Restoration in the Age of Climate Change – Week 7 EVSP 506
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Instructions: In the final part of this course, we will begin to explore some of the philosophical underpinnings and debates in restoration ecology. As global climate change impacts every ecosystem on Earth, many wonder what the role of restoration will be in the future. In this 3-4 page essay, explore the following questions:
What role will ecological restoration play in the next 10 years? What about the next 50 years? 100 years? How will climate change affect the planning and trajectory of restoration projects? Support your answers to these questions with examples from a particular ecosystem.
For example, I may argue that climate change is going to interfere with coral reef restoration through increased bleaching and range shifts. I would then use coral reefs to answer the two questions more specifically. You may also consider coastal wetland systems, which will have changing water levels pushing wetlands up slope or inland, or tidal freshwater systems, which will have changing salinity gradients. One may also consider impacts to inland and freshwater systems and terrestrial systems, where climate models predict changes in the delivery and timing of water delivery (e.g. storms, droughts).
Write in a professional tone for an academic and scientific audience. Always credit authors and reference sources for their ideas and information. Follow APA style format. The reference list does not count towards the total page length.
Submission Instructions: Submit this assignment through the Classroom. You must submit in a file format that can run through Turnitin. This course uses automatic plagiarism checking software (Turnitin). You may submit your work up to the deadline to check your similarity scores (aim for 10% similarity or less for the text, excluding the references).
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Sep 19, 2021 11:59 PM
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This table lists criteria and criteria group names in the first column. The first row lists level names and includes scores if the rubric uses a numeric scoring method. You can give feedback on each criterion by tabbing to the add feedback buttons in the table.Criteria
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Accomplished
Developing
Beginning
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Criterion Score
Understanding
40 points
Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the topic(s).
34 points
Demonstrates an accomplished understanding of the topic(s).
30 points
Demonstrates an acceptable understanding of the topic(s).
26 points
Demonstrates an inadequate understanding of the topic(s).
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of Understanding,/ 40Criterion score has been overridden
Content Development
30 points
Use appropriate, relevant, and compelling content that demonstrates mastery of the subject, including appropriate historical context when necessary; provide an advanced and thoughtful analysis of ideas; present an in-depth synthesis of ideas demonstrating insight and interpretation; and include appropriate references to readings wherever necessary.
25.5 points
Use appropriate and relevant content that demonstrates good command of the subject, including appropriate historical context when necessary; provide an effective and well-developed analysis of ideas; and include references to readings.
22.5 points
Use mostly appropriate content that demonstrates an adequate command of the subject but provide incomplete historical context; you provide a cursory analysis of ideas that lacks insight and interpretation and include insufficient references to readings.
19.5 points
Use inappropriate and irrelevant content, provide little, if any, historical context or analysis, and do not include references to readings.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of Content Development,/ 30Criterion score has been overridden
Evidence
20 points
Support points and subpoints with abundant clarifying detail, include relevant and clearly attributed sources as necessary, and effectively link ideas; comprehensive evidence extends ideas and fully authenticates the purpose/thesis of the writing assignment.
17 points
Support most points and subpoints with sufficient detail, attribute sources as necessary, and link ideas; evidence relates to the purpose/thesis of the writing assignment.
15 points
Ineffectively support points and subpoints with insufficient detail and improperly link ideas; most evidence does not relate to the purpose/thesis of the writing assignment.
13 points
Inadequately support points and subpoints with irrelevant detail and do not properly link ideas; little, if any, evidence relates to the purpose/thesis of the writing assignment.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of Evidence,/ 20Criterion score has been overridden
Mechanics
10 points
Written in complete, well-constructed sentences with faultless grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling; writing is sharp, coherent, and demonstrates sophisticated clarity.
8.5 points
Written in complete sentences with mostly correct grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling; minor errors may exist but do not compromise meaning.
7.5 points
Written in unclear sentences with errors in grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling that compromise meaning.
6.5 points
Written in incomplete, incomprehensible sentences filled with errors in grammar, word choice, punctuation, or spelling.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of Mechanics,/ 10Criterion score has been overridden
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