SCIENCEPOWER 10
Student Resources
Chapter 1: Connecting Links

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Introduced Species

Asian Long horned Beetle
http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2000/07/18/nsbeetletv000718.html

Foreign Beetles Invade Halifax Park! Point Pleasant Park in Halifax, Nova Scotia, hosts a million and a half human visitors every year. Unfortunately, the park now has uninvited guests as well - guests that are killing thousands of red spruce trees. Visit this site to learn more.

Swamp Eels
http://cars.er.usgs.gov/Nonindigenous_Species/Swamp_eel_FAQs/swamp_eel_faqs.html

These things can breathe air! Yes, an unusual new arrival has been found in some swamps in the South. Although very interesting, these eels aren't welcome. Find out more about the effects they're having on the everglades ecosystem.

Other Great Web Sites for Chapter 1

Environmental Biology Sequence - Ecosystems
http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/102/ecosystem.html

This resource provides summary information on many of the concepts in this unit, including the role of organisms in their environment, energy flow, food chains, and nutrient cycles.

Synthetic Organic Compounds - DDT
http://www.wri.org/biodiv/pubs_content_text.cfm?cid=1416

This World Resources Institute essay explains the dangers of POPs, Persistant Organic Pollutants, including DDT.