Chapter 16

Preserving Earth’s Biological Diversity

1.    Vocabulary

2.    Readings         

                        Introducing Asian Oysters in Chesapeake Bay: Good Idea or Bad?

                        How Quickly Does Biodiversity Rebound After Extinctions?

                        Extinction Risk Grows Around Globe

                        The End of Eden - Madagascar

                        Woodpecker Flies Back from the Beyond
                   

     3.    Pictures

        Power Point             
            Student work:   

            Conservation Biology
                       

 4.    Notes

        Reading Guide

        E.O. Wilson Lecture

        Jane Goodall Lecture      

5.    Lab Experiments/Activity              

                   Shannon and Wiener Diversity Index Data and Calculation

                        Shannon Weiner Biodiversity Index Lab

                        Biodiversity Index Field Exercise

                        Cane Toad Essay

6.    Web Site Suggestions

7.    Self Help
      Practice Multiple Choice Questions for This Chapter
 

AP prep books

8. Environmental Science Text

        Quiz  Raven & Burg

        Activity Links

        Take A Stand

        Interviews

9.  Homework

10. Videos

    Scientific American Frontiers- Alien Invaders, Allen Alda VHS (2010-missing)
    Endangered Animals- Discovery Times, VHS
    Planet in Perl part I, VHS-GV (worksheet)
    Crown of Thorns, VHS
                                       drift nets- seals & dolphins, birds
                                        nets get lost at sea
  Strange Days on Planet Earth- Volume 1 Invaaders  (worksheet)

11. Objectives

12. Activities
        Wanted Poster
         Alien Invasion Project http://ei.cornell.edu/teacher/index.html
                       Brown Tree Snake, Cane Toad, Japanese Knott Weed, Dutch Elm Disease

13. Biodiversity Paper Assignment

        Papers

        Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning in soil.pdf

        Effects of organic agriculture on biodiversity and abundance Bengtsson.pdf

        Giller et al 1997.pdf

        Madersoil fertility et al 2002.pdf

        Merckx et al 2009.pdf

        Swift et al 2004.pdf

        Tscharntke et al 2005.pdf

        Buchs2003 biotic indicators for biodiversity.pdf

        Effects of an agri environment scheme on farmland biodiversity in IrelandFreehan et al 2005.pdf

        Farmland biodiversity.pdf

        Impacts of land use Reidsma et al 2006.pdf

        McLaughlin&Mineau1995.pdf

        Stinner et al 1997.pdf

        The ecological role of biodiversity in agroecosystems.pdf

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01/10/2011