Blog due on 11/11

Community ecology and top predators- the importance

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_crucial_role_of_predators_a_new_perspective_on_ecology/2442/

Post your answer on your blog in the usual 3-2-1 format

Additional reading- How whale poo ends up on top of mountains (eventually)
http://phys.org/news/2015-10-declines-whales-fish-seabirds-large.html

Blog due on 11/4

The loss of pollinating insects

http://www.esa.org/ecoservices/poll/body.poll.scie.decl.html

You dont have to read this one, but its interesting info that's good for a potential future FRQ: http://www.syngenta.com/global/corporate/en/goodgrowthplan/commitments/Pages/help-biodiversity-flourish.aspx

Respond on your blog using the 3-2-1 format

Blog due on 10/28

Should we bother saving pandas?

Watch 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEMtc1w4z6c
Read 2 (both are really short):
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/sep/23/panda-extinction-chris-packham
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150916-why-we-really-should-save-pandas

Respond in the 3-2-1 format on your blog

Blog due on 10/21

Banana's and Biodiversity

http://www.damninteresting.com/the-unfortunate-sex-life-of-the-banana/

Post your 3-2-1 response on your own blog

Blog due on 10/14

What is biodiversity and why you should care:

http://www.globalissues.org/article/170/why-is-biodiversity-important-who-cares

Read the whole thing, all sub sections (except the 'more information' one)

Reply in the 3-2-1 format, but in case you forgot:  3 things you found out from the article. 2 ways this applies to Environmental Science.  1 question you now have after reading the article

Blog due on 10/7

Wildfires, arctic biomes, and climate change

https://e360.yale.edu/feature/a_new_global_tinderbox_the_worlds_boreal_forests/2916/

Bit of a longer article, but a good read

Reply on your blog using the 3-2-1 response.