BIOL110 Lecture Notes - Urban Forest, Woodlot, Google Earth
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Topic #2: ecology, part 1 - forest biodiveristy as a case study: introduction. Forest biodiversity as a case study for ecology. Evolution uses forest biodiversity as a case study. We will focus on the biodiversity that can be found in woodlots on the univeristy of. Video: dr. alex smith and a welcome to inquiry case #2, forests of the guelph campus. Woodlot biodiveristy and conservation: your space, your challenge. Video: watch guelplh develop between 1984 and 2012 using gigapan, google earth and landsat images. As you can see in the timemachine video of the development of guelph between 1984 and 2012, when land is needed for new living spaces, natural areas are often sacrificed for expansion. Urban forests are very important to the maintenance of biodiversity, the water quality and the overall health and quality of life for all species living in that space.
