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BIO 280 Wk 1 Discussion: Ecosystems and You
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.
Due Thursday
Respond to the ONE of the three questions below with a minimum of 175 words. This response must be in your own original words and should also include one properly cited and referenced passage from a relevant source.
In Week One we learn the fundamentals of Conservation Biology, biodiversity, species diversity and the related social factors that impact the world around us. Consider the reading and activities that you have completed this week.
1) Do you think of yourself primarily as a conservationist, environmentalist, ecologist, preservationist, or none of these? Why? What are some examples that support your position?
2) Where have you observed an ecosystem change over time? How would you describe the biodiversity–in terms of species richness and evenness–of the place and how the changes affected biodiversity? What are the positive and negative changes?
3) Discuss the specific instrumental and uniqueness value of a species in your region (or a region of interest). How do these values affect this species with regard to human interaction?
Due Monday
Reply to at least two (2) of your classmates with relevant responses of at least 100 words. Each of these responses should add to the information provided by your classmate by either providing your personal experience or providing additional information and/or a new perspective. Cited/referenced material is not required, but should be added when applicable to support your relevant talking points. Always be constructive and professional in your responses.
Please note: A response that has been found to be cut/pasted from the text, an outside source or another classmate will be considered plagiarism, which is a serious form of academic dishonesty. Any student found to be plagiarizing will be reported to the University immediately.
BIO 280 Wk 2 Discussion: Ecosystem Management
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.
Due Thursday
Respond to the ONE of the questions below with a minimum of 175 words. This response must be in your own original words and should also include one properly cited and referenced passage from a relevant source.
In Week Two we get an overview of ecosystem diversity and degradation, as well as the economics of resource management. Consider the reading and activities that you have completed this week.
1) In the region where you live, which types of ecosystems have experienced the worst degradation and loss? What steps could be taken to restore them?
2) In the region where you live, how would you describe communally-owned resources that are vulnerable due to their overuse? What specific management strategies protect these resources while maintaining human enterprise? What actions do you recommend to improve this balance? Explain.
3) Please read, summarize and discuss the story in the link provided which illustrates how biotic and abiotic factors are interrelated. Also, discuss another example (beside the one in the story) you can find in which the endangerment of a large predator will impact other species and the ecosystem.
https://www.npr.org/2014/01/10/261120968/when-big-carnivores-go-down-even-vegetarians-take-the-hit
4) Often, the costs of biodiversity maintenance fall on poor, rural people living near a contested ecosystem. What is an example of this dynamic? What are two creative mechanisms for sharing the benefits and costs of maintaining biodiversity more equitably?
Extra participation opportunity:
I saw this really interesting story on www.NPR.org a few days ago about generating energy from food waste, and thought some of you might be interested in reviewing and discussing it for participation credit.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/11/30/783001327/chew-on-this-farmers-are-using-food-waste-to-make-electricity
Due Monday
Reply to at least two (2) of your classmates with relevant responses of at least 100 words. Each of these responses should add to the information provided by your classmate by either providing your personal experience or providing additional information and/or a new perspective. Cited/referenced material is not required, but should be added when applicable to support your relevant talking points. Always be constructive and professional in your responses.
Please note: A response that has been found to be cut/pasted from the text, an outside source or another classmate will be considered plagiarism, which is a serious form of academic dishonesty. Any student found to be plagiarizing will be reported to the University immediately.
BIO 280 Wk 3 Discussion: Locally Threatened Species
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.
Due Thursday
Respond to ONE of the three questions below with a minimum of 175 words. This response must be in your own original words and should also include one properly cited and referenced passage from a relevant source.
In Week Three we cover overexploitation and invasive exotics, and how they related to global change and can ultimately cause extinction. Consider the reading and activities that you have completed this week.
1) In the area where you live, what species are threatened with extinction due to global change? What measures are being taken to address this threat? Use resources from the Internet, including the IUCN Red List, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and the U.S. Global Change Research Program websites, to identify species and threats. How do these threats compare to past extinction events?
