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FaraLLon Islands

FaraLLon Islands. Ecology Project Part 2 By: Shaurya D. Sadaf W. Arya G. Melody F. Justice H. Location. The Farallon Islands are around 97 kilometers away from DVHS It is Southwest of DVHS. It is not near any landmarks, since it is located on a Island. Google Maps Image:.

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FaraLLon Islands

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  1. FaraLLon Islands Ecology Project Part 2 By: Shaurya D. Sadaf W. Arya G. Melody F. Justice H.

  2. Location • The Farallon Islands are around 97 kilometers away from DVHS • It is Southwest of DVHS. • It is not near any landmarks, since it is located on a Island. • Google Maps Image:

  3. Habitat & Outside factors • The major habitat of the Farallon Islands is the ocean. • Invasive Species often affect the ecosystem, and some include: • Killed Algae • Green Crab • Zebra Mussel • Volunteers come to clean up garbage which is sometimes strewn about on the coast, and to raise awareness about the Farallon Islands.

  4. Endangered species • Stellers Sea Lion is an endangered species in the Farallon Islands. • In the early 1900’s, Russian fur trappers hunted these animals until almost the entire population disappeared. Scientists are now keeping a close eye on them. • The Sea Lion is a predator, but can also fall prey to the Great White Sharks which roam the waters. • They are consumers, as they do not produce their own energy, but take it from fishes and small mammals which roam the islands.

  5. Keystone Species • The keystone Species in the Farallon Islands is the Great White Shark. • The Great White Shark balances out the amount of 2nd level consumers so that there is enough energy to circulate within the ecosystem. • Without the Great With Shark, there would be an abnormal amount of fishes on the neighboring waters and they would use the oxygen up, eventually leading to eutrophication.

  6. Resources and monitoring • The Farallon Islands are not open to the public • Only a handful of scientists are allowed to live on and study the islands. • This is because they do not want to disturb the fragile ecosystem of the area. • It has become a safe haven for all kinds of wildlife, and is a very healthy ecosystem.

  7. Climate changes • Due to upwelling, the process in which a substance (in this case, nutrient rich water), is transported upwards. • This upwelling from much deeper waters introduce tons of krill to the Farallon Island ecosystems, which benefit the nutrition of the entire ecosystem. • There are no negative impacts on climate changes.

  8. Facebook page • The Farallon Islands Facebook page provided me with a dearth of information, and is available to the public. • It is available here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Farallon-Islands/108039835884868 • Here is a response I wrote to the page:

  9. History of the area • Russian fur trappers have hunted seals in the Farallon islands. • Also, there was a huge loss of common mure eggs since the citizens of SFO would eat them. • Over 5 million eggs were lost over the course of ten years, but eventually the government banned this, and slowly, but surely, the common mure’s population began to recover. • Around 1920, most of the islands became closed off to the general public, and scientists began observing and keeping the island in stable condition.

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