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Snipe (Gallinago gallinago delicata), Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus), and American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) As Indicator Species On Climate Change Based On Migrational Patterns in Ohio
Organization(s):Roswell Kent Middle School
Country:United States of America
Student(s):Justin Rumel
Grade Level:Upper Primary (grades 3-5, ages 8-11)
GLOBE Educator(s):Steven Frantz
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Protocols:Air Temperature, Soil Temperature
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Date Submitted:05/03/2013
The motivation for this project was a study on climate change. The whole point of doing this project was to use the selected birds as a reference to climate change to see if it was actually happening. This project clearly shows that climate change has already begun to affect certain animals and it should affect more in the next thirty years.
To get the results taken, the website Ebird was visited. The website shows migration data from 1880 to now. Other than migration data, air and soil temperature was taken. To gather the soil temperature, a soil thermometer was inserted into the ground and was left for two minutes and then the temperature reading was recorded. Air temperature was taken by taking an air thermometer and holding the thermometer out and waiting for minutes and then the temperature reading was recorded.
As a result, the selected birds have shown that climate change has affected their migration patterns. The birds have shown to arrive earlier and depart later than in past migrations. The results taken have supported the hypothesis made about the project. In conclusion, climate change is beginning to affect the environment around the world and should begin to affect more in the future if the present trend continues.