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This experiment illustrates how ecological theory can help conserve native species in a fragmented landscape. It is germane to units on biogeography, human impacts on ecosystems, landscape...
In this close up view of bayberries you can clearly see a whitish waxy coating. Bayberries are boiled to melt this wax for use in bayberry scented candles. One of the berries has been nibbled by a...
Juvenile loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) in a plastic pail in South Carolina. Loggerheads are an endangered species, populations of which are declining in part due to human interference with...
Photo of a hatchling loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) on a beach in South Carolina. Female loggerheads lay their eggs on land and juveniles, such as the one pictured here, migrate from the...
Photo of a hatchling loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) entering the surf on a beach in South Carolina. After hatching, juvenile sea turtles are guided to the ocean by celestial light...
Photo of a very immature loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchling emerging from its egg. Photo taken along coastal South Carolina.
Example of artificial lighting along a beach. Artificial lights inhibit the reproduction of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in two ways. First, adult females tend to avoid laying their eggs...
Image of a loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchery in South Carolina. Nests are placed in an area where they are protected in varying degrees from natural or anthropogenic hazards. Efforts...
A black and white warbler feeding on an insect.
In this exercise, students will use data concerning lifespan and demography to generate graphs, compare the survivorship curves of two cohort groups with Logrank (Mantel-Cox) tests, and explain the...
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