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Ecology Journal

Ecology Journal. Gardiner’s Park, Bay Shore Spring 2010. Map:. Beach on Great South Bay. Pond Area. Chaperones. Denise Pete Kami Donna Rose* Dave* Me. Student Assistants. Cassie –photos (Can attend trip) Brendan-YSI Rachel- Testing kits (bay buddies). Field Studies.

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Ecology Journal

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  1. Ecology Journal Gardiner’s Park, Bay Shore Spring 2010

  2. Map: Beach on Great South Bay Pond Area

  3. Chaperones Denise Pete Kami Donna Rose* Dave* Me

  4. Student Assistants Cassie –photos (Can attend trip) Brendan-YSI Rachel- Testing kits (bay buddies)

  5. Field Studies Water Quality/ Marine Life Soil quality Rock Identification/Geology Biodiversity/Botanicals Study(tree id) Bird Studies Identifying Invasive species (fall-removal) Identifying Succession

  6. Projects Dichotomous Key Scavenger Hunt Making a more detailed map of Gardiner’s Park (seasonal) Photo Journaling Ecology Journaling (May 21st) Poetry and Journalistic Writing Data Collection/graphing/analyzing Presentations in Little Theater/Brookhaven

  7. Every Group Gets Clip Board Pencil Map Data Table with Instructions Group List – Designated Assignments Specific Equipment

  8. Groups So Far • Water Quality • Biodiversity/wildlife/botanical • Soil Sampling/Botanical Exploration • Rock Identification/Geology • Invasive species Identification

  9. 1. Materials for Water Quality Waders (mine too) Seining Nets Sampling Cups and Buckets YSI-D.O., Salinity and Chlorophyll a Secci Disk LaMotte Testing Kits Salinity Meters

  10. Each Student Record/ResearchWater Quality

  11. Other Parameters • Ammonia-Nitrogen • Sulfur • Turbidity

  12. Materials for Biodiversity Worksheet for Identification and Collections Reference Guides Cameras (Students supply) Binoculars (can I get 10?) Insect net (Going to submit to NY Natural Heritage)

  13. Worksheet Group A

  14. Materials for Soil Sampling Rain Water Collectors Sampling Cups Shovels (I have 2 already) Coffee Cans (group a) 2 Liter soda bottle (group b) 200 mL Beaker (Group c) Hydrogen peroxide and sampling cup (group d) 4 Tablets in Soil Sampling Kit (group e)

  15. Students will Record/ Research • Soil Temperature (Team A-E) • Organic Matter (A) • Porosity (B) • Infiltration Rate (C) • ***IN fall- Berless Funnel (looking for life) • Percolation (D) • Fertility -Phosphorus, Nitrogen, Potash (Potassium) pH(E) • Porosity

  16. Invasive Species Shovel Buckets Cameras Guides

  17. Wildlife

  18. Biodiversity on LI Maybe 20,000-25,000 insects alone Maritime grasslands and shrubslands Vast pine barrens Associated coastal plain ponds Coastal dunes Ocean beaches

  19. Marsh spartina • Lavender

  20. Rare Plants and Animals Barn Owl Perigine Falcone Easterm Mud Turtle Tiger Salamander

  21. Fire Weed • Scarlet bluet

  22. New York Critically Imperiled BirdsBreeds only on Long Island Black Salamander Chuck Wills Widow Gull Billied Tern Laughing Gull Least Tern Seaside Sparrow Snowy Egret Roseate Tern Tri-colored Heron Yellow Crowned Night Heron

  23. NY State Critically Imperiled • Piping Plover • Rare worldwide • All but 1 breeding sites in the work are on Long Island

  24. Trees Wildfowers Birds Mammals Turtles Snakes Frogs Fish Insects humans

  25. Invasive species Clog waterways, damage crops, upset stability of ecosystem People, boats, cars

  26. Invasive Species • Examples: • Russian Olive • Mugwart • Bittersweet • Mayflower

  27. Cormorant • No oil glands to keep their feathers dry while in the water. Red-winged Blackbird One of the 1st species to migrate back, sometime by February.

  28. Bullfrog Bullfrog such as this Caleb Smith Park in smithtown are common on LI The largets frogs in N America 4-8 inches Tadpols emerge in late summer or early fall and take two or three years to be adults

  29. Eastern Tiger Salamander • Racoons • Common in neighborhoods • Nocturnal animals • Looks at night Can grow to one foot in length Largest

  30. Downy Woodpecker • Red Fox • Neghborhoods Shy birds Lawns ,grasses, trees

  31. Canada Geese • Stripped Skunk • Within the last 10 year, began living on Long Island Once a visitor now year round

  32. Merlin • Eastern Box Turtle • Found in woodlands • Bury themselves in the dirt to survive winters Fire Island Fast, catches brids mid-flight

  33. Red-tailed Hawk • Wing span of 4 ft

  34. Harbor Seals • Off the rocks of Montauk Red Bat Use eaves of suburban homes for shelter And to hunt for food at night. Eat up to 1,000 misquito in 1 hour

  35. Insects • Ladybug • Dragonflies • Fleas

  36. Resources Invasive Alien Species • www.invasivespecies.gov • www.issg.org • www.nsp.gov/plants/alien • http://tncweeds.ucdavus.edu • www.invasive.org • http://www.plantwiserestoration.com/

  37. Resource • Xwww.nybioscape.org • Xwww.nysm.nyed.gov • Xwww.newsday.com/other/special.naturalword • www.dec.state.ny.uswebsite/dfwmr/heritage • www.keepingtracking.org

  38. OSSP • Goal: To have a few students present out findings at the OSSP dinner and celebration this June.

  39. Misc Ideas • Extra credit to anyone who asks a question about identity and it is not known. That student may take a picture and later look it up and reference the pic and get 5-10 bonus points on Ecology Journal #4 • A night walk with students who can make it.

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