This past week and this week I visited two different ecosystems, a grassland and an estuary. They both included a variety of organisms. The grassland, located in Concord, was quite hilly and I was only able to obtain data from plants because birds were to far or too fast. I noticed that most were still pretty green and leafy, especially since it had rained that very morning. They seem to be adapted to absorbing a lot of moisture, but at the same time, prepared for dry seasons (as there had been a lack of rain for many of the previous weeks).
As for the estuary ecosystem, I visited on a time period when the tide was somewhat low and I was able to observe organisms that definitely require a very moist habitat, including mollusks, kelp, and a crab. The mollusks and kelp are quite immobile, meaning they stick to one location, and so I think the movement of the bodies of waters probably brings them most, if not all, nutrition. I was able to capture a picture of a gull, which are pretty abundant at the marina. They are adapted to living off of seafood and human scraps. I was able to see the clear differences between both environments.
It may have been dead because it did not move at all, even when the ripples of water kept pushing it.
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