Learning about Biodiversity Teacer Resources Presenter: Linda Sigismondi, P.D. University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH 44 lindas@rio.edu, www.rio.edu/lindas
Oio Wildlife History Narrative Year Trees* Note 24 Trumpeter Swans probably extirpated -1 Oio became state, Bison extirpated, last in Lawrence County -2 Beaver extirpated 1 - Snowsoe Hare extirpated, Astabula Co. 140-2 Elk extirpated, last record Astabula Co. 142-1 Wolf extirpated. Last know pack of sot in Tuscarawas C. 14-1 Mt. Lion s no longer reported 11-2 Barn Owls first recorded near Cincinnati 12-1 Carolina Parakeet extirpated, last report small flock in Columbus 1-1 House Sparrows first recorded -1 Prairie Cickens and Ravens gone, last in NW counties 11-2 Black Bear extirpated, last record in Paulding County 0-2 Passenger Pigeon gone in wild, last record from Pike Co., finised draining Great Black Swamp 4-1 Deer extirpated, Wild Turkeys extirpated. 114 Passenger pigeon extinct, last one, Marta, died in Cincinnati zoo 11-1 Starling first reported in Cosocton Co. 11 0 Last Carolina Parakeet died in Cincinnati zoo, 4 years after Marta 12-0 Last known nesting of Sandill Cranes, Huron bog 12-0 Deer return via release into Scioto Co. 1-0 Beaver returns, first noted in Astabula Co.(Pymatuming) 141-0 Ospreys build last known nest at Buckeye Lake. 14 +1 Coyote first reported in Preble Co. 14 +1 Otter extirpated 1 +2 Wild Turkeys reintroduced into SE (Wayne & Sawnee Nat. Forests) 1 Only 4 Bald Eagle pairs nesting 1 +1 Black Bear sigtings (eastern counties) 1 +1 River Otters re-introduced into Grand River, Trumbull C. 1 +0 Sandill Cranes nest again, one pair in Wayne Col 1 +0 Peregrine Falcons nest for first time ever in Oio (Toledo otel building) 1 +0 Ospreys nesting again: Oio River, Jefferson Co. 1 +0 Trumpeter Swans re-introduced, Magee Mars, Ottawa Co. 2000 +0 Snowsoe Hare release (1), Astabula Co. 200 eagle nests, 22 osprey nests, 12 peregrine nests, 2 pairs trumpeter swans, 1 black bear sigtings 2012 1 osprey nests, 21 bald eagle,12 black bear sigtings, 2 trumpeter swan pairs, 0 peregrine nests, 2,000 wite-tailed deer, 20,000 turkeys *Eac tree represents 1 million acres of forest
Oio Wildlife History Te information in above table was compiled by Mike Moutoux of te Oio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, drawing primarily on two sources, A Guide to te Mammals of Oio by Jack L. Gottscang, and Te Birds of Oio, by Peterjon and Zimmerman. Information for 2012 was added by Linda Sigismondi. Additional info: Barn owls appeared in Oio after muc of te forests were cleared for agriculture. Population peaked in s. Population declined after late 140 s wen farming switced from ay and meadow to corn and soybeans. Barn owls are now endangered. Swans were killed for meat and plummage. Trumpeter swans and eggs are collected from Alaska. Cleveland Zoo and Wilds participate in olding. Ospreys wiped out by abitat destruction and wide-spread use of cemical pesticides Bald Eagle low due to pesticide use. Population reaced a low of 4 breeding pairs in 1. House sparrows brougt from Europe to Brooklyn to control caterpillars Starlings and Sakespeare - In a drug manufacturer named Eugene Sceiffelin decided tat New York sould be ome to all Sakespeare's songbirds. About 0 birds were imported from England in te s in an effort to represent te avian cast of Sakespeare's plays in tis country (). Te starling s ability to mimic uman speec earned te bird tis cameo in Sakespeare s Henry IV: Te king forbade my tongue to speak of Mortimer. But I will find im wen e is asleep, and in is ear I ll oller Mortimer! Nay I ll ave a starling sall be taugt to speak noting but Mortimer, and give it to im to keep is anger still in motion. It is te only mention of te starling in all of Sakespeare. Yet it was enoug to inspire Sciffelin to import 0 of te fruitful birds to te United States and release tem one Marc day in New York s Central Park. We now ave 200 million.
Biomes and Climate Data Adapted from: Nortwest Center for Sustainable Resources. ND. Environmental Science 1. Cemeketa Community College, Salem Oregon Retrieved /1/0 from www.ncsr.org Initial Climate Data Handout for sites for 12 monts Biomes Key Site Avg. Temp. (C) Total Precip. (cm) Predicted Biome Latitude and Longitude 1. 11.0 40 o N, 0 o W Country (US State) USA Pennsylvania Actual Biome Temperate Deciduous Forest 2 1.4 22.2 1 o S, 121 o E Australia Desert -1. 1. o N, 4 o E Russia Tundra 4.4 24. 4 o N, 124 o W 1. 4. o N, o W USA Wasington USA Kansas Temperate Rainforest Grassland -.. o N, 1 o W Canada Boreal Forest
Biomes and Climate Data Graps Key (Sigismondi 2012)
Race to Displace Hopwood, Jennifer L., Susan K. Flowers, Katie J. Seidler and Erica L. Hopwood. 201. Race to Displace: A Game to Model te Effects of Invasive Species on Plant Communities. Te American Biology Teacer, vol., no., pages 14 201. Te complete game components (board, plant tokens, plant information cards, and action cards) are available in color as pdfs for download from te instructional materials section of te Wasington University Institute for Scool Partnersip website (ttp://scoolpartnersip. wustl.edu/instructional-materials/race-to-displace/). Bird Island Crossing Boundaries. 201. Wat is biodiversity? Retrieved November 2, 201 from ttp://www.cros ttp://www.crossingboundaries.org/bird-island-.pp singboundaries.org/bird-island-.pp Bird Data 14 Bigbird_genssorci Hedwig_bateki Tweety_trautmanni! Woodstock_wilsoni Zazu_seiradnoubi Roadrunner_makinsteri Ecoregion C Ecoregion E 11 21 2 1 Ecoregion F 14 12! 2! 1 11 11! Ecoregion B 12 2 1 1 Ecoregion A 1 1 11 12 1 1 Ecoregion D 4 11 4
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