Chesapeake+Bay+Case+Study

Begin by clicking on the link to the case study below.
Case Study_Chesapeake Bay biodiversity and global warming

As you are discovering, threats to biodiversity don't appear one at a time. They combine to create complex, changing challenges. In addition to concerns over habitat, conservationists consider the effects of global climate change like in this case study. Your team will look into these topics and present your findings to the class in a 5 - 10 minute presentation:


 * 1) Drawing from both this case study, and other portions of the unit that you have covered, what global, regional, and local threats to biodiversity are present in the Chesapeake Bay?
 * 2) How might larger coastal storms, resulting from global warming create immediate threats of local extinction to a species like the Puritan tiger beetle?
 * 3) If the Puritan tiger beetle was to disappear from the Chesapeake Bay, how do you think other species in this community would be affected?
 * 4) Is there anything that you can do to help preserve local biodiversity by responding to the global warming trend?

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