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Biology (Gruberman) - Biodiversity: Home

Final Movie Project Gallery

View the final movie projects on the FC Library private YouTube Channel:

Period 1 Movies - YouTube Playlist
YouTube playlist of completed Period 1 movies.
Period 6 Movies - YouTube Playlist
YouTube playlist of completed Period 6 movies.

Sample Public Service Announcements

Sample PSA Videos

Over-Hunting

University of Michigan - Threats To Global Biodiversity
Scroll down to find section on over-hunting.
Action Biodiversity - Threats to Biodiversity
National Wildlife Federation - Overexploitation
One Green Planet - The Devastating Effects of Wildlife Poaching

Habitat Destruction

University of Michigan - Threats To Global Biodiversity
Scroll down to find section on habitat destruction.
Action Biodiversity - Threats to Biodiversity
National Wildlife Federation - Habitat Loss
Encyclopedia of Earth - Habitat Destruction
Greenpeace - Habitat Loss

Invasion of Non-Native Species

University of Michigan - Threats To Global Biodiversity
Scroll down to find section on non-native species.
National Wildlife Federation - Invasive Species
Encyclopedia of Earth - Invasive species
Environmental Science - Invasive Species: How They Affect the Environment
Action BioScience - Introduced Species: The Threat to Biodiversity & What Can Be Done

Climate Change

University of Michigan
Scroll down to find section on climate change.
Action Biodiversity
EPA - Student Guide to Climate Change
Council on Foreign Relations - Crisis Guide: Climate Change
Michigan State Univ - Polar Bears Aren't the Only Victims of Climate Change
EPA - Climate Change: Basic Information
National Wildlife Federation - Global Warming

Domino Effects of Multiple Overlapping Threats

Agricultural Practices

WWF Global - Environmental impacts of farming
Make sure to explore the "Multiple impacts" links at the end of the article.
USGS - Investigating the Environmental Effects of Agriculture Practices on Natural Resources
University of Washington - Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Technologies
Look at the chart on pages 2-3 for the impacts of agricultural technology on soil, water, biodiversity, climate, etc.
Sustainable Table - Impacts of Industrial Agriculture

Urbanization

Pollution (water, air, soil)

University of Michigan - Threats To Global Biodiversity
Scroll down to find section on pollution.
Action Biodiversity - Threats to Biodiversity
National Wildlife Federation - Pollution
Encyclopedia of Earth - Pollution
National Geographic - Air Pollution

Building Dams

Oil and Gas Exploration

Mining

Over-Fishing (shark finning)