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| Written assignmentPracticalities:This individual essay assignment is worth 20% of the final grade. It is due on November 14th, 2024. The assignment should be submitted electronically through Nexus. Your paper should be a word document (Microsoft word or PDF), 1.5 spaced, in 12-point type, Times New Roman or Arial font, and no more than 3 pages (excluding references). A penalty for late submissions will be 5% per day, including weekends and holidays. Please name your submitted file on Nexus using your last name followed by your student ID, separated by an underscore (e.g., Desforges_12345678.doc). Your submitted document must also contain a title page with relevant information (title, name, student ID, course number, instructor name, etc.) and references, which do not count toward to page limit.Assignment details:Your assignment is to write an original research report on the dominant threats facing a Canadian endangered/threatened species of your choosing. You will select a Canadian species listed under the Species at Risk Act (SARA) as special concern, threatened or endangered (plant or animal). Relevant references to find species include the SARA site (https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-risk-public-registry.html) and associated COSEWIC assessment reports.The purpose of this assignment is to critically evaluate the dominant threats facing your chosen species and relate those threats to species-specific traits using peer-reviewed scientific literature. Your report will be structured into three separate sections that should be clearly delineated.Species informationDescribe your species and the specific population you selectedDescribe relevant life history traitsDominant threatsDescribe the dominant threats facing your species/population in rank order (most important to least important)How do these threats directly affect your species?Risk mitigationWhat mitigation/management strategies can be/have been used to protect your species? Have they worked?References:An important purpose of this assignment is to get you familiar with library services and reading primary peer-reviewed literature. For this reason, you are required to include at least five peer-reviewed scholarly articles in your research paper. You are not to use informal blogs, newsletters, or other similar sources. Other acceptable sources include websites for government agencies or professional organizations, but these do not count towards the five peer reviewed articles. It is important that you properly reference all facts, data, and opinions that are not your own; if not done correctly you may committing plagiarism. Please see the lecture slides I provided on Nexus for further clarification on how to properly cite and reference articles in your report.For assistance in finding peer-reviewed articles and other aspects of library research, see: http://libguides.uwinnipeg.ca/c.php?g=124963&p=817304. You can also meet with librarians to help navigate the university website for searching articles.Evaluation criteria:The evaluation criteria for the essay assignment are as follows:Structure and organization (15%)Logical flow of concepts and ideasAppropriate structure and use of headingsPage limit is respectedTitle page present and appropriate information includedDocument titled correctlyWriting, spelling, and general effort (10%)References and citation (15%)Correct usage of in text citationReference section providedInclude 5 peer reviewed articles throughout the textSpecies Information (20%)Describe relevant aspects of the species, i.e. life history and functional traitsDefine a clear population and provide SARA statusDominant threats (30%)Threats are clearly defined and explained, related to the speciesRisk mitigation (10%)Strategies to reduce or mitigate the impacts of the threats on the species are discussed appropriately, including their feasibility and/or effectivenesseverything is mentioned in the pdf and in question above let me know if you have any question. Also I would recommend to follow the instruction mentioned as I need to score full marks in these assignment. | |