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A Virtual Tour of Long Island Sound Habitats

Provided by: Long Island Sound Study |Published on: April 5, 2024
Lesson Plans Grades 6-8, 3-5

Synopsis

  • This interactive resource provides a virtual tour of seven types of habitats in the Long Island Sound using text, maps, photos, and videos.
  • The habitats covered are coastal grasslands, salt marshes, beaches, rocky intertidal, tidal flats, submerged aquatic vegetation, and open water.
  • For each habitat, students learn what it is, the benefits it provides, what animals and plants live there, threats to this habitat, including climate change and invasive species, and what we can do about those threats.
  • Connecticut locations mentioned in this resource are Waterford, Madison, Stonington, Niantic, Branford, Stratford, Westport, Groton, and West Haven  and New York locations mentioned are Rye, Lloyd Harbor, Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, Sunken Meadow State Park, Old Field, Bronx, Stony Brook, Brookhaven, Riverhead, East Marion, Orient, Suffolk County, and Fishers Island.
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Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: Long Island Sound Study, NY / CT Sea Grant
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Connecticut, New York, Long Island NY
Languages: English

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