Living in an Alkaline Environment
A WebQuest Exploring the Life and Ecology of Mono Lake
Introduction Task Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion Teachers
Resources
Use the following online resources, as well as those found within Microbial Life and microscope, to gather information for your field guide.
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HideDunaliella is an extremely halophilic species of green algae. Commonly found in hypersaline water, it is the main food source for brine shrimp and the larvae of brine flies. This image was taken by David Patterson and provided courtesy of the microscope web site.
- microscope: Diatom
- microscope: Anomoeoneis
- microscope: Nitzschia
- microscope: Surirella
- Diatoms: Ever Wonder?
- Wim van Egmond's Diatoms
- microscope: Green Algae
- microscope: Dunaliella
- microscope: Picocystis
- Wim van Egmond's Green Algae
- microscope: Bacteria
- micoscope: Cyanobacteria
- microscope: Oscillatoria
- microscope: Nostoc
- microscope: Spirulina
- Wim van Egmond's Bacteria
- Introduction to Cyanobacteria
- Microbiology at Leicester: Cyanobacteria
From Left to Right: Cyanobacteria, Diatoms, Cyclidium, Frontonia, Artemia, California Gull. Image credit for California Gull: National Park Service staff photo. All others provided courtesy of the microscope web site.
Ciliates
General resources containing information about each of the specific ciliates:- Wim van Egmond's Ciliates Page
- Images, descriptions, classification: microscope
- Videos: The Natural History Museum's Microbiology Video Collection and Molecular Expressions Digital Video Gallery
From Left to Right: Cyanobacteria, Diatoms, Cyclidium, Frontonia, Artemia, California Gull. Image credit for California Gull: National Park Service staff photo. All others provided courtesy of the microscope web site.
Arthropods
Brine Shrimp- microscope: Artemia
- Brine Shrimp: Mono Lake's Unique Species
- A Model of the Brine Shrimp in Mono Lake
- Wilson's Phalarope (containing additional information about brine shrimp)
- The Biogeography of Mono Lake Alkali Fly (Ephydra hians)
- Mono's Alkali Fly: The First Fly You'll Ever Love
From Left to Right: Cyanobacteria, Diatoms, Cyclidium, Frontonia, Artemia, California Gull. Image credit for California Gull: National Park Service staff photo. All others provided courtesy of the microscope web site.
Birds
California Gull- Mono Lake Committee: California Gull
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology: California Gull
- Mono Lake Committee: Wilson's Phalarope
- Audubon: Wilson's Phalarope
- Mono Lake Committee: Eared Grebe
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Eared Grebe
- Mono Lake Committee: Green-Tailed Towhee
- BirdWeb: Green-Tailed Towhee
- Mono Lake Committee: Waterfowl
- Cornell Lab of Ornithology:
From Left to Right: Cyanobacteria, Diatoms, Cyclidium, Frontonia, Artemia, California Gull. Image credit for California Gull: National Park Service staff photo. All others provided courtesy of the microscope web site.
Mono Lake Ecology
From Left to Right: Cyanobacteria, Diatoms, Cyclidium, Frontonia, Artemia, California Gull. Image credit for California Gull: National Park Service staff photo. All others provided courtesy of the microscope web site.
