Works Cited
Ahmed, N. (2007, December 07). Retrieved from http://www.wildlifeofpakistan.com/newpage2.htm
This is a website containing information about many species of animals in Pakistan. It was created by Nausherwan Sarshar Ahmed and he created it because he loves the wildlife of Pakistan and wants to protect it. The site has information about protected areas and conservation in addition to the description of various animals. The page includes information about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects but the insect part of the page was incomplete. I used this site to answer the first question in the ecology discussion forum. I wasn’t able to find all of the organisms I needed on this site, but I did find most of them. The descriptions were well written and easy to understand so I could tell what was being explained. Each description also included a picture of the animal so I would know what the animal looked like. I liked this source but it didn’t contain and information about plants so I needed to find that somewhere else.
Christopher, C. (2000). Flooding and human health. British Medical Journal, Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1118941/
Hussain, R. & Ahmed, K. (2003). Damselfly naiads (odonata: Zygoptera) of sindh-pakistan. 5(1), Retrieved from http://www.ijab.org
Indus river delta. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/indus_river_delta.cfm
Millions of livestock dead or in danger in pakistan. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/44803/icode/
Pakistan floods 2010: Latest facts, news, photos & maps. (2010). Retrieved from http://mceer.buffalo.edu/infoservice/disasters/Pakistan-Floods-2010.asp
This is an article on a website containing statistics, facts, and other information regarding the 2010 Pakistani floods. There was no author listed on the site, however, the site is run by the MCEER. This particular article contains a map and many links to other pages for more specific information. I used this source when answering the first question in the evolution discussion forum but the information provided me with a basic knowledge of what happened to Pakistan's people during the 2010 flooding. This article was more of a list of facts that an actual piece of writing but it provided me with the information I needed. I also liked how, if desired, I could click on links to get more information about certain topics. I didn't really need to use the other links because those sites did not have the topics I needed. This site was good for beginning my research.
Shabir, O. (2013). A summary case report on the health impacts and response to the pakistan floods of 2010. PLOS, Retrieved from http://currents.plos.org/disasters/article/dis-13-0009-a-summary-case-report-on-the-health-impacts-and-response-to-the-pakistan-floods-of-2010/
This is a 'summary case report' of the Pakistan flood written by Omar Shabir. He was very thorough when describing every aspect of the flood and he obviously spent quite a bit of time gathering information. I used this source to find most of the information in my human health forum post. This source is the most helpful and informational source that I was able to find through all of my research. It broke down which districts were most affected and the deaths, damage, and injuries throughout the country. Omar included maps, charts, and graphs in the report and those visuals were helpful when reading the article. This particular source had a lot of information and it could easily be confusing to the reader. If I had not known what to look for it would have been overwhelming, especially since it is very long and reading through the whole thing would take a while. With this source, I would say that it has the most information of all my sources but I will probably never read the whole thing simply because I don't have that much time.
Than, K. (2011, November 30). Enrobed in silk. Retrieved from http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110331-pakistan-flood-spider-trees-webs/
This source is a series of pictures with a short article that describes how spiders adapted to the flood. The article (which is what I used) was written by Ker Than. The pictures, which were taken by Russell Watkins, show trees completely encased in spider webs. It is frightening and I don't know how people in Pakistan were able to cope with that. I used this source only for answering the second question on the evolution discussion forum. It does not seem like it was very helpful if I only used it once, but there was no way I could have answered the question without this source. It showed me an adaption that spiders made to survive and that could have led to evolutionary changes. This was vital information and I am so thankful to have found it, even though I only used it once. The article is well written and the pictures are clear an well posed.
[Web log message]. (2010, August 24). Retrieved from http://planetforward.ca/blog/pakistan-flooding-and-the-environmental-impact-that-may-follow/
This is an article about how the 2010 floods in Pakistan could affect the environment in the future. It was written by Tim. I was unable to find his last name anywhere on the site I retrieved the information from but the site was called 'Planet Forward'. Tim wrote about the immediate effects of the flooding on the area and what the damage may do to the environment in the future. The article includes a map of Pakistan and the most affected areas and regions of the country. I used this source when answering the second question in the ecology discussion forum. It helped me to understand that a disaster has long term effects as well as the short term affects. We only hear about the first few months after a disaster takes place because most of the time the media moves away from the topic once they think people are getting bored. Tim was thinking about what Pakistan's people will be experiencing after the flood waters recede. Reading the article helped me to understand the long term effects of disaster.
