ESCI 130 Rath Marine Biology Gallery Walk Project (50 points) At the end of the semester, you will select a topic from below and work in a group of 2-3 students. You will be responsible for creating a poster about your environment, which includes answers to the questions at the bottom of this page. Your poster can be on a trifold poster board, or regular poster paper. You and your group mates will present your poster to your classmates and I through a gallery walk (date listed on the syllabus). The posters will be arranged around the room and the class will be able to walk around and view the information. Topics: • Estuaries • Mangroves • Lagoons/Mudflats • Tide Pools • Kelp Forests • Rocky Shoreline • Sandy Shoreline (Beach) • Shallow Offshore (Continental Shelf) • Coral Reefs • Deep marine (Pelagic) Ocean Floor • Deep marine (Pelagic) water column • Hydrothermal Vents • Arctic Waters • Antarctic Waters • Salt Marshes/Salt Flats What should you include on your presentations? (I will grade on these items) What ecosystems have you chosen? Where are real life examples of where these are located? - Include a map if you can find one! What organisms are fit to survive in these areas? - include lots of pictures! Do they have any special adaptations that allow them to thrive here compared to other locations? What is the food chain like in this ecosystem? Are organisms in this ecosystem threatened by anything? humans? pollution? etc. What is the temperature, salinity, pH, depth, pressure, etc. like in this ecosystem? And … anything else you find pertinent to this area of the ocean! Make sure that you presentation is aesthetically pleasing - lots of colors, pictures, etc. Excite us about your marine ecosystem!!
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