapter 5 See Non-chronological resources for this chapter { Losing Biodiversity Contents } 2025-06-13. Fallowed Fields Are Fueling California’s Dust Problem. By Andrew Chapman, Eos/AGU. Excerpt: California produces more than a third of the vegetables and three quarters of the fruits and nuts in the United States. But water constraints are leaving […]

Staying current for Chapter 4 See Non-chronological resources for this chapter { Losing Biodiversity Contents } 2025-07-31. Thank ketchup for your French fries. By Erik Stokstad, Science. Excerpt: Tomatoes and potatoes don’t only sound similar and taste good together: They’re the closest of relatives, even though one has edible fruit and the other tubers. Now, […]

Staying current for Chapter 3 See Non-chronological resources for this chapter { Losing Biodiversity Contents } 2025-08-27. Study shows how the human pelvis was reshaped for upright walking. By Colin Barras, Science. Excerpt: Comparisons of pelvic development in human and primate embryos reveals key steps in human evolution…. Full article at https://www.science.org/content/article/study-shows-how-human-pelvis-was-reshaped-upright-walking. 2025-06-26. ‘Tree of […]

Staying current for Chapter 2  { Losing Biodiversity Contents } 2025-09-04. Where the buffalo roam. By ScienceAdviser. Excerpt: Bison are … not the free-roaming furry beasts they once were; today they live mostly in conservation herds and as livestock following 19th-century U.S. policies to target bison and Indigenous communities. Researchers wanted to examine the ecological […]