Post your original \"primary post\" of at least 125 words for oneof the following three bulleted items. Also, reply to a fellowstudent on any topic.
(1) Trophic Cascades in theSerengeti. Watch Dr. Cox's video on\"What Rinderpest eradication taught us about the Serengeti\", whichcan be found in the Instructor Insights folder for this week. Thenaddress the following questions: (a) How did eradication ofRinderpest from East Africa increase both the tree and giraffepopulations in the Serengeti? (b) How did eradication of Rinderpestfrom East Africa increase the population of predator species in theSerengeti? (c) What does this tell us about ecosystems?
(2) Biomes. The term \"biome\" is described in the textbook. Forthis topic, describe the biome where you grew up (or where youcurrently live). Identify your location, the biome of the region,and describe the major characteristics of that biome. Add enoughdetail and commentary from your own experience, so that your answeris 125 words or more. If you're really ambitious, you couldconsider looking up the \"ecoregion\". The EPA maintains informationabout that.
(3) Shrinking Red Knots. Read two of the following threearticles: Briggs (2016); Dussault (2016); Zimmer (2016). (A) Inyour own words summarize the basic story that the articles have incommon. (B) Of the two articles you read, which of them do youprefer? Why?
