Habitat Trips

This past week and this week I visited two different ecosystems, a grassland and an estuary. They both included a variety of organisms. The grassland, located in Concord, was quite hilly and I was only able to obtain data from plants because birds were to far or too fast. I noticed that most were still pretty green and leafy, especially since it had rained that very morning. They seem to be adapted to absorbing a lot of moisture, but at the same time, prepared for dry seasons (as there had been a lack of rain for many of the previous weeks).
As for the estuary ecosystem, I visited on a time period when the tide was somewhat low and I was able to observe organisms that definitely require a very moist habitat, including mollusks, kelp, and a crab. The mollusks and kelp are quite immobile, meaning they stick to one location, and so I think the movement of the bodies of waters probably brings them most, if not all, nutrition. I was able to capture a picture of a gull, which are pretty abundant at the marina. They are adapted to living off of seafood and human scraps. I was able to see the clear differences between both environments.

Posted on 04 March, 2014 22:03 by gabbyp