Learning Objectives
At the end of this segment you should:
- Exude excitement about the great work going on at Buck Island Ranch
- Understand how agroecology is integral to the mission at Archbold Biological Station
- Have observed landscape factors impacting agroecosystem dynamics
- Understand the impact of management practices at field and landscape scales
Resources
Presentation Notes
- Depart from Archbold Biological Station for Buck Island Ranch via carpool
- 300 Buck Island Ranch Road, Lake Placid, Florida, 33852
Activities
-- Off the Ridge --
This is an optional activity to help foster discussion around the tour.
- The Archbold Biological Station is located on the Mid-Florida Ridge. Make note of the chance in habitats you see up on the ridge and below.
- Keep a list or draw a map of the agroecosystems that you see in between Archbold Biological Station and Buck Island Ranch.
-- Agroecosystem Management --
This is an optional activity to help foster discussion around the tour.
- What is the impact of management at Buck Island Ranch?
- How long can that impact last?
- How does the culture of agroecology drive the management of the ranchland?
-- Agroecosystems for Wildlife --
This is an optional activity to help foster discussion around the tour.
- Keep a list of the plants and animals that you see at Buck Island Range.
- Can you distinguish plants and animals by habitat? Which contribute to the agroecosystem? Which are just ‘passing by’?
- Consider the value of agriculture as a refuge or corridor for wildlife.