Forest and Grasslands
Lab
A. Your
textbook lists seven ecological services of forests. List these along with
three more you can find in this video or elsewhere. They can be subsets of the
“main” ones.
Support
energy flow and chemical cycling, Reduce soil erosion, Absorb and release
water, Purify water and air, Influence local and regional climate, Store
atmospheric carbon and provide numerous wildlife habitats. Also: Provide wildlife and humans with food, Create
nutrients and seeds for plants growth and Create nutrients and seeds for plant
growth.
B. Why
is an International Day of the forest important to recognize?
International
Day of the forest is important day because in celebrates and raises awareness
of the importance of all types of forests. Countries are encouraged to
undertake local, national and international efforts to organize activities
involving forest and trees.
C. Name
two groups involved in the preservations of forests.
American
forests and Rainforest action network
Wild Earth Guardians
A. List
the characteristics and ecological values of wilderness.
Wilderness
characteristics provide a range of uses and benefits in addition to their value
as settings for solitude or primitive and unconfined recreation.
Air
and Water filtration, Climate regulation and Maintenance of Biodiversity
B. Name
and describe two things in this document that “speck” to you. By this I mean
they touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in this
way? I have always loved animals so
hearing about they being killed off because of things that people have done but
it’s also nice that there are people out there that really care about persevering
our world. These two touched me because one side some people really just don’t
care what they are hurting and on the other side there are real humans out
there. Sometimes it’s really hard to see the real and passionate side of people
and it’s good to see that there are people out there.
C. Name
two groups involved in preservation of wilderness.
National
Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife service and Bureau of
Land Management.
D. If
you are interested in helping in this effort, what can you do? I already off
ways to help by collecting cans and also doing paperless billing, it’s also
helped with getting my bills sooner because the mail service can be a real pain
in the butt at times. I think a huge thing people should do is cut the can
holding things I don’t like buying 6 packs because of that. I saw a picture of
a turtle and just seeing that I was done.
The land of Mountaintop
Removal
A. What
is the impact on people living in the areas where this takes place. Do a little
research and describe.
The
impact on people living in these areas is people having to leave because the
dumping of the non wanted earth somewhere so that’s affecting people and also
it’s affecting the water resources. They can’t live somewhere that they can’t
get good water and it can be harmful for them.
B. Name
and describe two things in things in this video that “speak” to you. By this I
mean they touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in
this way?
Two
things that made me really sad were people having to leave there homes because
they are being invaded by unwanted earth and then the water resources are being
affected and that can be very harmful for people. Another sad thing is wildlife
being destroyed because of the removing of the mountains.
C. Name
two groups involved in preservation of mountaintops.
Mountain
Area Preservation and Natural Resources defense council
D. If
you are interested in helping in this effort, what can you do?
Join
one of these groups and signing their petitions, just your signing a paper can
go a long way.
Avatar Grove Making a
Stand
A. List
the characteristics and ecological values of old growth forests.
Old
growth forests are important because they included diverse of tree structures
that provide for wildlife habitat that increases the bio diversity of the
forested ecosystem. Old growth forests are exceedingly ecologically important,
and have a biologically diverse and often home to rare, threatened and
endangered species of both plants and animals.
B. Name
and describe two things in this video that “speak” to you. By this I mean they
touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in this way?
One
thing that truly made me sad was that 73% of the forest has already been
destroyed, don’t get how people can think this is okay. That’s why we have a
lot of endangered animals because they find these places as homes. The second
thing is seeing the clearness of the forest that’s truly sad but it’s good they
have people out there trying to save this place. It truly looks amazing if it
was full of trees it would probably be the most beautiful place.
C. Name
two groups involved in preservation of the Avatar Grove.
Ancient
Forest Alliance and Port Renfrew Chamber of Commerce
D. If
you are interested in helping in this effort, what can you do?
If
someone wants to help they can sign petitions or send money to these people
that are trying to save the forest.
Climate,
Trees, and Legacy
A. Describe
assisted migration and why Connie and others feel it is so important.
Assisted
Migration is the act of deliberately helping plant and animal’s species
colonize new habitats when driven out
their historical habitats due to rapid environmental change. Connie and others
feel like this is important because certain species will not be able to survive
because of the climate change, the animals have diminished that previously
dispersed their seeds, as well as cities and roads block the ability for the
seeds to grow.
B. Name
and describe two things in this video that “speak” to you. By this I mean they
touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in this way?
A huge thing that spoke to me is that hearing how
much climate change affects the trees and how some can’t adapt to the weather
so they become diseased. Normally these diseases can be fought but because the
climate changes they can’t. Another thing that made me that I found interesting
was she said trees can’t move like animals, even if they wanted to they are
move. She says that we have to help them now and she said oh shit which kind of
made me smile because she doesn’t have a filter when it comes to something that
matters to her.
C. If you are
interested in helping in this effort, what can you do? A
way you can get involved is something called assisted migration and getting
more people informed about what’s going
on because seeds where able to spread themselves but now people need to help
too. She also mentions a lot more organization that people can get involved in
and says people shouldn’t become arrogant.
E. Do
the “homework” near the end of the video.
What
did trees mean to me, are first house when moving to Mayer from phoenix I will
always remember my brother climbing this one tree and my mom said you’re going
to fall and he never listened but one day he did fall out of the tree but he
just keep doing it. I learned never to climb trees because I thought I would
get hurt. We used trees as forts and had a tire swing on one that was really
fun. Importance of
Northern Arizona Grasslands
Name
five ecological service grassland provide and five threats to grasslands.
A. Ecological:
Enrich the soil, Produce oxygen, Purify water, Provide a storehouse of
biodiversity and Hold soil in place preventing erosion.
Threats: Erosion, Fire suppression,
inappropriate grazing practices, Invasive (non-native plants) and Roads,
building, and subdivisions
B. Name
and describe two things in this video that “speak” to you. By this I mean they
touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in this way?
C. Reading
about all the invasive species and how they can pose a serious challenge to
land mangers. They can also affect the species that’s living around there
because if they affect the food they are eating they will go places to find
what they like or they will die because they can’t find it. Another thing that
really sucks is the land management are put in hard spots to make decision
without knowing what’s go to happen, it has to be hard for them if they make a
bad call they will blame themselves for things that have happened.
D. Name
two groups involved in preservation of grasslands.
Arizona game and fish department
and the nature conservancy
E. If
you are interested in helping in this effort, what can you do?
I think a huge thing is being
informed of what’s happening and going out there to make others know.
E.O.
Wilson on Biodiversity Hotspots
A.
Name ten biodiversity hot spots.
Australia,
India, Peru, Indonesia, China, Ecuador, Philippines, Malaysia, Brazil, and Madagascar
B.
Write a four sentence biography of E.O. Wilson. Edward Osborne was born on June
10, 1929 and in Birmingham, Alabama. He received his early training in biology at the University of Alabama. After
that he received his doctorate in biology at the Harvard University in 1955.
Wilson made important discoveries, including the determination that ants
communicate primarily through the transmission of chemical substances known as
pheromones.
C.
Name and describe two things in this video that “speak” to you. By this I mean
they touched your emotions in some way. Why do you think you responded in this way? It’s
amazing to see that there are these hot spots that have a large amount of
species and they are in danger. It’s good that they classify these places I
really never knew about this but another thing is how much it cost. There is a
lot of money being spent elsewhere so there has to money to help these animals
being they are huge for are ecosystem.
D.
Name two groups involved in preservation of biodiversity hot spots. Critical Ecosystem Partnership
fund (CEPF) and World Wildlife Fund
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