Biodiversity!

1. Biodiversity!

2. Emerson Biodiversity • Field guide • Any problems or confusion with it? • How do you tell a crow from a raven? • Need more information American Crow Common Raven

3. Emerson Biodiversity • Crows: smaller than raven, longer and thinner beak, tail shaped like long thin rectangle • Ravens: bigger than crow, shorter and thicker beak, tail shaped like wedge American Crow Common Raven

4. Emerson Biodiversity

5. 21 Animal Species Found (10 native)

6. Emerson Biodiversity • Do you think Emerson has high or low biodiversity? • Why? • Do you think we found all the animal species? • How many are there? • More native or non-native species?

7. Emerson Biodiversity • What is the importance of biodiversity? • Ecosystem processes and services – water, climate, oxygen, pollination • Materials and goods – medicine, wood, food • Aesthetic, cultural, and recreation value • What are threats to biodiversity? • Habitat loss, hunting, non-native or exotic species, pollution, climate change

8. Biodiversity Poster  1. Give your poster a title 2. Pick one species to focus on - for that species you need to: a) Give its common name b) Give its scientific name c) State a fact about that species d) State whether it is native or non-native to California 3. Draw pictures of at least 2 other species that you saw and label them with their common names 4. Use your field guide and available books to obtain information and pictures

9. Credits • Slide 1: http://www-images.warwick.ac.uk/about/environment/faqs/biodiversity.jpg and http://news.softpedia.com/images/news2/Why-Is-Biodiversity-Essential-for-Human-Life-4.jpg • Slides 2 and 3: both images from http://www.whatbird.com