Jonn Alexander Salas
An environmentalist and wildlife photographer from London (Venezuelan born). Recently completed a BSc Environmental Management. My passion lies in nature conservation & wildlife awareness
Location Corby
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I really enjoyed the course and provided me with useful knowledge when applying for a job in conservation. Worth the upgrade too as I thought the extra time and the test were useful. I could have even consider a MA but not listed above. Thank you team
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The case study shows how important the work of conservationists, ecologists and scientists in general is to preserve the natural environment and wildlife. The tourist industry, visitors, policy makers and the local comunity should be made aware of the potential impacts from introduced diseases on Galapagos
biodiversity, and the need to improve the biosecurity... -
In the exercise it was noted that the urban environment had the least number of buzzes from insects. However, birds can be heard more often which provides a positive indication. Urban landscapes which include parks, nature reserve, gardens and other green spaces can provide habitat for foraging, nesting and breeding sites for insects and birds. The challenges...
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I believe Pan-trapping and Metabarcoding come hand in hand, by capturing species you aim to study and correctly identified its genetic differences. This allow scientists to gather accurate data which would be very important for conservation. Allowing citizen scient projects through scheme such as UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, local communities and...
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Habitat loss is the most predominant issue affecting pollinators today. Changes in land use such as intensive farming and urban development has meant the fragmentation and losses of pollinator’s vital habitats.
As well as habitat loss which includes loss of breeding/nesting sites and diverse food sources; pollinators can be exposed to pesticides. When...
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Alaska Kelp forest
1. What is/are the key threat(s) to this ecosystem?
This ecosystem which consists of algae and form impressive underwater forests that can reach up to 80 meters high, provides a perfect environment for a wide range of marine life, including sea otters. Kelp forest are threatened by pollution, overfishing, climate change and direct... -
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As seen on the exercise the loss of coral can have a direct impact to marine life population. The loss of a particular type of coral can cause the extinction of specialist species, fish that feeds on one type of coral and not other; which in consequence would have a direct knock-on effect on other species that prey on a particular fish. Furthermore, there may...
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An ecological network with more links and diverse would allow for the system to be more resistant and resilient but only when having the important keystone species that assist into establishing and maintaining the ecosystem. The pattern of links would matter, by having a good balance among predators and prey, parasites and hosts, herbivores and...
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Dr Maria Beger mentioned that climate change is perhaps the most significant threat to coral reef. However, I think pollution is also as important, from pesticides and fertilizers water runoff into the oceans to the many other water pollutants from industries to general human usages such as insecticides and herbicides, detergents, disinfecting cleaners, etc...
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Great topics of study, coral reef ecosystems and pollinator communities both experiencing high decline rates
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I love the definition of Intrinsic Value as the value that derived purely from the being itself. We all possess the same value and it's our moral obligation to exercise this value, specially when it comes to nature and wildlife
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I already have a degree in Environmental Management but I would definitely consider an MS in Ecology / Wildlife conservation.
Nevertheless I think this only course is very good
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I really enjoyed the first week of this course and learning about the endangered species of butterflies for my coursework. I'm now fascinated by Ganettes and the conservations efforts at Bass Rock; there is so much work involved in the conservation of species and case studies such as the seabirds and wind turbines, it makes me feel optimistic that with the...
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Large Blue Butterfly (Phengaris arion)
This is the rarest of all blue butterflies in the UK, becoming exiting in 1979 and only thanks to conservation efforts, successfully reintroduced in several sites across southwest England. It has an unique life cycle, spending most of the year within the nest of the red ant.
Larvae initially feed on the flower-heads...
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According to the study, the answer is yes, bird foraging locations could bring them into contact with wind farms. Indeed upto 25% of the birds recorded flew through the wind turbine locations.
The study also confirmed that the height at which birds fly mean that they are at risk of striking a wind turbine.
I agree that further studies needs to be carried out... -
In the video, I'm not sure I got much from the biologist Jesper but I thought the work of Keith on the study of Gannets and the impact of offshore wind turbines is the way to move forward. I wonder why this study was not carried out before placing the turbines, specially knowing about the large population of Gannets at Bass Rock. I read in the RSPB website...
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The species chosen for this conservation project is the High Brown Fritillary Butterfly (Argynnis Adippe)
Butterfly populations are declining rapidly in the UK, as much as 57% in abundance since 1976. The High Brown has been named the UK’s most threatened butterfly, it has disappeared from most of England and Wales.
Scale: England and Wales. Two main...
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I have added a picture and comments on Padlet but I thought I share my comments here as well.
I recently purchased a Goldfinch bird-feeder from the RSPB website. To my delight I have now a small but healthy population of these incredible birds coming into my small garden. Although, the population of Goldfinches in the UK is considered as stable (least... -
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As Chris mentioned there are many different arguments on why is worth to conserve the natural world. From the video, I think they are all important, from the moral aspect, which I like to highlight the importance of nature through the whole of the current pandemic. We have seen clear evidences of the benefits of nature and mental health. On this basis, I think...
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Hi, I'm Jonny and live in London.
Bilingual speaker as I was born in Venezuela.
Recently completed a BSc in Environmental Management and re-discovered the joys of nature and wildlife, these days whenever I have some spare time, and not in lockdown, I love visiting nature reserves and parks across the capital and the country. I'm a keen wildlife photographer... -
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Giving it another try, let hope this time I don't shy away...
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Hi everyone,
I initially started this course a few months ago but had to leave it on hold as I'm also studying at University.
Maths are never been my strong and I've always dreaded any kind of calculations. I'm hoping to improve in this area over the next 3 weeks. -
Really good map Richard, just one thing ice surface has high albedo
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Immensely grateful for this course! As an environmental management student on my first year I found the way that the subject has been presented extremely well structure and useful for the studies in climate change.
Thank you team for the great work
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Got the idea of greenhouse but I think It'll be confusing to try to change the name of the effect nowadays
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Hi,
I have never been good at maths, my aim is to learn as much as I can and to improve my skills so I feel more confident this September when I'm starting a University course.
