Campus Nature Walk (Continued)

Camellia (Camellia japonica)

Wandering Jew (Zebrina pendula)

Azuratum (Eupatorium coelestinum)

Coleus (Coleus Blumei)

Bradford Pear Tree ( Pyrus calleryana )

Campus-Nature Walk Lab

Elephant Ear (Colocasia esculenta)

Lantana (Lantana Camara)

Gingko Tree (Gingko Biloba)

River Birch (Betula Nigra)



Ocmulgee River Lab

This graph shows the work of one of the other small groups in lab. The group measured the elevation across the river.

Ocmulgee River Lab

 

During the Ocmulgee River Lab, the class divided into small groups to preform a number of different tasks. My group and I shoveled dirt from the bottom of the river and sifted the dirt to collect clams. We counted the number of clams found in the dirt and measured the smallest and largest clams in the sample. Below is a list denoting the number of clams we found at each of the thumb tacked sites in the Google Earth map above.

#1--5

#2--2

#3--5

#4--9

#5--2
#6--2
#7--0
#8--0
#9--9
#10--0
#11--7
#12--3
#13--2

Types of Maps

This is a screenshot of the google earth locations I created. Labeled on the map are images of my home in Molena, Ga and my happy place, the Thomaston Airport. I also created a path of the roads I take to visit the airport.

This is the map I drew of the annual rainfall in Georgia.

This is a dot density map that demonstrates the population of the United States in 2000. There are more people residing in the  places where the dots are more compact and numerous on the map.

This is a proportional symbol map that demonstrates the capitals of the world with populations greater than 750,000.  Capitals with larger circle have a larger population. The circles correspond with the circles on the symbol key at the bottom right hand of the map.

This is an Isarithmic map that is used to measure the temperatures that exists over a defined space. Different colors were used to represent the temperature classes. 



This Chloropleth map represents the methane emissions that are released by cattle in North Carolina by shading or coloring defined units. On this particular map, different colors were used to represent different amounts of emissions and the unites are the counties.



The Kakapo!

This is the kakapo--the world's heaviest parrot. Weighing in at 8 lbs., the kakapo is too heavy to fly! The bird is not closely related to any other parrot species but is instead an owl-like bird. The Kakapo's soft plumage and facial species is liken to that of an owl. This bird interests me because of it's history, physical appearance, behavior, and rarity. 

The kakapo only exists in New Zealand. Because land mammals did not exists on the island of New Zealand until they were introduced by Polynesians who settled on the land, the kakapo had no natural predators for some time. Unfortunately, there are no kakapos in existence on the mainland of New Zealand. The approximate 62 kakapos that are living today have been relocated to islands off the mainland (Codfish, Maud and Little Barrier) in hopes of saving the species.

As seen in the picture above,  the kakapo has owl like "whiskers" and a pale blue and ivory beak. The kakapo's legs are strong and sturdy. The kakapo uses it's strong legs and talons to climb trees. Even though this bird is incapable of flying, the kakapo can use it's wings as a type of parachute when gliding from tree to tree.

The behavior of the kakapo also favors that of an owl. Only active at night, the kakapo travel several kilometers in one night to find food. This parrot species is New Zealand's only herbivorous bird. The kakapo live off of roots, seeds, fruits, bulbs, buds, flowers, leaves, cones and pollen of many different plants. Therefore, the kakapos must wait to breed in a time that is high in plant production. The average lifespan of a kakapo is 60 years!

source: http://www.kakapo.net/en/