Everglades
What species is being harmed?
What are: Manatees
Where is the Hoh River?
What is: Washington, USA
The location of the Saguaro
What is: Pima County, Arizona or Arizona
What is the key stone species in this ecosystem?
What is: Quagga Muscles
What is a system
What is: a set of things working together as parts of an interconnecting newtwork
How do Manatees contribute to the ecosystem?
What is: They excreted into the water and it provides nutrients to marine animals.
What species is endangered in this ecosystem?
What are: Owls
What is the problem?
What is: Saguaro cacti are dying and being damaged
What is: Phytoplankton, used energy from sunlight to grow and produce food for other marine animals.
Why do wildebeest migrate?
What is: starvation, predators and climate.
What is the main factor in the decrease of the manatee population?
What is: Boat collision
What carries nutrition through the river?
What are: Salmon
What is the action plan?
What is: create a national park to make restrictions
Where did the lake's name come from?
What is: Ojibwe word which means great water.
What is the key stone species in the Serengeti
What is: Wildebeests
What activities from humans harm Manatees?
What is: building near their ecosystem
Why do salmon need to swim upstream?
What is: To lay eggs
What was the impact of the plan?
What is: More stable and resilient ecosystem
What did the US and Canada do to stop the invasive species?
What is: They create inspection protocols for boat owners, fish markets, etc.
What are limiting factors? What were the limiting factors of Wildebeest
What is: Something that slows or prevents a population from growing.
Food shortage and predators
Name at least 1 historical group that lived in the Everglades back before it was a national park.
What is: The Seminole people
What outline factor can affect salmon population?
What is: The temperature and melting glaciers
Was the plan successful? Give specific details
What is: Yes, the plan was successful because the restrictions in the Saguaro on how and what people can do allowed less damage to the cacti
How many gallons of water can mussels filter?
What is: 578 gallons
What months were wildebeest in the north
What is: August, September, October