Save the Bronx River Beavers!! by Jayana Jennings https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl 1)A Description of the Ecosystem 2)Examples of Biotic & Abiotic Factors and Interactions 3)A diagram or Photograph of a Food Web 4)A Claim or argument for Saving Beavers in the ecosystem (5)Provide Environmental Concerns that affect the Beavers or other living things in the Bronx River (6) A list of references ( This refers to the resources- articles, books Or other places you have gathered your information) en-us 2020-09-22 22:21:27 UTC 2023-03-14 02:12:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,h_700,w_1245,x_127,y_0/f_auto,q_auto,w_1100/v1555172698/shape/mentalfloss/501813-istock-185245363.jpg 1) An Ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. jjennings77 https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079293893 In an ecosystem, organisms sometimes come across other organisms. This may be because one requires the other as a meal or this can be a result of changes within an ecosystem.]]> 2021-01-12 16:22:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079293893 2) An Abiotic Factor is a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment. Biotic factors are any living component that affects another organism or shapes the ecosystem. jjennings77 https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079312678 An example of an abiotic factor is water, sunlight, rocks, etc.
An example of a Bitoic factor Beavers (animals), Plants ( including Fungi) and People. ]]> 2021-01-12 16:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079312678 (3) A food web shows a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains. Food chains show us how the energy is moving throughout the hierachy within an ecosystem. jjennings77 https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079341802 2021-01-12 16:31:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079341802 (3) Food Web jjennings77 https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079364089 2021-01-12 16:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079364089 (4) Beavers are an important species in NYC. These keystone animals should be preserved ( Saved) from extinction by simply implementing no hunting laws in New York jjennings77 https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079369927
Beavers left New York city in the early 1800's. Beavers were hunted for their fur, which later lead to their extinction. ]]> 2021-01-12 16:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079369927 (5A)According to Untapped New York “ beavers are one of the main reasons New York City exists at all. The beaver is a keystone species because a beaver’s dam raises the water level. jjennings77 https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079397098 - Author: Thomas Hynes,

The Boogie Down Beavers of NYC’s Bronx River, https://untappedcities.com/2016/07/08/the-boogie-down-beavers-of-nycs-bronx-river/

]]> 2021-01-12 16:40:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079397098 (5B) Beavers are also known as ecosystem engineers, they are responsible for physically altering habitats by cutting down trees, building dams, digging canals and building lodges. "In doing so, beaver change the distribution and abundance of many other animals and plants, mostly by indirect interactions." jjennings77 https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079412442 - Author: Dr. Paul D. Haemig Ecology of the Beaver, http://www.ecology.info/beaver-ecology.htm]]> 2021-01-12 16:43:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079412442 (5C) Hynes states "Not surprisingly, this rate of beaver killing was not sustainable. By the early 1800s, the beavers were long gone from New York City, all killed off by trappers." jjennings77 https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079463195 Beavers were killed for their fur, Hunters used these things called trappers they would put in the Bronx River to trap these Beaver and later skinning them to make vest, coats and rugs.
- Author: Thomas Hynes,

The Boogie Down Beavers of NYC’s Bronx River, https://untappedcities.com/2016/07/08/the-boogie-down-beavers-of-nycs-bronx-river/

]]> 2021-01-12 16:52:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079463195 (5D)This evidence explains how the Beavers are responsible for the land that we live on today. Without Beavers water levels would drop and we would have a limited food supply, thus not large enough to feed all 8 million people in NYC today. This supports my stance as to why a banned should be placed on hunting of Beavers. jjennings77 https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079531248 2021-01-12 17:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079531248 References jjennings77 https://padlet.com/jjennings77/nbmnglwoocwcu6kl/wish/1079870871

History of Beavers in the Bronx River

https://untappedcities.com/2016/07/08/the-boogie-down-beavers-of-nycs-bronx-river/
2. Author: Dr. Paul D. Haemig Ecology of the Beaver, http://www.ecology.info/beaver-ecology.htm
3. The Importance of Beavers in an Ecosystem

http://www.ecology.info/beaver-ecology.htm

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