This case study deals with the collapse of the salmon fishing industry in Oregon. Click the link below to download the materials and follow the instructions to complete the case study.
Where have all the salmon gone? (<--- download documents here)
Be sure to read the instructions for submitting your completed work. This will be due Thursday 10/1
Ecology Blog #2
Ecology, our first major topic we will dive into for this course, is the study of the interactions amongst living things in the environment. Ecology considers the interrelatedness of living things and their environment while looking at such topics as biodiversity, population trends, human impacts and successional development of ecosystems.
Please read the story found at the link below, after you have read the "mini case study" comment to your classmates by answering the prompt below the story. This will be graded as a participation grade, proper grammar and punctuation is expected.
LINK: A Brief History of New England Forests
Question for comment guidance: How has the primary use for forests of New England changed over time? Were you aware that 60-80% of all the forests in New England were once completely logged!? Why do you think our forests were able to bounce back unlike the ecosystem of Easter Island which has remained in its altered state?
Please read the story found at the link below, after you have read the "mini case study" comment to your classmates by answering the prompt below the story. This will be graded as a participation grade, proper grammar and punctuation is expected.
LINK: A Brief History of New England Forests
Question for comment guidance: How has the primary use for forests of New England changed over time? Were you aware that 60-80% of all the forests in New England were once completely logged!? Why do you think our forests were able to bounce back unlike the ecosystem of Easter Island which has remained in its altered state?
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