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Biology Field Trip Wilsons Promontory

Biology Field Trip Wilsons Promontory. Melinda Kelly 22557944. VCE Biology Curriculum. Unit 2: Organisms and their environment Area of Study 1: Adaptations of organisms

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Biology Field Trip Wilsons Promontory

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  1. Biology Field TripWilsons Promontory Melinda Kelly 22557944

  2. VCE Biology Curriculum • Unit 2: Organisms and their environment • Area of Study 1: Adaptations of organisms • Outcome 1: Students should be able to explain and analyse the relationship between environmental factors, and adaptations and distribution of living things. VCE Study Design. 2009. VCAA

  3. Year 11 BiologyWilsons Promontory Field Trip Study of Habitats We will be studying three different habitats. • Tidal wetlands • Heathland – burnt by controlled burns 3 years ago • Heathland – burnt by the February 2009 natural fires Norman Bay Wilsons Promontory

  4. Summary of Field Trip

  5. Resources Required Paper Pencil Clipboard Assignment sheet Warm clothes, suitable footwear Raincoat Lunch Drink Sunscreen Camera The following will be supplied by the ranger. Quadrant Laminated flora identification cards maps Common Heath

  6. Assessment Task: For each of the habitats you need to complete the following. • Describe the habitat, its location, special features, points of interest. • What species (animals, plants) are present? What can you see, what can you hear, is there evidence of animals present (eg. scats, burrows, quadrant sampling) • Describe the main abiotic and biotic factors. Are there any symbiotic relationships? • Discuss adaptations and the structure of species (why and how they live where they do). • Discuss special features of plants and animals that enables them to survive and regenerate after fire. • What pest species are present, how are they controlled? • How are populations monitored, controlled and restored? • Draw a transect and vertical stratification diagram for each habitat. • Draw a food web for each habitat.

  7. Before the field trip We will take a walk prior to the field trip and try to identify the following plants we may see at Wilsons Promontory Acacias Melaleuca Casuarina Banksia Lyptospermum Lilly Pilly Native grasses and weeds, sedges and rushes, herbs, orchids, lilies, irises Introduced species such as willows, cypress, plums, blackberry, grass. Tidal River, Wilsons Promontory

  8. Before the field trip Know what the following bird species look like, we may see them; Cape Barron Goose Black Swan Ducks Cormorants Egret Heron Spoonbill Ibis Eagle – Wedge Tail, White Bellied Sea Purple Swamp hen Crested Pigeon CockatoosRainbow Lorikeet King Parrots Crimson Rosella Kingfisher Kookaburra Wrens Honeyeaters Magpie Magpie lark Pied Currawong Raven Emu Emu, Wilsons Promontory

  9. Before the field trip We may also see or see evidence of the following animals; Wombats Wallabies Kangaroos Hog deer Wild cats Foxes Yabbies Swamp rat Insects Possums New Holland mouse The endangered New Holland Mouse Common wombat

  10. Resources Pre and Post Field Trip The following resources may help with identification: Meagher, D. & Kohout, M. 2001. A field guide to Wilsons Promontory. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. Ingamells, P. 1999. Discovering the Prom. East Melbourne: Victorian National Parks Association. The following resources may help with transects, adaptations, examples of biotic and abiotic factors, how plants regenerate after fire, monitoring techniques: Evans, B., Ladiges, P., McKenzie, J. & Sanders, Y. 2007 Heinemann Biology 1. Port Melbourne: Harcourt Education. http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=217

  11. Post field trip Your assignment should include: • Title page • Discussion and listing of; • The main species is each habitat • Abiotic factors • Adaptations and structure of species • Transect and stratification diagrams • Special features relating to fire survival and regeneration • Biotic factors • Pest species • Endangered species • Population control • Food web diagrams for each habitat • Conclusion and general discussion

  12. Boardwalk: Wilsons Promontory Tidal Wetlands

  13. References Evans, B., Ladiges, P., McKenzie, J. & Sanders, Y. 2007 Heinemann Biology 1. Port Melbourne:Harcourt Education. Ingamells, P. 1999. Discovering the Prom. East Melbourne: Victorian National Parks Association. Meagher, D. & Kohout, M. 2001. A field guide to Wilsons Promontory. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press. http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=217

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