PDF-Birds of Pego Marshes

Pego Marshes Birding TourOur Pego Marshes Birding tour is design to watch a wide range of species During the morning we will visit the Pego Marshes which are a signi31cant wetland site located be. Chapter 6. Neornithes. Modern bird lineage. Approx 10,000 species. Originated 90-100 . Mya. in Cretaceous. Evolutionary History. 150 . Mya. dinosaurs & pterosaurs. 1860: single feather. 1861: skeletal remains. 5. th. Grade. Vocabulary Lesson 1-2. Ecosystem: all of the living and nonliving things in an area. Abiotic. Factor: nonliving parts of an ecosystem. Biotic Factor: living parts of an ecosystem. Population: all of the organisms of a species living in the same area. Estuaries. Estuaries are where the salt and fresh water mix. Sheltered environments for saltmarshes and mangroves. Spawning areas for fish. Recreational regions for man. Location where fishing industries are often situated. Louiza (Looza) Wise, Sam (Swaggin) Manno, Andi (Awesome) Kasper. Largest swamps/marshes: Llanos de Moxos in South America and Florida Everglades. Physical Characteristics. Marshes. water levels change constantly . Salt Marshes. FUNCTIONAL. Human and Marine Interactions. Salt marshes provide more ecosystem services to coastal populations then any other environment. Salt marshes have experienced intense and varied human impacts that range from reclamation, waste disposal, and livestock grazing. Salt marshes now must be understood as highly valuable habitats whose worth is generated by a suite of ecosystem services that are critical in sustaining healthy lifestyles for coastal populations and the natural resources they depend on. . Evolution of birds . Kingdom . Animalia. , Phylum . Chordata. , Class Aves. Where did they come from?. From the Mesozoic Era, a debate of how they originated. . Two Hypotheses exist:. . Thecodont. . February 16. th. , 2011. Brittanica.com. Mangrove Swamps. Also known as tidal forests. Have received inadequate attention until recent years. Mangroves. Worldwide distribution. Between 25. 0. North and 25. improved conservation through understanding. CONSERVATION RESEARCH. At Elkhorn Slough Reserve. PLACE-BASED SCIENCE. LONG-TERM MONITORING. CITIZEN SCIENTISTS. INFORMING MANAGEMENT. RESTORATION EXPERIMENTS. Marine or Saltwater . Aquatic Biomes . Freshwater . Stream . River . Ecosystems . Wetland . Lake . Lentic. . Zones. -Standing. . Lotic. . Zones. -. . flowing. How are aquatic biomes categorized?. What is a Swamp or Marsh?. A swamp is a wetland that is primarily composed of trees, or what most called being forested.. A marsh is a wetland that is mostly fashioned with smaller plant types like grass and reeds, not large plants such as trees. . Native Hawaiian Birds Project 1 By Jordan and Kako http://www.bird- friends.com/pics/ papane Purpose of Our Experiment appointmentswouldmakeappointmentvisithouses,seeavailableplotsMontePegoselectionresales,pleaseOfficebelowappointmentschedulingprocessed.Office0044(0)2089209414(outsideoffice0044(0)7966456515info@montep &#xpage;&#xID00;1:12-cr-20299-TLL-PTM Doc # 70 Filed 02/12/16 Pg 9 of 20 Pg ID &#xpage;&#xID00;1:12-cr-20299-TLL-PTM Doc # 70 Filed 02/12/16 Pg 18 of 20 Pg ID &#xpage;&#xID00;1:12- Summary. This lesson utilizes the example of healthy estuaries to demonstrate tools scientists use to measure ecosystem health. Students will learn the definition and function of an estuary, an essential coastal ocean ecosystem. Students will then learn methods to measure parameters of large areas using quadrats and subsets. .