Case Studies

LCHS APES

Unit		1	2	3
1	Introduction to APES and Environmental Laws	Dialogues as Case Studies : Endangered Species Act	The Case of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker: The Scientific Process and How It Relates to Everyday Life	Rising Temperatures, Differing Viewpoints: A Case Study on the Politics of Information
2	Ecosystems, Energy Flow and Natural Biogeochemical Cycles	Fish as Fertilizer: The Impacts of Salmon on Coastal Ecosystem	Watch Your Step: Understanding the Impact of Your Personal Consumption on the Environment	The Wolf, the Moose, and the Fir Tree: Who Controls Whom on Isle Royale? A Case Study of Trophic Interactions
3	Climate, Terrestrial and Aquatic Biodiversity	The Deforestation of the Amazon: A Case Study in Understanding Ecosystems and Their Value	The Petition: A Global Warming Case Study	A Killer Lake
4	Evolution and Biodiversity	My Brother’s Keeper: A Case Study in Evolutionary Biology and Animal Behavior	Chimpanzee Droppings Lead Scientists to Evolutionary Discovery	Little Mito: The Story of Where He Came From
5	Sustaining Biodiversity	The Dead Zone: Ecology and Oceanography in the Gulf of Mexico	Threats to Biodiversity: A Case Study of Hawaiian Birds	The Effects of Coyote Removal in Texas: A Case Study in Conservation Biology
6	Environmental Hazards and Human Health	Kermit to Kermette? Does the Herbicide Atrazine Feminize Male Frogs?	Cancer Cure or Conservation	To Spray or Not to Spray: A Debate Over Malaria and DDT
7	Water and Water Pollution	The Wealth of Water: The Value of an Essential Resource	On a Wing and a Prayer: A Wetland Mitigation Dilemma	The Fish Kill Mystery
8	Population	Disappearing Marine Iguanas: A Case of Population Collapse	Eating PCBs from Lake Ontario: Is There an Effect or Not? A News Release Case	Too Many Deer! A Case Study in Managing Urban Deer Herds
9	Sustainable Cities and Waste	First in Flight, Last in Wetlands Preservation?	But It’s Just a Bottle of Water...	PCBs in the Last Frontier: A Case Study on the Scientific Method
10	Geology and Energy Resources	The Galapagos	The Tokaimura Accident: Nuclear Energy and Reactor Safety	Streams of Coal or Streams of Death? A Toxicology Case Study
11	Food, Soil, and Pest Management	Pesticides: Can We Do Without Them?	Frankenfoods? The Debate Over Genetically Modified Crops	Irradiation: Is It Consumer-Friendly
12	Air Pollution and Global Climate Change	AH-CHOO! A Case Study on Climate Change and Allergies	On a Clear Day You Can See Forever	Breathing Easy About New Air Pollution Standards
Sex	Sex	Why Sex Is Good	Exaggerated Traits and Breeding Success in Widowbirds: A Case of Sexual Selection and Evolution	Uretero What? A Systems-level View of a Pregnancy with Medical Complications