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Great Blue Heron Model Predation
Introduction:
Predation is an interaction between two species in which one of them uses the other species as food.
The Great Blue Heron is a majestic sight, which has subtle blue-gray plumage and lives in aquatic habitats. It often stands as it scans for prey or wades really slowly, but then, they can be as fast as a lightning to grab their food(fish, frogs, salamanders, lizarts, small snakes, and dragonflies).
In this lab, we are going to model predation and the effects of changes in the environment on organisms-Blue heron feeding in a lake with several fish.
Objective:
The objective of this lab is to model how the predation habitats of the heron is affected by environmental factors.
Hypothesis:
If the herons were caught in spawning season

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