Life Linked to Ponds: Leader's Manual

This Leader s Manual and its related pocket field guide look at some of the organisms and processes closely associated with ponds. The pocket field guide focuses on a set of plants and animals that are associated with ponds with brief information about how they fit into an ecosystem. The Leader s Ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eamer, Claire, Badger, Kelly, Osmond-Jones, Megan
Other Authors: Eamer Science & Policy, York, Sherrie
Format: Course Material
Language:English
Published: Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11374/1328
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Summary:This Leader s Manual and its related pocket field guide look at some of the organisms and processes closely associated with ponds. The pocket field guide focuses on a set of plants and animals that are associated with ponds with brief information about how they fit into an ecosystem. The Leader s Manual provides background information about freshwater ponds, the nature of ecosystems and some of the changes and threats that could affect Arctic ecosystems and biodiversity. Appendix A provides more detailed information about the organisms in the pocket field guide. Appendix B provides printable worksheets for the activities designed to get young people either individually or in groups out on the land and actively investigating the natural world around them. Funding and support provided by CAFF Secretariat and Alcoa Foundation.