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- Subject: Biology
- AS: AS90461
- Level: 2
- Credits: 3
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Biology 2.5 Describe the concepts and processes relating to ecology
Sites for revision
Population Growth and Balance
This website introduces the student to the concept of the population model. The fundamentals of populations and population growth are discussed and steps to create a model are described. Suitable for NCEA level 2.
http://arcytech.org/java/population/index.html
Department of Conservation
The Department of Conservation is the agency responsible for conserving New Zealand's special places and flora and fauna. Their website has a section on conservation that is useful for this topic.
http://www.doc.govt.nz
NZ biodiversity – Our Chance to Turn the Tide
This website provides information about New Zealand’s native biodiversity, what is being done to conserve and manage it, and who is involved. The site also discusses what is being done to honour the New Zealand biodiversity strategy.
http://www.biodiversity.govt.nz/index.html
TerraNature
This website is an organisation working to conserve land and marine habitat and conserve New Zealand’s biodiversity.
http://www.terranature.org/index.htm
‘No-take’ Marine Reserves
This website is about ‘no-take’ marine reserves – areas of the sea in which there is no fishing at all; as little other human disturbance as can be reasonably arranged, but where people are encouraged to learn about the more natural marine life. The focus is on the New Zealand experience within such reserves.
http://www.marine-reserves.org.nz/
Food Webs – Secondary Activities
This is an interactive website helping reinforce principles of ecology based around food webs. It is suitable for secondary level and although some aspects may not be challenging at this level, they are helpful to reinforce knowledge.
http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/foodwebs_s.htm
