Impacts Of Climate Change On Long Island Sound Salt Marshes (Teaching Module)

Salt March-Climate Change Teaching Module for 9th/10th grade Biology or General Science students as well as upper level science elective courses such as Environmental Science or Marine Science, as appropriate. Students will obtain an overview of a variety of different techniques for climate change research. Students will describe carbon- and nitrogen-based services associated with dominant coastal marsh plant species. Students will identify that shifts in dominant marsh species will alter ecosystem service provision of Long Island Sound coastal wetlands. Students will gain an understanding of the complex interactions among climate change, sea level rise, coastal wetlands, and ecosystem services among diverse audiences in the Long Island Sound region. Starting on page 8, this module includes National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science: The Polar Bear of the Salt Marsh? by Beth A. Lawrence and Christopher R. Field; Part I: What's going on? Part II: Rising Sea Levels; Part III: Vegetation; Part IV: The Future; and Part V: How to respond?