A Juronglakepark Story

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Credits and acknowledgement-Part F

www.lifestylewiki.com/Jurong_Lake
http://seenthisscenethat.blogspot.com/2009/07/jurong-lake-park-singapore.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_fungus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_pudica
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aster_amellus http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Aster+amellus
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eragrostis

Yanting, Minghan and Fiona: Photographer
Yanting: In charge of writing up part B
Fiona: In charge of writing up part A, E and F, edited part C and D
Qilong: In charge of writing up part C and D.
Everyone in the group who had helped in a way or another.

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Introduction To Jurong Lake Park-Part A

Part A Biology
Jurong Lake Park is a fresh water lake and reservoir located at the western region of Singapore. There are several tourist attractions located near or even within the Lake, including Chinese garden and Japanese garden which are located on their respective islands within the lake. It lies next to the Lakeside MRT station. The lake is surrounded by parkand, which serves as a recreational ground for nearby residents in Jurong East and Jurong West New Towns.

Group’s reflection
Everyone had an enjoyable time in the park as we learned a lot of things about the biodiversity at Jurong Lake Park. During the trip, I discovered a lot of living things at Jurong Lake Park, both on land and water .We did the water-edged community and we had fun going around the park exploring the hidden organisms. We also talked about their characteristics and how they adapt to the environment. We also found out more about their living environment. This trip was a memorable one.

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grouping and naming organisms-PartB

[1] Picture: Dragonfly
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonfly
Scientific Name: Disambiguation
Special Info: It is characterized by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. Dragonflies are similar to damselflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most dragonflies are held away from, and perpendicular to, the body when at rest. Even though dragonflies possess 6 legs like any other insect, they are not capable of walking.
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[2] Picture: Mushroom
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_fungus
Scientific name: Cup fungi are fungi (Ascomycota: family Pezizaceae)
Special Info: Spores are formed on the inner surface of this fruiting body (mushroom). The cup shape typically serves to focus raindrops into splashing spores out of the cup. Additionally, the curvature enables wind currents to blow the spores out in a different manner than in most agarics and boletes.
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[3] Picture: Mimosa Pudica
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimosa_pudica
Scientific Name: Mimosa pudica (Sensitive Plant) (pudica = shy)
Special Info: The compound leaves fold inward and droop when touched or shaken, re-opening within minutes.
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[4] Picture: European MichaelmasDaisy
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aster_amellus
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Aster+amellus
Scientific Name: Aster amellus or the European Michaelmas Daisy
Special Info: The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, requires well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It requires moist soil.
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[5] Picture: Love Grass
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eragrostis
Scientific Name: The lovegrass (Eragrostis)
Special Info: Some are dispersed by passing animals; its grains' hooks latch on to fur or hair, or to clothes. Others are wind or gravity dispersed.

Some unknown creatures. :D

picture one and seven are organisms while the rest of the pictures are plants.

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Focus community-Part C

Living things that lived near the water edge are usually adapted to the environment and the weather of the place. Examples of living things are mosquitoes, dragonflies, snails, tadpoles, small fishes, and terrapin. The lives of these animals have different process.These living things had lived in water at least once in their life process.

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Impact of man on Jurong lake park-Part D

Living things that live near the water edge are affected by humans when humans cause an impact on them. This impact is usually cause by human activities there which includes boating, littering and many more. Human can also affect living things by disturbing them like stepping on them or intruding their land. If the humans continue to affect the living things then the living things will live a hard life.

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Conclusion-Part E

Human activities have not affected or disturbed the natural environment and biodiversity there. There are still many organisms and beautiful plants in the park. There are still many organisms although there are some pollutants. There can be more cleaners to clean up the park to let the organisms have a better living environment.
There can also have more banners to promote the message” Do Not Litter”.

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