Pick one of the three posted articles and write a detailed analysis (100-200 words) on their presented article using concepts that you have learned from the textbook. You can get creative with the way you relate the information (theories, hypotheses, studies, etc.) found in your book with the material in the article but, make sure you have at least 2 connections to get full credit.One of your two connections can be between the book and the supplemental resources, but one must relate the article to the textbook material.
As always, properly cite your work to prevent plagiarism. You can find examples on how to make a proper citation in the link below:https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html
Using bullets or in a separate paragraph, answer one discussion question of your choice in 2-3 sentences.
Article:Enviromental factors
Supplemental Resources:
1. “Very hungry snails are guarding coastal ecosystems against climate change”
2. “EBB and FLOW: Life in the Rocky Intertidal” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVkdJ4z0qCw
3. “Rocky Intertidal Zonation” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHai7iZKCIM
Discussion Questions:
1. The authors point out the role that amphipods play in the intertidal rocky shorecommunities. Why are amphipods so crucial to this ecosystem? What role do they play?2. Do the environment, specifically wave action, directly affect the abundance ofamphipods in intertidal rocky pools? Please explain your reasoning based on the article, and bespecific in what affects amphipods biodiversity.3. When looking into intertidal rocky shores, the authors would agree that theecosystem is quite understudied, especially when it comes to the contributions of the amphipodswithin the ecosystem. Because of this, the team’s aim was to evaluate the physical structure ofthe rock pools while studying the environmental impacts and overall relationship betweenamphipods and the ecosystem. At the end of the study, what did the authors conclude about thisunderstudied relationship between the amphipod taxa and their habitat? Explain your reasoning.4. The author stated that for the first time they recorded the presence of Ampithoe valida on rockyshores of Portugal, what were their findings? What were the several records found about theseinvasive species?