How many marine species
are there? Where do they live? What habitats do they depend
on for survival? These are some of the questions that marine
scientists need to answer in order to understand marine
biodiversity.
The study of marine
species is a challenge. The oceans of the world are vast
expanses of water that not only cover a wide area, but also
a great depth. Exploration is hampered by human ability
to survive in water environments. Innovative technology
is required for research into an environment that is cold,
dark, and under high pressure. It may seem that in studying
the oceans, we face the challenges of exploring another
planet.
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Your Mission
You are part of a team of specialists
whose mission is to determine the status of a particular species or
group of related species and the effect that a proposed management
strategy will have on the species. Your team has been invited to
make a presentation at an international conference where other teams
will be competing for project funding. Will your presentation earn
your project funding? |
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Things to Remember
Your plan must have the following components:
- a research question
- an hypothesis
- a control and a variable
- a plan to collect and analyze data
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The Species
Group 1
Seahorses
Group 2
Nassau Groupers
Group 3
Sturgeon
Group 4
Reef-builing
Coral
Group 5
Gobies
Each webquest has specific directions that should
be followed to complete the task. |
