New England Rocky Coastal Formations Field Guide Research Paper Instructions Activity 5 – Designing a Field Guide This assignment will require you to com

New England Rocky Coastal Formations Field Guide Research Paper Instructions

Activity 5 – Designing a Field Guide

This assignment will require you to compile a “field guide” of a marine selected environment. You will be required to identify and research any specific oceanic environment of your choosing.

Your “Field Guide” must be set up as follows:

Cover

Introduction

In this section you’ll describe the physical characteristics of your selected environment. You should include following abiotic (nonliving) factors (see list below).

This is a very important aspect of your project and should be a detailed list.

Field Guide

Each report should identify and describe 10 marine organisms that occupy your selected environment. Your organisms should be selected based on the actual organisms that live in your habitat.

They should include:

The Main Producer(s): These generally are Algae and Plants…but could be bacteria.
Consumers: These are the organisms that eat producers and each other. They should be both herbivores and carnivores.

Each organism should have its:

The organism’s common and scientific name
Image(s) of selected organism (with URL pasted below image)
Its habitat (Sediments, Sandy Bottom, Shallow Seas…etc.)
Its lifestyle (plankton, benthon or nekton)
Its trophic level (Producer, Herbivore, Carnivore…etc.)
Its range (Where it lives…Atlantic Coast, California Coast etc.)
Any other important information should be addressed

Work Cited

You must provide a proper work cited list using either APA format. www.easybib.com is a great resource that will come in handy doing this properly. I expect multiple resources used…and avoid Wiki. Just because it is on the internet does not mean it is accurate.

Remember you may not simply cut and paste your information…all of your work must be in your own words or cited properly using the APA format.

I demand proper, college level grammar, paragraphs and spelling. It should be submitted in the class drop box in MS word or compatible.

Abiotic Factors:

Light
Temperature
Tides
Depth
Substrate
Nutrient & Oxygen Availability
Pressure

Possible Ecosystems to Study:

Tampa Bay
Barrier Islands
Caribbean Coral Reefs
Great Barrier Reef
Deep Sea Vents
Salt Marshes
Sea Grass Bed
Mangroves
New England Rocky Coast
Artificial Reefs of Tampa Bay