Glacial Movement Among the Ages

Anna Kuhne Dr. Meierdiercks Advanced GIS February 24th, 2020 For the Adirondack region (map 1) I have the data for the blue line, the river and stream systems, and a few data points of creeping jenny plants from the 1990's. These points are outdated, while I have not decided if I want to include these points in my analysis, they will be helpful when drawing conclusions and writing recommendations. For the Catskill region (map 2), I have included a map of New York state for perspective since there is less data on the boundaries of the Catskills than of the Adirondack region. Included are the individual data points of creeping jenny plants for the Catskill region which will be used for a density analysis. Research on the preferred growing conditions of creeping jenny will be conducted in order to use model builder to perform a risk assessment of creeping jenny in the Adirondack region. For further assessment, if deemed necessary once the analysis is conducted, individu...

Proposal Draft February 10th, 2020 Prevalence of Creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia  Anna Kuhne Siena College Loudonville, NY Introduction: Invasive species are non-native species, both plant and animal, that have entered a region. Specifically, invasive species cause harm to the ecosystem, human health, and economic industries. These plants and animals are introduced to different regions and ecosystems through means such as transportation like boats and trailers which could have been both intentional and unintentional. Many plants and animals were intentionally brought to different regions for ornamental purposes. After being introduced, these species have been known to be spotted outside of their region of original introduction where they out compete native species for resources.  Anthropogenic global climate change, the changes of earth’s climate over time due to human activities, has many indicators. These indicators include rising se...