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Rapa River Watch : Activity Booklet For Educators, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark
Rapa River Watch : Activity Booklet For Educators, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark
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This booklet contains background information, graphs, and student worksheets for a classroom activity focusing on the veined rapa whelk, an Asian mollusc that has invaded the Chesapeake Bay.
It provides data-based exercises that integrate biological and environmental data to assess hypothetical estuarine habitats with regard to invasion potential by rapa whelks.
The Shell Detective, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark
The Shell Detective, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark
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The hands-on exercises in this booklet encourage students to quantitatively compare the morphology of rapa whelks with native knobbed and channelled whelks and apply these observations to biological and mathematical concepts.
Managing Virginia's Marine Fisheries : A Guide To The Process, United States. National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration., Virginia Institute Of Marine Science
Managing Virginia's Marine Fisheries : A Guide To The Process, United States. National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration., Virginia Institute Of Marine Science
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No abstract provided.
Predators In Action : Rapa Whelks Vs. Hard Clams, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark, Roger L. Mann
Predators In Action : Rapa Whelks Vs. Hard Clams, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark, Roger L. Mann
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This booklet gives information and data-based exercises describing ecological and economic connections between introduced rapa whelk Rapana venosa predators and local hard clams Mercenaria mercenaria in the lower Chesapeake Bay. The information is focused to answer the question: "How many hard clams could a rapa whelk eat in one year?
Rundown On The Rapa, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark, Roger L. Mann
Rundown On The Rapa, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark, Roger L. Mann
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Explains what rapa whelks are, where they came from, and why they are of concern in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. The booklet describes ways to identify rapa whelks in relation to local whelks, compares rapa whelk egg masses with those laid by local whelks, and examines life history traits of the rapa whelk that make it a successful invader.
Shellfish Stalkers: Threats To An Oyster - Activity Booklet For Educators, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark, Roger L. Mann
Shellfish Stalkers: Threats To An Oyster - Activity Booklet For Educators, Juliana M. Harding, Vicki P. Clark, Roger L. Mann
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This booklet provides hands-on classroom activities that can be used to reinforce concepts presented in Shellfish Stalkers: Threats to an Oyster. The activities encourage problem solving and critical thinking skills.
Shellfish Stalkers: Threats To An Oyster, Juliana M. Harding, Roger L. Mann, Vicki P. Clark
Shellfish Stalkers: Threats To An Oyster, Juliana M. Harding, Roger L. Mann, Vicki P. Clark
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Describes some of the sources of mortality for Chesapeake Bay oysters. Common oyster predators, diseases, and habitat requirements are described with specific attention given to Virginia estuaries.
Rundown On The Rapa : Activity Booklet For Educators, Juliana M. Harding, Roger Mann, Vicki P. Clark
Rundown On The Rapa : Activity Booklet For Educators, Juliana M. Harding, Roger Mann, Vicki P. Clark
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This booklet provides hands-on classroom activities that can be used to reinforce concepts discussed in Rundown on the Rapa. All booklet activities are tied to middle and high school national science education standards as well as to specific Virginia Math, Life Science, and Biology SOL. The activities encourage problem solving and critical thinking skills.
This booklet is intended as a companion to the VORTEX Instructional Booklet RUNDOWN ON THE RAPA. These activities have been designed to help science educators reinforce concepts presented in the RUNDOWN ON THE RAPA Instructional Booklet.
See: https://doi.org/10.21220/V5MN1W
Shell Games, Juliana Harding, Roger L. Mann, Vicki P. Clark
Shell Games, Juliana Harding, Roger L. Mann, Vicki P. Clark
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Shell Games is a collection of three classroom activities using Chesapeake Bay bivalve shells to illustrate ecological and biological concepts through hands-on-activities.
Invasion Of An Exotic Species : Stop The Zebra Mussel! Activities And Resources For Grades 8-12., Vicki P. Clark, Thomas J. Millar
Invasion Of An Exotic Species : Stop The Zebra Mussel! Activities And Resources For Grades 8-12., Vicki P. Clark, Thomas J. Millar
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No abstract provided.
Marine Aquaculture In The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Michael Oesterling
Marine Aquaculture In The Commonwealth Of Virginia, Michael Oesterling
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No abstract provided.
The Sea Turtles Of Virginia : With Notes On Identification And Natural History, John A. Musick
The Sea Turtles Of Virginia : With Notes On Identification And Natural History, John A. Musick
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No abstract provided.
Fish For Beauty In Dismal Swamp : One Man's View Of The Swamp, Jay D. Andrews
Fish For Beauty In Dismal Swamp : One Man's View Of The Swamp, Jay D. Andrews
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No abstract provided.
The Adventures Of Little Oyster, Revised Edition, Robert S. Bailey, Fred C. Biggs
The Adventures Of Little Oyster, Revised Edition, Robert S. Bailey, Fred C. Biggs
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First published in 1955.
Let's Be Oyster Farmers, Robert S. Bailey, Fred C. Briggs
Let's Be Oyster Farmers, Robert S. Bailey, Fred C. Briggs
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First published in 1958.
Treasures From The Sea : The Virginia Seafood Industry Revised Edition, Robert S. Bailey
Treasures From The Sea : The Virginia Seafood Industry Revised Edition, Robert S. Bailey
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No abstract provided.
Treasures From The Sea : The Virginia Seafood Industry, Virginia Fisheries Laboratory
Treasures From The Sea : The Virginia Seafood Industry, Virginia Fisheries Laboratory
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No abstract provided.
Wealth From The Sea, Virginia Fisheries Laboratory
The Adventures Of Little Oyster, Robert S. Bailey
The Biology And Conservation Of The Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus Rathbun, Curtis L. Newcombe
The Biology And Conservation Of The Blue Crab, Callinectes Sapidus Rathbun, Curtis L. Newcombe
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No abstract provided.
The Nutritional Value Of Seafoods, Curtis L. Newcombe
The Biology And Conservation Of The Blue Crab, Curtis L. Newcombe
The Biology And Conservation Of The Blue Crab, Curtis L. Newcombe
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No abstract provided.
Introduction To The Study Of Virginia Fisheries, Virginia Fisheries Laboratory
Introduction To The Study Of Virginia Fisheries, Virginia Fisheries Laboratory
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Article No. 1 of Educational Series A on Aquatic Biology issued by the Virginia Fisheries Laboratory of the College of William and Mary and the Commission of Fisheries in Virginia.