WETMAAP Skill 3
La Parguera, Puerto Rico - Element 2
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Skill 3: Visual Recognition
Element 2: Habitat Maps and Feature Overlays
Materials:
1:20,000 scale 1966 Parguera, Puerto Rico,USGS Topographic Quadrangle
1936 Land Cover Map
1991 Land Cover Map
2004 Land Cover Map
2004 Aerial Photograph
Magnifying Glass
Exercise:
1. Using the Topographic map and all the aerial photos, and land cover maps:
a. Identify changes in the urban and agricultural sectors of the La Parguera site.
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b. Identify changes in upland forest within the La Parguera site.
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c. Do you note any differences or changes in the coral reefs?
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d. Do you note any changes in the mangroves over the 68 years of record?
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