Welcome! Please get started on:

• Take out your HW – Keep for a moment (but have it ready to turn in) – Isle Royale Lab

– Reading Guide 2

• Warm-up Question – Discuss how salmon can simultaneously be a

culturally, economically, and environmentally important species to our region.

– What do you think is the current status of salmon in the Pacific Northwest?

Reading Guide 3

• Question of the Week – How can a single fish affect the fate of a whole region? Examining the triple bottom line of salmon.

Salmon Video

Chinook Salmon

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• In 2007

• Fishing vessels selling their catch estimated to be $818 million

• Wholesale value $ 2.2 billion

• $3.0 billion in personal income generated from the salmon fishing industry

Widely separated regions share similarities • Biome = major regional complex of similar communities

recognized by

– Plant type

– Vegetation structure

Multiple factors determine a biome

• The type of biome depends on abiotic factors

– Temperature, precipitation, soil type, atmospheric circulation

• Climatographs = a climate diagram showing

– An area’s mean monthly temperature and precipitation

– Similar biomes occupy similar latitudes

Biome vs. Ecoregion

Biome

Ecoregion

Biomes (Level I Ecoregions)

Level III Ecoregions

Level IV Ecoregions [Way too much detail!]

Create a Visual and Informational Graphic about the 7 Major Ecoregions of Washington State

• Work in Expert Groups

– Study one Ecoregion

– Create the Climatograph

• Tomorrow you will work in Shared Knowledge Groups

– Teach each other about your Ecoregion

– Assemble one graphic that contains information about the whole state

Your Climatograph should look like this: