Unique Characteristics SLOGAN/CATCH PHRASE AUTHOR BIOME NAME Biome Inhabitants Unique Characteristics Type and Name of your biome [selections for type will be made in class] and Where your biome is located – country, longitude, latitude etc. The “sights” or features of your biome a tourist would see. i.e. tell us about the typical topography of your biome and about the most common plants and animals [specific plants and animals!] that characterize your biome. This is where you should include the “meat” of the poster. You should be sure to talk about adaptations [a physical, behavioral or physiological trait] that plant and animals have evolved in order to live in this biome. [When you discuss adaptations, do not simply say “this animal has adapted to the cold” or “this plant has adapted to be fire resistant”, but tell us what the adaptation is: cold adaptations: they have thick fur, they hibernate, they migrate…etc. Any characteristics of your biome that make it special or important Ecosystem Services The ecosystem services that your biome provides]. These services are things that the environment does to help us survive such as filtering water, fires providing nutrients to the soil etc. The “sights” or features of your biome a tourist would see. i.e. tell us about the most common plants and animals [specific plants and animals!] that characterize your biome. This is where you should include the “meat” of the poster. You should be sure to talk about adaptations [a physical, behavioral or physiological trait] that plant and animals have evolved in order to live in this biome. [When you discuss adaptations, do not simply say “this animal has adapted to the cold” or “this plant has adapted to be fire resistant”, but tell us what the adaptation is: cold adaptations: they have thick fur, they hibernate, they migrate…etc. Climate What the climate in your biome is like (average temperature and precipitation for each of the 4 seasons.) Interesting facts about weather/climate in your biome could go here. A climatogram [also called climatograph] will satisfy this requirement. Disturbances What is the major disturbance in your biome? How does it help your biome survive? The “sights” or features of your biome a tourist would see. i.e. tell us about the most common plants and animals [specific plants and animals!] that characterize your biome. This is where you should include the “meat” of the poster. You should be sure to talk about adaptations [a physical, behavioral or physiological trait] that plant and animals have evolved in order to live in this biome. [When you discuss adaptations, do not simply say “this animal has adapted to the cold” or “this plant has adapted to be fire resistant”, but tell us what the adaptation is: cold adaptations: they have thick fur, they hibernate, they migrate…etc. Human Impact Effects that humans have had specifically on your biome, and why they have had such impact. Topography Bibliography/Literature Cited The “sights” or features of your biome a tourist would see. i.e. tell us about the typical topography of your biome Endangered Species You can get a lot of information on your biome from your textbook, from resource books in the library, and from the Internet. You must use at least 3 sources [at least one must be a magazine/journal article (can be an online journal) and one must be an actual book!] and you will turn in a Bibliography Page separate from your poster. Examples are below. Endangered Species # 1 Find two Endangered Species [one plant and one animal] that reside in your biome and discuss them. Why are they endangered? [Habitat destruction? Hunting? Other?] What is being done to protect those species? Bämstedt, U. (2000). “A new method to estimate respiration rate of biological material based on the reduction of tetrazolium violet.” Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 251(2): 239-263. Packard, T. T. (1971). "The measurement of respiratory electron-transport activity in marine phytoplankton." Journal of Marine Research, 29(3), 235-244. Endangered Species # 2 Find two Endangered Species [one plant and one animal] that reside in your biome and discuss them. Why are they endangered? [Habitat destruction? Hunting? Other?] What is being done to protect those species? Name, Date, APES 2007