Marine Life
Although this is linked to the Galapagos Islands page, marine life discussed here is not unique to the Galapagos. Wherever Galapagos Island life is discussed, special attention will be called to them.
Before you work on anything on this page, please take a moment and watch this 18 minute TED talk from Dr. Silviya Earle, the Jane Goodall of the Ocean.
Before you work on anything on this page, please take a moment and watch this 18 minute TED talk from Dr. Silviya Earle, the Jane Goodall of the Ocean.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES ABOUT MARINE LIFE
At the end of the end of this part of our course, students will be able to:
At the end of the end of this part of our course, students will be able to:
- Define and discern the differences between the various groups of marine life in the world
- Articulate the richness of the biodiversity of the different marine ecosystems and the local and global threats they face.
- Discuss the various ways the US and other governments acquire and capture different types of data from marine life.
marine mammals
Invertebrates
birds
corals
seaweed
plankton
UNIQUE LIFE
Assigned Readings for this part of the trip
- The
Other Interesting Resources (not assigned)
- NOAA Podcasts
- NOAA Ocean Videos
- Ocean Currents - various tutorials (very useful)
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