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1 Biodiversity!

2 Emerson Biodiversity Field guide – Any problems or confusion with it? – How do you tell a crow from a raven? – Need more information Common RavenAmerican Crow

3 Emerson Biodiversity Common RavenAmerican Crow Crows: smaller than raven, longer and thinner beak, tail shaped like long thin rectangle Ravens: bigger than crow, shorter and thicker beak, tail shaped like wedge

4 Emerson Biodiversity

5 21 Animal Species Found (10 native)

6 Emerson Biodiversity Do you think Emerson has high or low biodiversity? Why? Do you think we found all the animal species? How many are there? More native or non-native species?

7 Emerson Biodiversity What is the importance of biodiversity? – Ecosystem processes and services – water, climate, oxygen, pollination – Materials and goods – medicine, wood, food – Aesthetic, cultural, and recreation value What are threats to biodiversity? – Habitat loss, hunting, non-native or exotic species, pollution, climate change

8 Biodiversity Poster 1. Give your poster a title 2. Pick one species to focus on - for that species you need to: a) Give its common name b) Give its scientific name c) State a fact about that species d) State whether it is native or non-native to California 3. Draw pictures of at least 2 other species that you saw and label them with their common names 4. Use your field guide and available books to obtain information and pictures

9 Credits Slide 1: http://www-images.warwick.ac.uk/about/environment/faqs/biodiversity.jpg and http://news.softpedia.com/images/news2/Why-Is-Biodiversity-Essential-for-Human-Life-4.jpghttp://www-images.warwick.ac.uk/about/environment/faqs/biodiversity.jpg http://news.softpedia.com/images/news2/Why-Is-Biodiversity-Essential-for-Human-Life-4.jpg Slides 2 and 3: both images from http://www.whatbird.comhttp://www.whatbird.com


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