The Ecologist
You are trained as an Ecologist. An ecologist studies of the distribution and
abundance of living organisms and how these properties are affected by
interactions between the organisms and their environment. You are specially trained in population ecology
and how populations may be affected by environmental factors.
You really don’t
support any of the Council’s business choices except for a Saltwater Taffy
Factory. You are especially aware that
the endangered Pecos Pupfish could be more affected due to large scale industry
such as shrimp farms or desalinization enterprises, You also point out that the
West Texas ecosystem may have already been weakened due to years of drought and
that there may be some waste management issues if the committee selects a
shrimp factory.
Your biggest challenge
will be to convince the
Use the links below for
your research. It is important that you
read the information contained at each site with
YOUR individual role and task in mind.
Using the IBC format
(Introduction, Body, and Conclusion), write a one-page persuasive paper that
summarizes your opinion and that includes the following:
·
Description
of an ecologist and your area of expertise.
·
Information
about the endangered
·
A
detailed description of the
·
Ecological
concerns about large scale industry
·
Your
persuasive comments on the overall business opportunity that the
You will receive two
grades for this project... an individual grade and group grade.
This paper is an
individual grade. More information about
the group grade is back on the main page
of this Web Quest site.
Click to see the grading rubric for this paper.
Research
Links
Fort Worth Zoo (scroll
down to read about the Pecos Pupfish)
Science of
Candy: Saltwater Taffy Recipe
Pecos
Pupfish (picture & info)
Shrimp
Pond Waste Management (abstract)
Shrimp Pond
Waste Management (full .pdf article)