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Using Long-Term Data From Antarctica To Teach Ocean Acidification, Patrica S. Thibodeau
Using Long-Term Data From Antarctica To Teach Ocean Acidification, Patrica S. Thibodeau
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There is a mystery to be solved! This lesson plan asks students to identify the Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How of ocean acidification (OA). Global oceans have absorbed approximately a third of the CO2 produced by human activities, such as burning of fossil fuels, over the past decade (Sabine et al. 2004). This accumulation of CO2 in the ocean has lowered average global ocean pH and decreased the concentration of carbonate ions (CO/ ) (Fabry et al. 2008). As a result of this OA, the carbonate chemistry of the global ocean is rapidly changing and affecting marine organisms …
Understanding Changes In Seagrass Communities, Sarah Nuss, Celeste Venolia
Understanding Changes In Seagrass Communities, Sarah Nuss, Celeste Venolia
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Seagrass is an incredibly valuable habitat in the Chesapeake Bay. Students will use mock seagrass patches, modeled after a research transect along Goodwin Island, Virginia, to analyze change in seagrass percent cover during, and following, a major die-off event in 2010. Students also analyze water quality graphs from the same time period to help them determine why the die-off may have occurred.