Forum 2.12 - Factors Impacting Island Diversity

10/23/2018

Central Question: What factors impact biodiversity on islands?

Guiding Thought Question: What factor do you think is going to have biggest effect on the biodiversity of an island? Why will that factor have such a large effect?

Today's Learning Objective: Students will learn about isolation, area, and equilibrium theories as they relate to island biogeography by examining case-studies in a map activity and the biodiversity of Iceland.

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hannah

10/26/2022 09:04:03 am

What factor do you think is going to have biggest effect on the biodiversity of an island? Why will that factor have such a large effect?

I think the water will have the biggest effect. This allows for a wider variety of species because there will be more aquatic animals that can live here. It will also cause a lack of land animals that can not fly because they aren't able to migrate here because of the water around them.

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