Regents Prep Living Environment: Online Resources

Regents Prep: Living Environment
Online Resources

7a. Interrelationships

Aquatic Nuisance Species (Vermont EPA)
Provides information, links, and pictures on several New York and New England nuisance species. These include the water chestnut, Eurasian watermilfoil, purple loosestrife, zebra mussel, and alewife.

Biological Control (Cathy Weeden, Tony Shelton, Xanin Li )
Discusses many aspects and categories of biological control commonly used in the Northeastern U.S.

DEC Ecosystems Page (U.S. Government (Environmental Protection Agency))
Provides links to information on ecosystems, endangered species, and exotic species.

Environmental Protection Agency Home Page (EPA)
Website - This includes a comprehensive overview of information including pages on environmental terms, laws, Great Lakes Biome, Acid Rain, Endangered Species, and many more.

Global Warming (EPA)
Website - A tutorial site offering climate changes, impact, and actions to be taken regarding global warming.

Quia Games: Conservation/Environmental Issues (Quia )
Review - Online game for commom human influences on the ecosystem.

Virtual Creatures (Stanford University)
Website - This interactive site offers a 3D computer model of a frog to teach vertebrate anatomy.

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