Ecology

• South Carolina Ecosystems
• Marine Ecology
• Marsh and Sea Island Ecology
• Longleaf Pine Forests
• River and Wetland Ecology

Identification and Classification

• Classification
• Land Animal Identification
• Marine Animal Identification
• Plant Identification

Human Impacts

• History of Human Impacts
• Wildlife and Habitat Management
• Pollution
• Development
• Global Warming

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South Carolina Ecosystems

• Land Cover Mapping of South Carolina
• The Natural Communities of South Carolina

Marine Ecology

• Hanging in the Balance: America's Fishing Industry
• State of South Carolina's Coastal Resources: Blue Crab
• State of South Carolina's Coastal Resources: Red Drum
• Species Profile: Menhaden
• Oysters and Clams
• State of South Carolina's Coastal Resources: Oysters and Clams
• Shrimp in South Carolina
• State of South Carolina's Coastal Resources: Shrimp

Marsh and Sea Island Ecology

• Of Sand and Sea: Teachings from the Southeastern Shoreline
• Aerials of the Southeast South Carolina and Georgia Coasts
• Famous South Carolina Hurricanes
• A Line in the Sand: Nourishing South Carolina's Beaches
• Dynamics of the Salt Marsh
• Aerial Map of Pritchard's Island
• Gillespie Nature Trail Brochure

Longleaf Pine Forests

• Long Leaf Alliance: Forum
• Long Leaf Alliance: Teacher's Guide
• Living on Longleaf: How Humans Shaped the Piney Woods Ecosystem
• The Natural History of the Fire Forest

River and Wetland Ecology

• Swamps and Rivers of South Carolina
• Carolina Bays

Classification

• Classification of Living Things
• UCMP Web Lift to Taxa
• Introduction to Classification of Animals (Activity Sheet)

Land Animal Identification

• Choosing Binoculars for Birding
• Bird Identification by Bill Shape
• Song Bird Identificiation and Key
• Woodpecker Identification and Key
• Shore Birds Silouttes and Key
• Water Bird Silhouettes and Key
• Reading the Water Line
• Hawk Silouhettes
• Eagles and Osprey Overhead
• Common Reptiles and Amphibians of the Sea Islands
• What 'mite' it 'bee'?
• Insect Identification

Marine Animal Identification

• Animals of Floating Docks

Plant Identification

• Field Guide to Roadside Wildflowers
• Floral Structures (Vocabulary Guide)
• Mushroom Key
• What Tree is This?

History of Human Impacts

• Riches to Ruin: The Pharaohs of the New World
• The Bird Chase

Wildlife and Habitat Mangement

• Exotic Species: The Aliens Have Landed
• Triumph of the Weed
• Nature or Nurture?
• Status of Bald Eagles in South Carolina

Pollution

• Ground Water
• How Ground Water Occurs
• Introduction to the Clean Water Act

Development

• The Beauty of Sprawl

Global Warming

• Hothouse Planet