This is a website containing information about many species of animals in Pakistan. It was created by Nausherwan Sarshar Ahmed and he created it because he loves the wildlife of Pakistan and wants to protect it. The site has information about protected areas and conservation in addition to the description of various animals. The page includes information about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and insects but the insect part of the page was incomplete. I used this site to answer the first question in the ecology discussion forum. I wasn’t able to find all of the organisms I needed on this site, but I did find most of them. The descriptions were well written and easy to understand so I could tell what was being explained. Each description also included a picture of the animal so I would know what the animal looked like. I liked this source but it didn’t contain and information about plants so I needed to find that somewhere else.
Christopher, C. (2000). Flooding and human health. British Medical Journal, Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1118941/
Hussain, R. & Ahmed, K. (2003). Damselfly naiads (odonata: Zygoptera) of sindh-pakistan. 5(1), Retrieved from http://www.ijab.org
Indus river delta. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecoregions/indus_river_delta.cfm
Millions of livestock dead or in danger in pakistan. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/44803/icode/
Pakistan floods 2010: Latest facts, news, photos & maps. (2010). Retrieved from http://mceer.buffalo.edu/infoservice/disasters/Pakistan-Floods-2010.asp
This is an article on a website containing statistics, facts, and other information regarding the 2010 Pakistani floods. There was no author listed on the site, however, the site is run by the MCEER. This particular article contains a map and many links to other pages for more specific information. I used this source when answering the first question in the evolution discussion forum but the information provided me with a basic knowledge of what happened to Pakistan's people during the 2010 flooding. This article was more of a list of facts that an actual piece of writing but it provided me with the information I needed. I also liked how, if desired, I could click on links to get more information about certain topics. I didn't really need to use the other links because those sites did not have the topics I needed. This site was good for beginning my research.
Shabir, O. (2013). A summary case report on the health impacts and response to the pakistan floods of 2010. PLOS, Retrieved from http://currents.plos.org/disasters/article/dis-13-0009-a-summary-case-report-on-the-health-impacts-and-response-to-the-pakistan-floods-of-2010/
This is a 'summary case report' of the Pakistan flood written by Omar Shabir. He was very thorough when describing every aspect of the flood and he obviously spent quite a bit of time gathering information. I used this source to find most of the information in my human health forum post. This source is the most helpful and informational source that I was able to find through all of my research. It broke down which districts were most affected and the deaths, damage, and injuries throughout the country. Omar included maps, charts, and graphs in the report and those visuals were helpful when reading the article. This particular source had a lot of information and it could easily be confusing to the reader. If I had not known what to look for it would have been overwhelming, especially since it is very long and reading through the whole thing would take a while. With this source, I would say that it has the most information of all my sources but I will probably never read the whole thing simply because I don't have that much time.
Than, K. (2011, November 30). Enrobed in silk. Retrieved from http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/pictures/110331-pakistan-flood-spider-trees-webs/
This source is a series of pictures with a short article that describes how spiders adapted to the flood. The article (which is what I used) was written by Ker Than. The pictures, which were taken by Russell Watkins, show trees completely encased in spider webs. It is frightening and I don't know how people in Pakistan were able to cope with that. I used this source only for answering the second question on the evolution discussion forum. It does not seem like it was very helpful if I only used it once, but there was no way I could have answered the question without this source. It showed me an adaption that spiders made to survive and that could have led to evolutionary changes. This was vital information and I am so thankful to have found it, even though I only used it once. The article is well written and the pictures are clear an well posed.
[Web log message]. (2010, August 24). Retrieved from http://planetforward.ca/blog/pakistan-flooding-and-the-environmental-impact-that-may-follow/
This is an article about how the 2010 floods in Pakistan could affect the environment in the future. It was written by Tim. I was unable to find his last name anywhere on the site I retrieved the information from but the site was called 'Planet Forward'. Tim wrote about the immediate effects of the flooding on the area and what the damage may do to the environment in the future. The article includes a map of Pakistan and the most affected areas and regions of the country. I used this source when answering the second question in the ecology discussion forum. It helped me to understand that a disaster has long term effects as well as the short term affects. We only hear about the first few months after a disaster takes place because most of the time the media moves away from the topic once they think people are getting bored. Tim was thinking about what Pakistan's people will be experiencing after the flood waters recede. Reading the article helped me to understand the long term effects of disaster.