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Illustrations of Interconnectedness in Ecosystems - Module Description..........4
Illustrations of Interconnectedness in Ecosystems......................................5
Introduction..................................................................................5
Objectives....................................................................................6
Procedure.....................................................................................6
Notes to Instructors.............................................................................7
Resources...........................................................................................8
Introductory Activity I - The Recovery of Channel Island Foxes....................9
Introduction..................................................................................9
History.........................................................................................9
Current ownership and management..................................................9
What do you think should be done?...................................................9
What is being done, by whom, and why?...........................................10
Questions...................................................................................10
Resources...................................................................................11
Assessment.................................................................................11
Introductory Activity II - Pollination of New Zealand Mistletoes...................12
Introduction................................................................................12
Procedure...................................................................................12
Resources...................................................................................12
Assessment.................................................................................15
Additional Interconnectedness Descriptions and Resources.........................17
1. Salmon and the Forest..............................................................17
2. The Introduction of N. Perch and W. Hyacinth in L. Victoria, Uganda.20
3. Wolves in Yellowstone National Park.............................................23
4. Cougars in Zion National Park......................................................26
5. Borneo - Operation Cat Drop.......................................................27
6. Flathead Lake, Montana - Introduction of M. Shrimp and K. Salmon....28
7. Dust from Lake Chad, Nigeria.......................................................30
8. The Role of Large Vertebrates in Seed Dispersal and Germination........32
9. Intertidal, Near-shore Marine Ecosystems - Urchins, Otters, Whales...34
10. Ecosystem consequences of the Decline of Atlantic Cod..................36
11. Fishing Down the Food Web.......................................................37
12. Chesapeake Bay - Striped Bass Diseases......................................39
13. Strangler Figs, Bats and the Brazil Nut Tree..................................40
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