Adaptation of Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally
Author(s): Catherine Sughrue Etter
Cape Cod Community College
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Summary:
TIEE Module- How does nutrient pollution impact stream ecosystems locally and nationally?
Contents:
AdaptedStreamEcologyQubes.doc(DOC | 126 KB)
Nitrate Lab.docx(DOCX | 68 KB)- Phosphate Lab.docx(DOCX | 134 KB)
- Teaching Notes.docx(DOCX | 14 KB)
- Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally (Abstract) | TIEE
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Description
ECOLOGICAL CONTENT:
Organic nutrients, biological indicators, macroinvertebrate index, stream ecosystem structure
and function
WHAT STUDENTS DO:
- Analyze national water quality data sets from the US Environmental Protection Agency at regional and national scales
- Perform basic calculations from data set and generate graphs
- Relate water quality with land use
- Relate water quality with stream ecology
- Collect and analyze water samples (12-20 sample sites)
CONTENT
Organic nutrients, land cover, biological indicators, macroinvertebrate index, stream ecosystem structure and function
WHAT STUDENTS DO
- Explore maps of streams and land use in the US
- Analyze national water quality data sets from the US Environmental Protection Agency at regional and national scales
- Perform basic calculations from data set and generate graphs
- Relate water quality with land use
- Relate water quality with stream ecology
Cite this work
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
- Etter, C. S. (2019). Adaptation of Investigating human impacts on stream ecology: locally and nationally. ESA Data Explorers FMN (2019), QUBES Educational Resources. doi:10.25334/Q44J2V