2) In the area where you live, what species are invasive? How did they get there? How are they affecting the native species in your area? What management techniques are used to diminish these effects? Use resources from the Internet, including the Invasive Species website, to identify species.
3) Feel free to summarize and discuss the article from the link below, in detail, for participation credit. Which side of the Bluefin Tuna controversy do you support? Explain why and support your point of view using critical thinking and cited material.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/08/469551768/how-in-trouble-are-bluefin-tuna-really-controversial-study-makes-waves
Due Monday
Reply to at least two (2) of your classmates with relevant responses of at least 100 words. Each of these responses should add to the information provided by your classmate by either providing your personal experience or providing additional information and/or a new perspective. Cited/referenced material is not required, but should be added when applicable to support your relevant talking points. Always be constructive and professional in your responses.
Please note: A response that has been found to be cut/pasted from the text, an outside source or another classmate will be considered plagiarism, which is a serious form of academic dishonesty. Any student found to be plagiarizing will be reported to the University immediately
BIO 280 Wk 4 Discussion: Political Action
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.
Due Thursday
Respond to the ONE of the three questions below with a minimum of 175 words. This response must be in your own original words and should also include one properly cited and referenced passage from a relevant source.
In Week Four we learn about the politics of protecting and managing ecosystems. Consider the reading and activities that you have completed this week.
1) What political actions have been done to conserve, manage and protect ecosystems? How have these political actions improved our environment? What political action would you propose and why?
2) Summarize and discuss this story at the link below, in detail, for participation credit.
This story discusses thinning forests and using the biomass to create energy. But, is thinning just logging in disguise? Based on this story, do you think we should be thinning forests? Explain your reasoning with critical thinking and cited/referenced material.
3) Should natural ecosystems disturbed by natural events, such as a hurricane or volcano, be restored? What if not restoring the ecosystem would lead to the extinction of a species?
Due Monday
Reply to at least two (2) of your classmates with relevant responses of at least 100 words. Each of these responses should add to the information provided by your classmate by either providing your personal experience or providing additional information and/or a new perspective. Cited/referenced material is not required, but should be added when applicable to support your relevant talking points. Always be constructive and professional in your responses.
Please note: A response that has been found to be cut/pasted from the text, an outside source or another classmate will be considered plagiarism, which is a serious form of academic dishonesty. Any student found to be plagiarizing will be reported to the University immediately.
BIO 280 Wk 5 Discussion: Zoo Animals and Hybrids
Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.
Due Thursday
Respond to the ONE of the three questions below with a minimum of 175 words. This response must be in your own original words and should also include one properly cited and referenced passage from a relevant source.
In Week Five we get an overview of the importance of genetic diversity and role it plays in managing ecosystems. We also learn about zoos and botanical gardens and how they relate to the overall goals of Conservation Biology. Consider the reading and activities that you have completed this week.
1) Are animals in zoos or aquariums better off than their counterparts in the wild? Why or why not? Choose an animal species and discuss relative levels of competition, parasites, disease loads, predation threats, animal psychology, and social relations in the wild versus in a zoo or aquarium. How would you relate this example to concepts of biotic integrity, biodiversity, and sustainability?
2) What are some consequences to the genetic structure of a population and the ecosystem in which the population is found if that population hybridizes with domestic or released organisms? What can be done to limit the potential for hybridization?
3) There have been many population management plans in the past that have backfired.
Summarize and discuss the article listed in the link below, in detail, and discuss why this plan should be implemented, or avoided. Explain your reasoning.
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/21/538470321/to-shrink-the-mosquito-population-scientists-are-releasing-20-million-of-them
Due Monday
Reply to at least two (2) of your classmates with relevant responses of at least 100 words. Each of these responses should add to the information provided by your classmate by either providing your personal experience or providing additional information and/or a new perspective. Cited/referenced material is not required, but should be added when applicable to support your relevant talking points. Always be constructive and professional in your responses.
Please note: A response that has been found to be cut/pasted from the text, an outside source or another classmate will be considered plagiarism, which is a serious form of academic dishonesty. Any student found to be plagiarizing will be reported to the University immediately.