PPT-Kelp Ecosystem Ecology Network Of New England (KEEN ONE!)

Thomas Wernberg Sean Connell Mark Novak John Grabowski Bob Steneck Jon Witman Jen Dijskstra Ed Parnell Ken Dunton Dan Reed Kira Krumhansl Dan Okamoto Alison Haupt Mike Burrows. Giant Kelp in Southern CaliforniaGiant kelp once grew thickly along the Southern California coast but has been reduced by nearly 80 percent in the past 100 years. ough natural disturbances such as he Ecosystem Perturbation. Group 5. Lorelei Patrick. Peter Stiling. Riaz Khan. Xavier Gonzales. Adelaide Rhodes. Facilitators: Donata Henry and Conrad Toepfer. Learning Outcomes. Predict the outcome of perturbation on ecosystems. kelp forest. Algae. Kingdom Protista. Eukaryotic with chloroplasts - autotrophic some are unicellular. Multicellular algae are popularly called seaweeds (not plants). No leaves, stems, roots, or flowers.. We may have heard the word “ecology” before without really understanding what it means. So a good place to begin might be to begin with a good definition. It was a German biologist, . Ernst Haeckel, who first . Energy Powers Ecosystems. Sustainable Practices. Ecologists and economists characterize practices that can be continued indefinitely as . sustainable. .. Ecological Footprint. T. he . area of land required to sustainably provide all resources a population uses and assimilate all the waste it generates, given the prevailing current technology.. The Engineer of California’s. Nearshore. Ecosystems. Dave Siegel, Kyle Cavanaugh, Brian Kinlan, Dan Reed, Phaedon. Kyriakidis, . Stephane. . Maritorena. , Steve . Gaines. UC Santa . Barbara. Dick Zimmerman, Victoria Hill, . Title: . Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle. Publisher: . Apogee Software. Developer. : Tom Hall & . iD. Software. Release Date: . November 22, 1991. Type. . Of. . Game. : 2D Dos Game. Price. Definition:. a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically. .. Examples: Sea Otter, Beaver, Grey Wolf, Acorn Banksia. Ken Bloemer, Ph.D.. Director . Visioneering. Center. KEEN Co-PI. What’s . Challenging. Terminology . – “Entrepreneurially-Minded Learning” . doesn’t resonate with many engineering faculty. The foodie Segmentation . Base: All . Adults 15. . Source: GB TGI . 2015 . SUPER KEEN FOODIES . KEEN FOODIES . FOODIES. . 9.6m. 4.05m. 1.4m. 19%. 8. %. 3%. MARKET SIZE. % . OF . GB . POP. Creating the groups. Drew . Purves. and the CEES group Microsoft Research Cambridge. Demos here. http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/collegetour/Default.aspx. Why science at Microsoft Research?. Science . is a key . John Starnes. Qingxia Li. of 10. 1. Gamification in Education: EcoMUVE . https://ecolearn.gse.harvard.edu/ecoMUVE/design.php. . The goal of the EcoMUVE project is to help students develop a deeper understanding of ecosystems and causal patterns with a curriculum that uses Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs). MUVEs are 3-D virtual worlds that have a look and feel similar to videogames. They are accessed via computers and, in our case, recreate authentic ecological settings within which students explore and collect information.. . Why does ecology matter?. Ecologists complete investigations on the environment, climate change, farming, energy, food, health, green living, and eco friendly products, etc... Example problems that ecology handles. http://www.biohabitats.com/ndg_newsite/newsletter/images/2008winter/Odum.jpg. http://img2.imagesbn.com/images/103320000/103321579.jpg. “. Whenever my family visited anybody I’d disappear under the house to study their plumbing.”.