PPT-Assessment of Invertebrate Biodiversity in the Gowanus Canal

Academy For Young Writers Demetria Mack Juliane Letren amp Nathaniel Swanson Mentor Sabrina Miller Abstract Biodiversity is the variation of life at all levels of biological organization The Gowanus Canal is wellknown for being highly polluted which affects . The complexity and rich diversity of life found in forests provides many vital services to human beings Nonetheless humans are destroying forest biodiversity at an alarming rate The conversion of forests to agricultural land overgrazing unsustainabl Agricultural biodiversity includes ecosystems animals plants and microorganisms related to food and agriculture Today most species of crops and domesticated livestock are the result of thousands of years of human intervention such as selective breed Achievements and challenges . . Dr. Amani . Alassaf. . Environment and natural resources Economist. University of Jordan. amani.alassaf@ju.edu.jo. Reflecting Biodiversity – Holistic approaches and regional adaptation . . Kelemework. . Tafere. . Reda. , UNISA. Background. Pastoralism as a mode of production and way of life has existed in East Africa for thousands of years. There are over 200 million pastoralists across the globe, with over 180 million of them currently living in developing countries (. 1. Sponges. Sponges. Sponges pump water through the hole at the top and filter tiny (microscopic) particles of food that are floating in the water. You can blend them up and they will re-assemble as they were before!. Presented to you by: Sanchita Agrawal, Priyanka Mangtani, Inga Gurevich, Melody Chua. Part 1: Invertebrate Chordates. OBJECTIVES:. Examples. Evolution. Body Structure. Nutrition/Digestion. Transportation. Prepared by Dakota Joiner & Lindsey bat Joseph for . Alexander College Writing and Learning Centre, April 2015.. Research source: . Krebs, Charles J. . Ecology, . 6. th. ed. Pearson. : San Francisco, 2009. How does invertebrate richness, diversity, and abundance change throughout an elevational gradient?. Amanda . Tynan. . Winter Ecology Spring 2014 CU Mountain Research Station. Outline. Invertebrates. Jessica Martini-Lamb. Principal Environmental Specialist. jessicam@scwa.ca.gov. www.sonomacountywater.org. The . Influence . of an Intermittently Closed, Northern California Estuary . on . the Feeding Ecology of Juvenile Steelhead (. By . Vaibhavi Apte. Biodiversity ???. Diversity = variety. Bio= living. Thus, variability among living organisms from all sources including inter alia, terrestrial, marine & other aquatic ecosystems and ecological complexes of which they are part of. . By:. Tim . Kuzan. Andy Osler. . Kelly . Farrens. . Andy . Whelchel. Michelle . Bryntesen. . Outline . Objectives. Methods and Materials. Results. Discussion. Objectives. Determine if the lake is bottomless. Biodiversity in the Bronx . River. Academy For Young Writers. Joshua Grant, . Nusi. . Olumegbon. &. . Winston . Thomas; Mentor. : Sabrina Miller . Abstract. With dwindling biodiversity in the New York City marine ecosystem, it has become increasingly important to conserve the fragile populations that currently exist. One of the most significant reasons that the marine biodiversity has been decreasing is due to severe pollution. To combat pollution and decreasing biodiversity of the New York City waterways, groups such as the Billion Oyster Project have been adding adult oysters to different locations in the waters in hopes that they reproduce in the the new environment and can be reestablished as a keystone species in the New York waters. Before this can happen the water quality needs to improve. Luckily one oyster can filter between 20 to 50 gallons of water in one day. We want to compare present-day species richness in the Bronx River to the species richness recorded in a 2002-2004 study of the same area. Our results indicate that the present-day species richness in the Bronx river is 14, which has improved since the 2002-2004 study in which the species richness was 9.9. . for . Papua New Guinea’s . Multipurpose National Forest Inventory. Workshop: Technical support to PNGFA to implement a multipurpose NFI. Port Moresby, 30. th. April 2015. Presented by:. Giorgio Grussu. A. cademy For Young Writers. Amara . Faison & . Shenika. Francois; Mentor: Sabrina . Miller . Abstract. During this project we evaluated the change in marine invertebrate biodiversity of the East River over time. We compared our results to a 2015 study of biodiversity conducted by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Our results indicate a decline in the species richness from 12.5 species in 2015 to 9 species in 2017 in the East River just south of the Williamsburg Bridge. This means that there is still a long way to go in restoring the NY Harbor to its former levels of biodiversity when native oysters were in abundance..