Blog due on 9/26

From the Convention on Biological Diversity: "At least 40 per cent of the world’s economy and 80 per cent of the needs of the poor are derived from biological resources."

So.... on the importance of Biodiversity

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resources/blogs/why-biodiversity-big-deal

3-2-1 response on your own blog.

more facts and figures on biodiversity importance: http://www.globalissues.org/article/170/why-is-biodiversity-important-who-cares

Blog due on 9/19

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.

Optional reading: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2011/10/31/savannas-forests-battle-biomes-princeton-researchers-find

Blog due on 9/12

Pick ONE of the two articles below addressing nutrient cycling and human impacts, then post a 3-2-1 response on your blog

https://e360.yale.edu/features/phosphate_a_critical_resource_misused_and_now_running_out

https://e360.yale.edu/features/can-the-world-find-solutions-to-the-nitrogen-pollution-crisis

   A) 3 things you found out from the article (summary of the important stuff)
   B) 2 ways this applies to Environmental Science
   C) 1 question you now have after reading the article

Blog Due 9/5 1st of the year!

Connecting terrestrial ecosystems with marine food chains

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/the_vital_chain_connecting_the_ecosystems_of_land_and_sea/2529/

reply in the 3-2-1 format:
   A) 3 things you found out from the article (summary of the important stuff)
   B) 2 ways this applies to Environmental Science
   C) 1 question you now have after reading the article 

Curious how whales can impact nutrient cycles (esp with Iron and Nitrogen)? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M18HxXve3CM