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Invasive Species in Riparian Habitats of Washington: Using Species Distribution Models to Guide Monitoring Efforts

Creator:: Smiley, Samantha N.
Abstract:: Riparian ecosystems provide critical habitat for a broad diversity of aquatic and terrestrial species. However, due to their connectivity along river corridors, and the tendency for people to build roads, infrastructure, and other settlements next to rivers, riparian ecosystems are vulnerable to colonization by invasive plant and animal species. Early...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , rivers, and reservoirs. The New Zealand mudsnail is native to New Zealand and was introduced into the

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Stone Soup Comic Art

Creator:: Chilton, Linda
Abstract:: Students will develop and apply reading, language arts, and science processes to analyze comics, and demonstrate writing skills in creating their own comic about a local invasive species.
Resource Type:: Learning Object
Full Text:: want to include: • Habitat • Invasive • Introduced • Competition • Biodiversity • Adaptation

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : School survey on live plants and animals in the classroom

Creator:: Siemens, Tania
Abstract:: Students design and conduct a school survey on knowledge of invasive species and live plants and animals in the classroom.
Resource Type:: Learning Object
Full Text:: the end. Discuss how students would respond to ques- tions differently if: a They introduced

“SHOO FLY”: Reduce Pesticide Dependence with Knowledgeabout Drosophila suzukii

Creator:: Marek, Charlene Marie
Abstract:: Drosophila suzukii was a known pest of berries, grapes, and stone fruits in East Asia for almost a century. Yet in recent years it has successfully migrated throughout the United States, Mexico, and Europe due to globalized fruit trade. The invasive success of D. suzukii is causing unrest for fruit...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: writing of this thesis, Dr. Dreves introduced me to the global significance of entomology, as well as

Simulator-Defined MDP Planning with Applications in Natural Resource Management

Creator:: Alkaee Taleghan, Majid
Abstract:: This work is inspired by problems in natural resource management centered on the challenge of invasive species. Computing optimal management policies for maintaining ecosystem sustainable is challenging. Many ecosystem management problems can be formulated as MDP (Markov Decision Process) planning problems. In a simulator-defined MDP, the Markovian dynamics and rewards...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: measure in our exploration heuristics. 3. We adopt an extension to the termination condition introduced

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Most Unwanted

Creator:: Siemens, Tania
Abstract:: Select an “Invader” species found in the Pacific Northwest. Research, design, publish and present a high quality informative Not Wanted Poster/Product.
Resource Type:: Learning Object
Full Text:: about the organism. Page 2 is a scoring rubric for students to use in evaluating all of the

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Loteria Game

Creator:: Siemens, Tania
Abstract:: In this fun activity, students guess answers to clues about invasive species on a bingo-like game-board, and serves as a great introduction for students and teachers alike.
Resource Type:: Learning Object
Full Text:: . 1 What is an invasive species? An organism that is introduced by humans outside their native range

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Stewardship Tag Game

Creator:: Martin, Kayla
Abstract:: Students learn the value of stewardship in stopping the spread of invasive species in this active game similar to “freeze tag."
Resource Type:: Learning Object
Full Text:: number of invasive species can have an effect on the area it is introduced to. A higher population of

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Master Myocaster

Creator:: Siemens, Tania
Abstract:: (Same lesson plan as Myocaster Multiplier but a more challenging student activity.) This more advanced version of Myocastor multiplier asks students to take into account predation when calculating population growth rate.
Resource Type:: Learning Object

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Myocaster Multiplier

Creator:: Siemens, Tania
Abstract:: How big can a nutria population get? In this activity, students calculate and graph the growth rate of a population of nutria based on a set of realistic assumptions.
Resource Type:: Learning Object

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Invasive Species in Riparian Habitats of Washington: Using Species Distribution Models to Guide Monitoring Efforts

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Stone Soup Comic Art

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : School survey on live plants and animals in the classroom

“SHOO FLY”: Reduce Pesticide Dependence with Knowledgeabout Drosophila suzukii

Simulator-Defined MDP Planning with Applications in Natural Resource Management

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Most Unwanted

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Loteria Game

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Stewardship Tag Game

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Master Myocaster

Aquatic Invasions! A Menace to the West : Myocaster Multiplier

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