Habitat Research Highlight

What is a habitat? 

Habitats are specific areas where organisms can live. Within the marine realm, there are several unique habitats  such as coral reefs, sandy shorelines, deep sea hydrothermal vents, and mangroves (these are all highlighted in  your book, chapters 13-18, and will be discussed in class). Repeated worldwide, they are known as biomes, and  can provide the basis for worldwide ecological relationships and ecosystem services for humans. For example,  there are coral reefs in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans- they can grow anywhere the temperature is  warm and the water is clear and shallow. 

For this final project, you will craft a well-researched discussion paper detailing some of the current research  being done within your habitat. You will sign up for a habitat, and then need to choose some sub-topic within  (i.e., you are not going to talk about ALL coral reefs, but instead need to discuss a specific topic within coral  reefs, like ocean acidification on coral reefs). This will be a thorough overview of the current research- with a  minimum of 4 peer reviewed sources. Background information will be minimal, and examples of current  research about the topic will be the majority of the discussion.

 A discussion paper will require you to make a thesis statement (like a hypothesis) and then find points of  evidence to either support or reject that statement. For example, I may say ‘oyster reef habitats are at great risk  due to disease’. Then, I would need to find several peer-reviewed sources that talk about the effect of disease  on oysters- it could be talking about changes in reproduction, death, shell deficiencies- anything that would  either support or reject the statement. (If you don’t know what a discussion paper is, read the last section of a  peer reviewed journal- the Discussion. That is what you are aiming to do).

Part 1: Habitat (OPEN OCEAN/PELAGIC)  TOPIC (ECOSYSTEMS)

Part 2: : Literature check and Thesis statement (Upload 4 chosen articles and discussion statement)

You must find a minimum of 4 peer reviewed primary literature articles related to your discussion statement.  Also include in this upload what your discussion statement will be. These articles will be the basis for your  paper and should be full PDFs. Remember, primary  literature is from a peer-reviewed journal, and contains methods, results and conclusions. All papers must be  within the last 5 years, 2018-present.

Part 3: Synopsis and outline 

Upload your synopsis (with thesis statement) and short outline.

A synopsis is an overview of what you will discuss. This should be 3-4 sentences, including your thesis  statement, and give us a broad idea of your topic and what you will be discussing. The outline should contain a  little more detail about how you will organize your paper. All 4 peer-reviewed sources- plus any additional  secondary sources- should be cited on the outline.

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